Vasile Brescanu

Directing

Vasile Brescanu

Born 1940-07-20 · Goteshty, Moldavian ASSR, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Acting credits

No artwork available
NR

About an ordinary collective farm worker, the Moldovan George Kruchanu. He is no longer alive, but he is remembered in the village. From the sharp, vivid character sketches of his fellow villagers, a picture of a rural truth-seeker emerges — a unique and complex man with a sharp, untamed character and a big heart.

The Vigil of the Outcast

1970

A Delayed-Action Explosion poster
7.0

The plot is based on the creation of an illegal Marxist printing house in Chisinau in 1901, which reprinted the newspaper Iskra and other underground literature.

A Delayed-Action Explosion

1971

Together on the Edge of Time poster
8.0

After his father's death in a car accident, Emil, a teenage boy, struggles to come to terms with the loss. When his mother brings Misha into the house, Emil begins to suspect that Misha is responsible for his father's death. His suspicions are soon confirmed, and he realizes that his father took his own life after learning about Luchika and Misha's love. As the story unfolds, Emil must confront the truth and find a way to understand and forgive his mother.

Together on the Edge of Time

1989

Emissary of the Foreign Centre poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Emissary of the Foreign Centre

1980

Wedding at the Palace poster
NR

Musical comedy about a wedding that takes place in a village in Moldova.

Wedding at the Palace

1969

At Attempt to Escape poster
NR

Bessarabia on the eve of World War II... Soldier Ștefan Brebu is being taken to trial in a prison car as a witness. The escorts were ordered to shoot him on the way "at attempt to escape." A soldier can give testimony in court that is undesirable for the authorities: it was not communists who were shooting at unarmed peasants...

At Attempt to Escape

1965

Don't Believe the Cry of a Night Bird poster
6.0

Immediately after the war, veteran Vasile Karuntu came to the machine-building plant where Ion worked, who soon became a foreman. They both fell in love with Maria, but she married Vasile. With Maria, he created a family, raised four children, three of whom are adopted orphans. And now, many years after the first rivalry, the management of the plant releases Jonah from the foreman and appoints Vasile instead...

Don't Believe the Cry of a Night Bird

1977

Nikushor From the TV Tribe poster
NR

The film is about difficult-to-educate kids and those who are involved in their upbringing.

Nikushor From the TV Tribe

1975

The Tunnel poster
5.0

Romania, 1944. Six intelligence agents, Russians and Romanians, at the cost of their own lives, prevented the Nazis from destroying a strategically important object — a tunnel on the path of the Soviet Army.

The Tunnel

1966

Horse, Gun, and Free Wind poster
NR

In the 18th century, Moldavian land was under the yoke of foreign invaders and the oppression of local boyars. A national liberation struggle unfolded in the country, in which the Hajduk led by Ataman Badiu actively participated. Boyar Manya, with the help of mercenaries, managed to capture him. But the boyar's daughter, who loved Badiu, gathered a detachment of Hajduk, who freed their chieftain.

Horse, Gun, and Free Wind

1975

The Last Night in Paradise poster
NR

Spring of 1944. In a small village on the banks of the Dniester River, at the kulak estate of Sanda Țițan, everyone awaits the arrival of Soviet power in their own way. Sanda’s eldest son, a Romanian officer, leaves home with the occupying forces. The younger sons head into the forest, taking their mother’s last savings with them. Nikolai withdraws deeper into himself, realizing the futility of his life and vaguely hoping for something new, something bright. And standing firm amidst all this turmoil is Alexandra, Sanda’s steadfast daughter-in-law.

The Last Night in Paradise

1965

Behind the camera

The Last Fort poster
NR

Four soldiers of different nationalities serve in small garrison on the territory of post-war Germany.

The Last Fort

1972

Favorite poster
5.4

Alan York is a race horse jockey who sees his friend and chief rival jockey fall to his death during a steeplechase race. Alan knows it could not have been an accident. He pursues clues while meeting a lovely young lady and her fascinating uncle, until he finally discovers why his friend died... and why he is next to die.

Favorite

1976

No artwork available
NR

About an ordinary collective farm worker, the Moldovan George Kruchanu. He is no longer alive, but he is remembered in the village. From the sharp, vivid character sketches of his fellow villagers, a picture of a rural truth-seeker emerges — a unique and complex man with a sharp, untamed character and a big heart.

The Vigil of the Outcast

1970

No artwork available
NR

About an ordinary collective farm worker, the Moldovan George Kruchanu. He is no longer alive, but he is remembered in the village. From the sharp, vivid character sketches of his fellow villagers, a picture of a rural truth-seeker emerges — a unique and complex man with a sharp, untamed character and a big heart.

The Vigil of the Outcast

1970

Boys Are a Good People poster
NR

A story of a nine-grader Roman who is the district boxing champion.

Boys Are a Good People

1972

The Wooden Cannon poster
1.0

During World War II, an old man, David, living with his daughter-in-law, Maria, while his son is away at war, is being regularly harassed by a German airplane, until one day, when he decides he's had enough.

The Wooden Cannon

1987

Lonely Bus in the Rain poster
NR

A young investigator undertakes to investigate another robbery. The elements of crime are obvious: a fair amount was stolen from the plant’s cash register. The investigator has two suspects — a cashier and a career criminal.

Lonely Bus in the Rain

1987

Emissary of the Foreign Centre poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Emissary of the Foreign Centre

1980

All the Evidence is Against Him poster
NR

Chauffeur Movilyanu is arrested at his own wedding, accused of running over a man — all the evidence points to his guilt. However, during the investigation, police colonel Chekan uncovers that the driver was framed, and the real criminals are still at large...

All the Evidence is Against Him

1975

Forget About the Return poster
7.0

In the port of Danzig, the military transport Tyrol is preparing to leave, on board which are selected SS units and seventy naval crews. The commander of the Soviet submarine "S-31", which received serious damage, receives the task of detecting and attacking enemy transport...

Forget About the Return

1985

Tony Wendice's Mistake poster
4.0

An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.

Tony Wendice's Mistake

1981