Forest of the Hanged
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Forest of the Hanged is a 1964 Romania
n drama film
directed by Liviu Ciulei
, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu
. Ciulei won the award for Best Director
at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
. In 2010, the World Cinema Foundation
released a restored version, as part of their restoration projects.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Liviu Ciulei
Liviu Ciulei
Liviu Ciulei was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by Newsweek as "one of the boldest and most challenging figures on the international scene".-Biography:Born in...
, and based on the eponymous novel by Liviu Rebreanu
Liviu Rebreanu
Liviu Rebreanu was a Romanian novelist, playwright, short story writer, and journalist.- Life :Born in Târlișua , Transylvania, then part of Austria-Hungary, he was the second of thirteen children born to Vasile Rebreanu, a schoolteacher, and Ludovica Diuganu, descendants of peasants...
. Ciulei won the award for Best Director
Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Director Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946....
at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
1965 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*André Maurois *Olivia de Havilland *Goffredo Lombardo *Max Aub *Michel Aubriant *Rex Harrison *François Reichenbach...
. In 2010, the World Cinema Foundation
World Cinema Foundation
The World Cinema Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and restoration of neglected world cinema.It was founded in 2007, inspired by the work of The Film Foundation in the United States, a similar venture which Martin Scorsese founded with George Lucas, Stanley...
released a restored version, as part of their restoration projects.
Cast
- Victor RebengiucVictor RebengiucVictor Rebengiuc is an award-winning Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more than 200 roles on that stage alone...
- Apostol Bologa - Anna Széles - Ilona
- Stefan Ciubotăraşu - Petre
- György Kovács - Von Karg
- Gina Patrichi - Roza
- Liviu CiuleiLiviu CiuleiLiviu Ciulei was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by Newsweek as "one of the boldest and most challenging figures on the international scene".-Biography:Born in...
- Klapka - Costache Antoniu - The Priest
- George Aurelian - Domşa
- Emil BottaEmil BottaEmil Botta was a Romanian actor and writer.Botta's acting career ended as a result of his heavy drinking...
- Cervenko - Constantin Brezeanu - The Attorney
- Ion CaramitruIon CaramitruIon Caramitru is a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, as well as a political figure. He was Minister of Culture between 1996 and 2000, in the Romanian Democratic Convention cabinets of Victor Ciorbea, Gavril Dejeu, Radu Vasile, Alexandru Athanasiu, and Mugur Isărescu.-Early life and...
- Petre Petre - Toma CaragiuToma CaragiuToma Caragiu was a prolific Romanian theatre, television and film actor.He was born in an Aromanian family, in the Greek village of Aetomilitsa, in the region of Epirus on August the 21st 1925. Toma Caragiu was one of the best Romanian actors, with a rich activity in both film and theatre...
- - Nicolae Tomazoglu - The Doctor