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Florin Piersic
Florin Piersic (; born 27 January 1936) is a well-known Romanian actor and TV personality. He is particularly known for his leading roles in '' The White Moor'' and the films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular culture, as a raconteur. In 2006 and 2011 the actor was chosen by Disney Pixar to provide the Romanian voice of Mack in the animated movie ''Cars''. Biography He was born in Cluj. Piersic's parents were from Bucovina, his mother was born in Valea Seacă, and his father, Ștefan Piersic, a veterinary physician, was originally from Corlata. Piersic spent his childhood years in Corlata, Pojorâta, and Cajvana, later, in Cernăuți, and then his family moved to Cluj, where Florin graduated from the High School for Boys No. 3. Piersic attended the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest. He joined the regular cast of the Romanian National Theater in 1959 and performed in numerous productions until his retirement in 1989. His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade (). Located in the Someșul Mic river valley, the city is considered the unofficial capital of the Historical regions of Romania, historical province of Transylvania. For some decades prior to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, it was the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania. , 286,598 inhabitants live in the city. The Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area had a population of 411,379 people, while the population of the peri-urbanisation, peri-urban area is approximately 420,000. According to a 2007 estimate, the city hosted an average population of over 20,000 students and other non-residents each year from 2004 to 2007. The city spreads out from St. Michael's Church, Cluj-Napoca, St. Michael's Church in Unirii Square, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajvana
Cajvana () is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Cajvana is the twelfth-largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 9,139 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. It was declared a town in 2004, along with seven other localities in Suceava County. One village, Codru, is administered by the town. Cajvana is located at a distance of away from Suceava, the county capital. The town is known for its legendary oak tree, which dates from the time of Moldavian ruler Stephen the Great Stephen III, better known as Stephen the Great (; ; died 2 July 1504), was List of rulers of Moldavia, Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II of Moldavia, Bogdan II, who was murdered in ... (1457–1504). Despite being a town, Cajvana has a rural aspect and the main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture. The locality was severely affected by the Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael The Brave (film)
''Michael the Brave'' () is a Romanian historic epic film, directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu and starring Amza Pellea in the leading role. The film is a representation of the life of Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave, and his will to unite the three Romanian principalities (Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania) into one country. The film was released in 1970 in Romania, and worldwide by Columbia Pictures as ''The Last Crusade''. Plot At the end of the 16th century, Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania into one country. Cast Production The film was produced in 1970 after a script by Titus Popovici. It starred Amza Pellea in the lead role, while the cast included a number of the best Romanian actors at the time, including Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ion Besoiu, , Florin Piersic, Ilarion Ciobanu, Silviu Stănculescu, and Mircea Albulescu. The film had initially been inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberation (film Series)
''Liberation'' (, Transliteration, translit. Osvobozhdenie, , ) is a film series released in 1970 and 1971, directed by Yuri Ozerov (director), Yuri Ozerov and shot in wide-format NIKFI process (70 mm). The script was written by Yuri Bondarev and Oscar Kurganov. The series was a Soviet-Polish-East German-Italian-Yugoslav co-production. The films are a dramatized account of the liberation of the Soviet Union's territory and the subsequent defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War, focusing on five major Eastern Front campaigns: the Battle of Kursk, the Lower Dnieper Offensive, Operation Bagration, the Vistula–Oder Offensive, and the Battle of Berlin. Plot Film I: ''The Fire Bulge'' After the Soviets are alerted to the Battle of Kursk, imminent German offensive in Kursk, they launch a preemptive artillery strike, delaying the enemy. The battalion of Lieutenant Colonel Lukin – led by officers Tzvetaev, Orlov, and Maximov – participates in the battle, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Column
''The Column'' () is a 1968 Romanian historical film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The action starts near the end of Trajan's Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia. It covers the years after the war, including the beginnings of the Romanization and Romanian ethnogenesis, the construction of Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, resistance of the Free Dacians, and first barbarian invasions. Plot Part 1 As the Romans under Trajan take the Dacian capital Sarmizegetusa, the Dacian king Decebalus and his closest followers are forced to retreat. Trajan takes command of the city and orders one of his officers, Tiberius, to pursue the defeated king. In a cave, Decebalus broods on his defeat, and tells his devoted supporter Gerula that the Dacian people must continue to resist. Tiberius and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampf Um Rom I
''The Last Roman'' () is a West German-Italian historical drama film starring Laurence Harvey, Orson Welles, Sylva Koscina and Honor Blackman. It was produced by Artur Brauner and was the last film to be directed by Robert Siodmak. It was originally released in two parts (''Kampf um Rom 1. Teil'' and ''Kampf um Rom 2. Teil: Der Verrat'') in 1968 and 1969 as a late installment of the sword-and-sandal genre. ''The Last Roman'' shows the 6th-century power struggle between Byzantine emperor Justinian, the descendants of the Western Roman Empire and the Ostrogoths. The film is based on the novel '' A Struggle for Rome'' by Felix Dahn. Plot In the 6th century AD, the Roman Empire has been shattered by Germanic invasions. Italy is ruled as an independent kingdom by the Ostrogoths, while the surviving, eastern remnant of Roman civilization is fast taking on a new identity as the Byzantine Empire. The aristocracy of Rome, led by the crafty and arrogant Cethegus Caesarius, dream of overth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bomb Was Stolen
