The Gentleman from the Courtyard

The Gentleman from the Courtyard

Drama | Sept. 12, 2014

A French real estate developer 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, until finding new perspectives. Will he leave the courtyard, or not?

The Gentleman from the Courtyard

Drama | Sept. 12, 2014

The Gentleman from the Courtyard
A French real estate developer 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, until finding new perspectives. Will he leave the courtyard, or not?
Producers Ro De Film, Milonga Productions
Original title Cripta
Directors Corneliu Gheorghiță
Writers Jean Samouillan

Cast

Serge Riaboukine

as Leduc

Camelia Pintilie

as Cătălina

Gabriel Spahiu

as Popescu

Sanda Toma

as La vieille femme

Tache Florescu

as Cristiano

Liviu Cociuba

as Le grand-frère

David Condrea

as Le petit frère

Patricia Poslușnic

as Little Girl

Radu Popa

as Schumacher

Alexandra Alice Taciuc

as Woman at Party

Maria Cristina Bărbulescu

as Woman at Party

Vasile Popa

as Gypsy

Gloria Sovran

as Secretary