The Telephone

1992 1h 33m RO

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A young, single engineer divides his time between work and an uneventful schedule at home, where TV is front and center. One rainy evening he is disturbed by a woman's phone call and finds himself drawn into an adventure full of the unexpected.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Magda Catone
Mia
Mircea Diaconu
Radu
Carmen Galin
Anca Dumitrescu
Rodica Mandache
Angela
Constantin Diplan
George
Eusebiu Ștefănescu
Adrian Vâlcu
Doru
Adrian Ciobanu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elisabeta Bostan
Writers: Dumitru Georgescu, Ion Marinescu
Languages: Romanian
Countries: Romania

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Cristina Ionescu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Magda Catone and Mircea Diaconu and Carmen Galin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103061 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Elisabeta Bostan directs. Cristina Ionescu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Romania. Dialogue in Romanian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Cristina Ionescu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Magda Catone and Mircea Diaconu and Carmen Galin carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0103061 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.