''A Bomb Was Stolen'' () is a 1962 Romanian dialogue-free spy film directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film begins with a nuclear bomb test. One of the bombs is stolen by gangsters, who hide the bomb in a bag. Inept police pursue the gangsters, and the bag containing the bomb is lost, and recovered by a passerby who does not know what's in the bag. The passerby goes about his day with the bag, pursued by the gangsters who are in turn pursued by the police. Reception The international press praised this film. In the English press, ''A Bomb Was Stolen'' received the label “an exuberant comedy” (Eric Shorter, ''Daily Telegraph'', 25 August 1962), "a subtle and frequently hilarious satire" (Satiră din România, ''Edinburgh Evening News'', 30 August 1962), "a satirical fantasy" (Bomba, ''Daily Worker'', 3 September 1962). The Soviet journalist I. Surkova, writing for ''Sovetskaya Kulture'', considered the film “full of witt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HotNews
HotNews is one of the oldest and biggest Romanian news sites focused mainly on general topics, finance, politics, and current affairs. The website constantly publishes news, interviews, video documentaries, and opinion pieces. History The website was founded in October 1999 by a group of financial journalists under the name ''RevistaPresei.ro'' and contained articles from outside sources put together as a press review. It was rebranded as HotNews.ro in 2005. As of February 2019, the site has around 250,000–300,000 unique users daily, more than 3 million monthly unique visitors, and around 30 million monthly page views, according to stats measured by the Romanian BRAT/SATI. Located in Bucharest, the company employed more than 30 journalists in 2018. Its advertising Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a Product (business), product or Service (economics), service. Advertising aims to present a product or service in terms of utilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transilvania International Film Festival
The Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF; ) is the first international feature film festival in Romania, which is held annually in the historic capital of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca. Founded in 2002 by the Romanian Film Promotion (), TIFF has grown rapidly to become the most important film-related event in Romania. It is a member of the Alliance of Central and Eastern European Film Festivals (CentEast) and it is supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme. In February 2011, TIFF has been accredited by the FIAPF as a "competitive festival specialised on first and second feature films". Indiewire listed it as one of the world's top 50 leading film festivals. The festival takes place in 20 locations around the city, including outdoor and unconventional places. Since 2007 the festival is also held in Sibiu. It is the year when Sibiu was declared European Capital of Culture. Transilvania IFF's main goal is the promotion of cinematic art by presenting some of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on the Crișana plain, on both banks of the Crișul Repede river. The city lies about from the Hungarian border. Oradea is Romania's List of cities and towns in Romania, ninth most populous city (as of 2021 Romanian census, 2021). It covers between the Apuseni Mountains and the Crișana-Banat plain. Oradea is known for its high standard of living and is frequently ranked among Romania's most liveable cities. It is the region's major industrial and economic hub, and hosts several of the country's major industrial enterprises. The city is also renowned for its striking Art Nouveau architecture and is a member of the Réseau Art Nouveau Network and the Art Nouveau European Route. Etymology The Romanian name ''Oradea'' originates from the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Greatest Romanians
In 2006, Romanian Television (Televiziunea Română, TVR) conducted a vote to determine whom the general public considered the ''100 Greatest Romanians'' of all time, in a version of the British TV show ''100 Greatest Britons''. The resulting series, ''Great Romanians'' (), included individual programmes on the top ten, with viewers having further opportunities to vote after each programme. It concluded with a debate. On 21 October, TVR announced that the "greatest Romanian of all time" according to the voting was Stephen the Great. Top 10 Full list #Stephen the Great #Carol I #Mihai Eminescu # Mihai Viteazul # Richard Wurmbrand #Ion Antonescu #Mircea Eliade #Alexandru Ioan Cuza # Constantin Brâncuși # Nadia Comăneci #Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989) – ''last communist dictator of Romania'' # Vlad Țepeș (1431–1476) – ''Prince of Wallachia'' # Gigi Becali (1958– ) – ''politician and businessman, football club owner'' # Henri Coandă (1886–1972) – ''inve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu ( ; ; – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian politician who was the second and last Communism, communist leader of Socialist Romania, Romania, serving as the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 until Trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu, his execution in 1989. Widely regarded as a dictator, he was the country's head of state from 1967 to 1989, serving as President of the State Council of Romania, State Council from 1967 and as the first President of Romania, president from 1974. He was overthrown and executed in the Romanian Revolution on 25 December 1989 along with his wife Elena Ceaușescu, as part of a series of Anti-communism, anti-communist uprisings in Eastern Europe that year. Born in 1918 in Scornicești, Ceaușescu was a member of the Romanian Communist youth movement. He was arrested in 1939 and sentenced for "conspiracy against social order", spending the time during World War II in prisons and internment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
