Movies by Gina Patrichi

Circus Performers at the North Pole

Circus Performers at the North Pole

In the sequel to Saltimbancii (1981), Fram the polar bear and the performing Marcellonis weather plotting competetors, bumbling kidnappers and family tragedy in this entertaining family film.

Microphone Test

Microphone Test

A television cameraman and his subject find themselves in the middle of an intertwined professional and personal dilemma.

Beyond the Sands

Beyond the Sands

Bad luck and bad judgment follow two generations of men in this Rumanian tragedy, set in the World War II era. Ion (Dan Nutu) seeks to find out why many years ago his father was falsely accused of being a communist, an accusation which led to his execution. He discovers that his father's mistress, now married to a wealthy man, made the accusation for money, as she was deathly afraid of poverty. Ion's own girlfriend seems to be similarly concerned about issues of livelihood, and abandons him for a richer suitor. Frustrated and angry, he burns...

Astray

Astray

In the communist Romania of Nicolae Ceausescu, a young Romanian woman marries a German citizen just to leave the country.

Circus Performers

Circus Performers

A circus family encounters hard times and family strife, but is brought into the limelight through their chance encounter with a polar bear cub.