''Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii'' (''The curse of the land, the curse of love'') is a 1981 Romanian

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directed by

Mircea Mureșan Mircea Mureșan (11 November 1928 – 24 April 2020) was a Romanian film director. He directed 22 films between 1961 and 2004. Mureșan won the prize for Best First Work at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for the film '' Răscoala''. Born in ...

. The film is an adaptation of

Liviu Rebreanu Liviu Rebreanu (; November 27, 1885 – September 1, 1944) was a Romanian novelist, playwright, short story writer, and journalist. Life Born in Felsőilosva (now Târlișua, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania), then part of the Kingd ...

's 1920

social novel The social novel, also known as the social problem (or social protest) novel, is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, race, or class prejudice, is dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel". More ...

', starring

Șerban Ionescu Șerban Ionescu (; 23 September 1950 – 21 November 2012) was a Romanian actor, born in Corabia, Olt County.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0409588 Ionescu was diagnosed with ALS in 2011 and died at Floreasca Emergency Hospital in Bucharest ...

as the titular character, a poor

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

n peasant. The movie was mostly shot in the village of Fântânele, near

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

, from 5 April 1978 to 9 February 1979. The release was delayed due to concerns raised by the communist censors. The premiere took place on 14 April 1980, at the Patria Cinema in

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; the film was watched by 3,469,709 spectators in Romanian cinemas.

Cast

– Ion * – Vasile Baciu *

Ioana Crăciunescu Ioana Crăciunescu (born 1950) is a Romanian actress and poet. Biography Ioana, also named Luminita, Crăciunescu, was born in Bucharest, the daughter of a civil engineer. She studied at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematogra ...

– Ana Baciu *

Leopoldina Bălănuță Leopoldina Bălănuță (; 10 December 1934 – 14 October 1998) was a Romanian actress. Biography She was born in her grandparents' house in Hăulișca, Vrancea County, the daughter of Neculai Bălănuță, a priest, and Sanda. She was a 1958 ...

– Zenobia *

Octavian Cotescu Octavian Cotescu (14 February 1931 – 22 August 1985) was a Romanian actor. Activity Filmography * ''Diminețile unui băiat cuminte'' (1967) * ''Atunci i-am condamnat pe toți la moarte'' (1972) * ''Păcală (film), Păcală'' (1974) – the t ...

– Zaharia Herdelea * – Titu Herdelea *

Tamara Buciuceanu Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez (10 August 1929 – 15 October 2019) was a Romanian stage, screen and television actress, as well a known TV personality. She was one of the most successful Romanian actresses of the 1960s–2000s who worked at Odeon The ...

– Maria Herdelea *

Valentin Teodosiu Valentin Teodosiu (; born 17 September 1953) is a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1977. He is well known as the voice of channel ProTV since 1995. Teodosiu was born in Bucharest and graduated in 1978 from the I.L. Cara ...

– Gheorghe *

Catrinel Dumitrescu Catrinel Dumitrescu (born 11 October 1956) is a Romanian film and theater actress. Born in Brăila, her debut came when she was 16, and was selected by director Alexandru Tocilescu to play a role at the local theater in the play ' by August St ...

– Laura *

Ion Besoiu Ion Besoiu (; 11 March 1931 – 18 January 2017) was a Romanian actor. Biography He was born in Sibiu in 1931 and graduated the city's Theater and Music Academy. After making his debut in 1957, he played for 16 years at the Radu Stanca National T ...

– Priest Belciug * – Lieutenant * – Savista * – Count * – Ghighi * – Dernstein * – Innkeeper Avrum * Sorina Stănculescu – Florica * – Protopope Pintea *Livia Baba – Wife of protopope Pintea *Ion Hidișan – Alexandru Pop-Glanetașu * – Inspector *Radu Basarab – Doctor *Hans Pomarius – Beck *Teodor Portărescu – Mayor Florea Tancu *Nae Floca-Acileni – Simion Butunoiu *Mircea Hîndoreanu – Toma Bulbuc *Petre Lupu *Daniel Tomescu *Ferenc Fábián *Petre Gheorghiu – Goe, music teacher *Rodica Nițescu *Avram Besoiu – Marchidan *Mircea Cruceanu *Crina Cojocaru *Ion Porsila *Romulus Bărbulescu *Constantin Stănescu *Petre Vasilescu *Emilia Porojan *Paul Mocanu *Ion Grapinni *Stefan Erdös *Klaus Hinn *Conradt Kurt *Marieta Gaspar *Eugenia Barcan *Traian Dragoș

Dubbing

* – Wife of protopope Pintea * – Beck *

Jean Constantin Jean Constantin (; born Constantin Cornel Jean; 21 August 1927 – 26 May 2010) was a well-known Romanian comedian of Greek ethnicity. Constantin was born in Techirghiol, and died in Constanța. Filmography *' (2010) .... Agârbiceanu *''Vin ...

– Protopope Pintea *

Gheorghe Dănilă Gheorghe Dănilă (9 April 1949 – 1 March 2021) was a Romanian actor. Biography Dănilă was born on 9 April 1949, in Roman. In 1975, he graduated from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, where he studied under Octavian Co ...

– Simion Butunoiu * – Alexandru Pop-Glanetașu *

Luminița Gheorghiu Luminița Gheorghiu (; 1 September 1949 – 4 July 2021) was a Romanian film actress, and artistic performer in East Central Europe. She achieved international recognition for her roles in '' The Death of Mr. Lazarescu'' (2006) and '' Child's Po ...

– Florica * – Marchidan *

Florin Zamfirescu Florin Zamfirescu (; born 12 April 1949) is a Romanian theatre and film actor and director, and university professor. Zamfirescu was born in Călimănești, Vâlcea County; his grandfather, Gheorghe Zamfirescu, was mayor of the town. He graduated ...

– Toma Bulbuc

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