Synopsis
Foreword: The film “Why Does th Fox Have a Tail” follows the experience of a child who discovers the world of a Romanian village and turns his vacation into a formative experience.
Directed by: Cornel Diaconu
Script by: Ion Băieșu
Cast: Rodica Mandache, Geo Costiniu, Valentin Uritescu, Antoaneta Glodeanu, Magda Catone
Producer: Mircea Rădulescu
Cinematography by: Florin Ţolaş
Edited by: Melania Oproiu
Sound: Ali Yener
Year: 1988
Category: Feature film
Genre: Family / Comedy
Duration: 78 minutes
PLOT SUMMARY
A Bucharest family spends their holiday in the countryside where their child discovers a different world.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
“I was happy that Rodica Mandache and Geo Costiniu remained the parents in the film, that Valentin Uritescu, who was 20 years younger at the time, played the role of the grandfather, and, above all, that I had discovered a child prodigy, Octavian, the 6-year-old protagonist. His screen test was astonishing for its precocious intelligence, with lines that simply left you speechless.” Cornel Diaconu
AWARDS:
- Costinești Film Festival, 1989, Special Mention for Popularity.
- Costinești Film Festival, 1989, Octavian Herescu, Special Mention
FESTIVALS:
- Costinești Film Festival, 1989
CRITICAL REVIEWS:
The film is a “return”—in this case, of a family living in an urban setting, to the village of their childhood. Seen through the eyes of a child, this “return” is utterly captivating, striking a chord with anyone who left the world of childhood behind long, long ago. – cinemagia.ro
TRIVIA:
- Most of the filming took place in a mountain village in Nehoiu.
- The production was supported by the Communist official Mihai Dulea
- Later, Mihai Dulea demanded that Rodica Mandache’s role be substantially reduced
- Cornel Diaconu is also the author of the controversial documentary “Cenaclu Flacăra – Greetings, Generation in Jeans“, filmed between 1982 and 1983 and centered on the poet Adrian Păunescu
QUOTES:
Mom, straighten the steering wheel!
All my animals have names… So they know to answer me when I call them. Do you understand?
Education… is a cultural act, I know.
Bambilică, be good!
How can there be something “deadly” around my “being”?
ARTICLES:
- Why does the fox have a tail – by Ioana Roxana Ancuta – jurnalul.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.
