29-05-2014

FNE at TIFF 2014: The Crypt

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    The Crypt by Cornel Gheorghiţă The Crypt by Cornel Gheorghiţă

    CLUJ-NAPOCA: The Crypt/Cripta aka The Gentleman from the Courtyard/Domnul de la curte is a Romanian-French coproduction starring Serge Riaboukine as a French real estate developer trapped in a courtyard by mistake.

    Leduc prepares an old Romanian thermal resort for renovation. A Roman fresco in a crypt delays the project, so he tries to burn it down. But he locks himself in a courtyard by mistake. He stays trapped for days, the neighborhood being deserted. He tries communicating with the few remaining residents and changes from a civilized being to a beast.

    This is the second feature from Corneliu Gheorghiţă, a Romanian-born France-based documentary filmmaker who also directed Europolis (2010). Jean Samouillan wrote the script. This is one of the last projects of Alexandru Iclozan who passed away in 2013. He produced it through Ro de Film in coproduction with Jean-Pierre Gardelli and Danielle Ayroles through Milonga Productions.

    The film was shot mostly in the Romanian resort Băile Herculane and also in Toulouse in 2012. The project received a production grant of 319,236 EUR/1.34m RON from the Romanian National Centre for Cinema in 2010.

    Production Information
    Ro De Film
    Calea Moşilor 288,
    Bloc 32, Sc. 2, Ap 42
    Bucureşti, Romania
    Cell phone Al. Iclozan: +40 723 693 215
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    Milonga Productions
    44 rue du Caillou Gris
    31200 Toulouse
    France
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    Credits:
    Director: Cornel Gheorghiţă
    Script: Jean Samouillan
    DOP: Sorin Drăgoi
    Editor: Nathalie Mougenot

    Cast:
    Serge Riaboukine
    Gabriel Spahiu
    Camelia Pintilie
    Sanda Toma