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Release Date:
March 18, 1994
Original Title:
Crucea de piatră
Alternate Titles:
Crucea de piatră - ultimul bordel
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Studioul de Creatie "Profilm"
Production Countries:
Romania
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 96
Andrei Blaier's film catches the last days of The Stone Cross a low class brothels area that became some kind of an institution in the landscape of Bucharest before the Communist period, doomed to destruction under the new rules of proletarian morals that the Communists were trying to impose. The idea could be the start of a great film, with the prostitution being seen not so much from its destructive and exploitation perspective, but rather as a form of freedom in a time when the whole society was falling under the rule of propaganda, hypocrisy, and repression. In a world due to fall under tyranny for the coming decades prostitution becomes a metaphor of the old more free way of life.
Costume Design:
Ileana Oroveanu
Director:
Andrei Blaier
Director of Photography:
Gabriel Kosuth
Editor:
Victorița Nae
Hairstylist:
Paula Safciuc
Key Makeup Artist:
Maria Anton
Music:
Dan Ștefănică
Producer:
Dinu Tănase
Production Design:
Ștefan Antonescu
Writer:
Titus Popovici
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