PĂDUREANCA / THE MAIDEN OF THE WOODLAND

Romania / 1987 / 109’ / color / Drama / AG 

Directed by: Nicolae Mărgineanu

Screnplay: Augustin Buzura, Nicolae Mărgineanu, adaptation of the short story with the same title by Ioan Slavici

With: Victor Rebengiuc, Adrian Pintea, Şerban Ionescu, Manuela Hărăbor, Melania Ursu, Dorel Vişan, Mihai Constantin, Claudiu Stănescu, Dan Bădărău, Ion Haiduc

Produced by: Film house 4

Among other people that Busuioc (Victor Rebengiuc) - a well-off peasant - hired to harvest, a forester (Nicolae Toma) and his daughter Simina (Manuela Hărăbor) also come. The beautiful girl arouses the rivalry of Iorgovan (Adrian Pintea) - Busuioc's son, a frivolous young man - and Sofron (Șerban Ionescu), a farm hand. Humiliated by the first, Simina gets close to the latter. Full of jealousy, Iorgovan takes his revenge on Sofron by confiscating his oxen just about reaping. After his wooing is turned down, he dies, falling of the horse that he had intoxicated in an outburst of rage.

The film premiered in Romania March 30^th, 1987.