''Ciulinii Bărăganului'' (''The Thistles of the Bărăgan''; french: Les Chardons du Baragan) is a 1958

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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

n film directed by

Louis Daquin Louis Daquin (20 May 1908 – 2 October 1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' The Man from Nowher ...

and

Gheorghe Vitanidis Gheorghe Vitanidis (1 October 1929 – 25 November 1994) was a Romanian film director. He directed 19 films between 1958 and 1987. His 1969 film '' A Woman for a Season'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1979 ...

, based on a novel of the same title by

Panait Istrati Panait Istrati (; sometimes rendered as ''Panaït Istrati''; August 10, 1884 – April 16, 1935) was a Romanian working class writer, who wrote in French and Romanian, nicknamed ''The Maxim Gorky of the Balkans''. Istrati appears to be the ...

. The film was nominated for the

Golden Palm The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

* Nuța Chirlea, as Matache * Ana Vlădescu, as Tudorița * Ruxandra Ionescu, as Stana *

Florin Piersic Florin Piersic (; born 27 January 1936) is a well-known Romanian actor and TV personality. He is particularly famous for his leading roles in ''The White Moor'' and the ''Margelatu'' series films. He has a reputation, often parodied in popular ...

, as Tănase * , as Mărin * , as Dudaca * Matei Alexandru, as Ursu * Marcel Anghelescu * Maria Tănase * *

Ernest Maftei Ernest Maftei (; 6 March 1920 – 19 October 2006) was a Romanian film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 2006. Biography Born in Prăjești, Bacău County, he attended high school in Bacău, and, at age 17, he joined the ...

* Benedict Dabija *

References

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* 1958 films Films based on Romanian novels French historical drama films Romanian historical drama films 1950s Romanian-language films Romania in fiction Films directed by Louis Daquin Films directed by Gheorghe Vitanidis 1950s French films 1950s historical drama films {{1950s-France-film-stub