Synopsis
Adapted from Mihail Sadoveanu’s 1926 novel. Lizuca is a 6 year old girl whose mother died and whose father is married to a nasty woman.
Directed by: Gheorghe Naghi
Script: Draga Olteanu Matei, Mihail Sadoveanu (novel)
Cast: Diana Muscă, Ernest Maftei, Elena Drăgoi, Florina Cercel, Alexandru Matei, Draga Olteanu Matei, Ileana Stana Ionescu, Cezara Dafinescu, Rodica Popescu Bitănescu
Producers: Ion Bucheru
Cinematography by: George Voicu
Edited by: Eugenia Naghi
Sound: Constantin Ciucă
Music:Cornelia Tăutu
Year: 1980
Category: Feature film
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 75 minutes
208,845 – Cinepub viewers
PLOT SUMMARY
Taken from her grandparents’ house by her stepmother, Lizuca (Diana Muscă), a 5-6 year old girl, is deprived of affection and longs for her grandparents and her deceased mother. Her only consolation is the friendship with her dog, Patrocle.
One day, the little girl decides to leave the place where she endures only humiliation and return to her grandparents’ house near the grove. Surprised by the darkness in the forest, Lizuca falls asleep in a hollow tree. In her dream, the grove transforms into a magical world, populated by creatures and fairy tale characters. In the morning, the little girl is found by her grandparents and taken to the old house.
AWARDS
- 1981 – Gijon, Spain – Honors degree
- 1981 – Moscow – Award for the best cinematic fairy tale
- 1985 – Quito, Ecuador – Award
TRIVIA
- Musical fairy tale based on the novella of the same name by Mihail Sadoveanu.
- It is the only film in which Diana Muscă acted.
ARTICLES
- Maria Ploae – Sensibility and dramatic force – Mihnea Columbeanu – 2012 – cinemagia.ro
- ROMANIAN THEATER AND FILMS: “The Enchanted Grove”‘ (1980) – 2020 – agerpres.ro
This premiere is part of a national archive project supported by the Romanian National Film Centre.
Special thanks goes to the Romanian Filmmakers Union and to the Romanian Film Archive.
