The Conjugal Bed

Story

Synopsis

Romania had it rough under its last communist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, and things are even rougher now. Before, their problems were oppression and poverty. Now, their problem is mostly poverty - and plenty of it. In this grim comedy (to call it a black comedy would be to paint too perky a picture of it), Vasile (Gheorghe Dinica)has a wife whom he's fond of, and a mistress, whom he's fonder of. He manages a nearly abandoned movie theater, and makes just about nothing doing it. When his wife announces she's pregnant, he nearly goes frantic trying to find money to get her an abortion. However, what truly sends him over the edge is when his mistress decides to become a prostitute because, after all, the money is good. These two situations send him straight to the loony bin, and when he gets out, he discovers that his wife has rented their apartment to pornographic filmmakers, and guess who's starring in them?

Director

Mircea Daneliuc

Writers

Mircea Daneliuc

Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

Country

Romania

Release date

12 May 1993

Ensemble

Cast

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  Gheorghe Dinică

  Vasile Potop

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  Coca Bloos

  Carolina Potop

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  Valentin Teodosiu

  Politistul Misu

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  Lia Bugnar

  Stela

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  Valentin Uritescu

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  Geo Costiniu

• Jana Corea

• Flavius Constantinescu

• Nicolae Praida

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  Paul Chiribuță

• Eugen Cristian Motriuc

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