MOARA LUI CĂLIFAR / CALIPHAR’S MILL

Romania / 1984 / 68’ / b/w / Psychological drama / AG 

Directed by: Șerban Marinescu

Screnplay: Valeriu Drăgușanu, Radu Aneste Petrescu, Petru Maier, after the short story with the same title by Gala Galaction

With: Remus Mărgineanu, Elena Albu, Vasile Niţulescu, Dan Condurache, Andrei Finţi, Ion Marinescu, Jean Lorin Florescu, Nicolae Praida

Produced by: Film house 5

In the inn he goes to, Stoicea (Remus Mărgineanu), a man longing to start up, learns the legend of Călifar, an old man of miraculous powers who could fulfill one's wishes. So he starts on the lookout for him finds him and really gets rich. But in the end all proves to be an illusion, since Stoicea wakes up in the same inn where he had heard about Călifar for the first time.

The film premiered in Romania October 22^nd, 1984. It represents Șerban Marinescu’s debut feature film. It won Best Debut Prize at Costinești Film Festival (1984), ”Opera Prima” Award in the 1984 edition of the ACIN Awards.