The life of a Jew in the context of Romanian interwar society. The focus was on the financial rise of Leiba Zibal, on his love for Maria and on the love intrigue that makes the argot Gheorghe a competitor of Leiba Zibal.
You should watch this if you actually care about how movies looked before everything became a giant CGI soup. It’s great for people who like dusty history and dramas where a single look can last ten seconds. If you need things to blow up every five minutes, you will probably hate this. It is slow, the film grain is th...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Ion Niculescu-Bruna
Edgar Jones
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"You should watch this if you actually care about how movies looked before everything became a giant CGI soup. It’s great for people who like dusty history and dramas where a single look can last ten seconds. If you need things to blow up every five minutes, you will probably hate this. It is slow, the film grain is thick, and sometimes it feels like the actors are waiting for someone to tell them what to do next. The whole thing centers on Leiba Zibal. He’s a Jewish man living in Romania betwe..."
Iancu Katz
Romania
1920 · IMDb 6.2
Edgar Jones
