Sequences (Secvenţe) 42 years old

Three sequences which could have formed separate stories are linked together to give a larger perspective on the nature of reality and film. The three episodes are joined together by one film crew at work. In the beginning, the crew is introduced as they juggle their dual roles as State-supported propagandists who laud their government and society, and as private movie makers working on their own film. Next, they are in a restaurant looking for suitable locations to film when the eatery’s owner is induced to wax long and lugubriously on his miserable life. In the last segment, two extras are in the background of a scene, sitting at a table in a restaurant. It slowly becomes apparent to one of them that the man he’s sitting with tortured him more than 40 years ago at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

Credits

Sequences Cast

Name Character
Luminița Gheorghiu She was 36, now 75 years old
Mircea Diaconu He was 36, now 75 years old as motel keeper
Constantin Drăgănescu He was 46, now 88 years old
Alexandru Tatos He was 45, 52 years old when he died as himself
Dragoș Pîslaru He was 6, now 48 years old as lonely young man

Sequences Crew

Name Department
Alexandru Tatos as Director. He was 45 (52) years old when He died Directing
Alexandru Tatos as Writer. He was 45 (52) years old when He died Writing
Sequences poster
Sequences (42 years)

  • Release day: Monday, November 29, 1982
  • Runtime: 98 minutes