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The Oak

Summary A young schoolteacher named Nela embarks on a spiritual journey following the death of her father, a former government official, whose ashes she carries with her in a coffee jar. During her wanderings through grotesque and often violent surroundings, she meets Mitică. The couple, like Tristan and Isolde at the gates of the Orient, cannot...

The Oak

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Summary A young schoolteacher named Nela embarks on a spiritual journey following the death of her father, a former government official, whose ashes she carries with her in a coffee jar. During her wanderings through grotesque and often violent surroundings, she meets Mitică. The couple, like Tristan and Isolde at the gates of the Orient, cannot...

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Production Company MK2 Productions, Parnasse Production, Les Films du Scarabée, Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, Canal+, La Sept Cinéma, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Filmex
Release Date Jan 22, 1993
Duration 1 h 45 m
European Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Geneva Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Romanian Union of Filmmakers
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination