''The Sleep of the Island'' is a Romanian film from 1994 directed by

Mircea Veroiu Mircea Veroiu (; 29 April 1941 – 26 December 1997) was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1968 and 1997. He was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography ...

, inspired from the novel ''The Second Messenger'' written by Bujor Nedelcovici.

Plot

The topic of the film points out the condition of an intellectual in time of totalitarian dictatorship, which subjugated an island from where you can not run. The only alternative is collaborating with power and internment in a rehabilitation institute. A famous writer returns to his homeland to try to confront the terror of an oppressive regime, but he ends up being himself corrupted-thanks to the aberrant system.

Cast

Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan (; January 1, 1942 – March 12, 2008) was a Romanian actor known for his work in Romanian film and television roles. However, Moldovan focused almost exclusively on theater and stage roles during the later years of his care ...

- Daniel Raynal *

Marcel Iureș Marcel Iureș (; born 2 August 1951) is a Romanian actor. He is one of Romania's most acclaimed stage and film actors. He has acted in films and on stage both in Romania and internationally, and has played at least ten roles on Romanian and Briti ...

- Jean Elby * Ștefan Sileanu - The island governor *

Elena Albu Elena Albu (September 1, 1949 – March 16, 2003) was a Romanian stage and film actress. She graduated from Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1973. Her acting career began in 1982; she starred in many productions directe ...

- Micheline Rolebon *

Dan Condurache Dan Condurache (; born 26 July 1952) is a Romanian film actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 1976. Born in Dorohoi, he completed high school in his native city. He then went to Bucharest, where he studied theater at the I.L. C ...

- poet Victor Labri *

Mircea Albulescu Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (4 October 1934 – 8 April 2016), known professionally as Mircea Albulescu (), was a Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet, writer, and member of the Writers' Union of Romania (''Uniunea Scriitorilor'' ...

- Professor Fontaine * Natașa Raab - Hélène *

Costel Constantin Costel is a Romanian male given name, a diminutive of Constantin (other Romanian diminutives of ''Constantin'' are Costin, Costi, Costinel, Costică, Titi). It is also a Spanish given name. Costel may refer to: *Costel Busuioc *Costel Câmpeanu ...

- president of the Ideological College *

Vlad Rădescu Vlad Rădescu (; born 18 November 1952 in Bucharest) is a Romanian actor, theatre director and scholar. Biography Radescu was born on November 18, 1952 in Bucharest. He attended Dimitrie Cantemir High School and the twelfth grade at Ion Luca Car ...

- archaeologist Marcel * Corina Dănilă - Christine * Rodica Mandache - Veronica, Victor's wife * Ion Chelaru - Vanghelie

Production

The film was produced by Solaris-Film, in co-production with Star-Film, Cinerom R.A. and the Bucharest's Cinematographic Studio S.A., the film being shot at

Buftea Buftea () is a town in Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, located north-west of Bucharest. One village, Buciumeni, is administered by the town. The film studios MediaPro Pictures and the Buftea Palace of the Știrbei family are located in Buftea ...

. It have been used frames from the films ''Sezonul Pescarusilor'' (1985) and ''Detașamentul Concordia'' (1980).

Awards

The film obtained Jury's special prize ("Silver Makhila") at the Latin World Festival of Cinematography from Arachon - France 1995.

References

External links

Somnul Insulei - Cinemagia
* Romanian drama films 1994 films Films based on Romanian novels Films directed by Mircea Veroiu {{Romania-film-stub