
Directing
Ion Popescu-Gopo
Born 1923-05-01 · Bucharest, Romania, EU
Ion Popescu-Gopo was born on May 1, 1923 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a director and writer, known for De-aș fi... Harap Alb (1965), S-a furat o bombă (1962) and Comedie fantastică (1975). He died on November 29, 1989 in Bucharest.
Acting credits
6.0Two little girls - Maria and Mirabella - go to the woods for a walk and encounter several magical characters, among them a frog with his feet frozen in ice, a fireworm whose shoes keep catching fire, and a butterfly who's afraid of flying. To help their new friends, the girls must carry them to a sorceress who lives deep in the forest.
Maria, Mirabella
1982
7.0A short film featuring Galax, the puppet man.
The Apprentice Wizard
1985
8.0Historical adventure film that evokes the figure of the Prince Dimitrie Cantemir. The heroes fight for the manuscript "The History of the Ottoman Empire" and the jewels of the ruler's wife.
Cantemir
1975
6.4During the 18th century when Moldavian Prince Dimitrie Cantemir writes The History of the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire the manuscript is stolen and offered to the highest bidder.
The Romanian Musketeer
1975
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Pilule II
1967
Behind the camera
6.5Based on a 19th century tale, this self-referential fantasy, complete with musical and animated interludes plus a cast of fairytale characters, tells the story of a bet between an old man and a fairy over a bag with two gold coins.
The Bet
1985
6.5Based on a 19th century tale, this self-referential fantasy, complete with musical and animated interludes plus a cast of fairytale characters, tells the story of a bet between an old man and a fairy over a bag with two gold coins.
The Bet
1985
6.0Two little girls - Maria and Mirabella - go to the woods for a walk and encounter several magical characters, among them a frog with his feet frozen in ice, a fireworm whose shoes keep catching fire, and a butterfly who's afraid of flying. To help their new friends, the girls must carry them to a sorceress who lives deep in the forest.
Maria, Mirabella
1982
6.0Two little girls - Maria and Mirabella - go to the woods for a walk and encounter several magical characters, among them a frog with his feet frozen in ice, a fireworm whose shoes keep catching fire, and a butterfly who's afraid of flying. To help their new friends, the girls must carry them to a sorceress who lives deep in the forest.
Maria, Mirabella
1982
6.6A terminally ill professor gets an immoral offer.
Faust XX
1966
6.6A terminally ill professor gets an immoral offer.
Faust XX
1966
6.8Three distinct cinematic stories that take place in Bucharest, made by three different directors, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the city's existence
Three Times Bucharest
1967
5.8A sci-fi fairy tale love story adventure about a young boy, who lands in a UFO, and the princess he falls in love with as an adult.
The Story of Love
1976
5.8A sci-fi fairy tale love story adventure about a young boy, who lands in a UFO, and the princess he falls in love with as an adult.
The Story of Love
1976
7.5No synopsis available yet.
The Seven Arts
1958
7.5No synopsis available yet.
The Seven Arts
1958
7.0A short film featuring Galax, the puppet man.
The Apprentice Wizard
1985
7.0A short film featuring Galax, the puppet man.
The Apprentice Wizard
1985
An anthology of short films directed by several Romanian cartoonists.
People of the Earth
1967
6.6This blend of comedy and psycho-drama is comprised of two disturbing stories. The first tells the tale of a robot who is set to Earth by his home planet to discover new energy sources. In the second a boy is sent into deep space as part of an inhuman experiment designed to create the perfect human.
A Fantastic Comedy
1975
6.6This blend of comedy and psycho-drama is comprised of two disturbing stories. The first tells the tale of a robot who is set to Earth by his home planet to discover new energy sources. In the second a boy is sent into deep space as part of an inhuman experiment designed to create the perfect human.
A Fantastic Comedy
1975
5.8This 1957 Romanian short animation and Cannes Film Festival winner skilfully and with incredible artistic expression manages to condense the entire narrative of human evolutionary theory into a ten minute short film. Not only that, he eerily anticipates the communist triumph of the USSR launching the first man into space by a few years.
Brief History
1956
8.0A comic history of telecommunications throughout the world.
Audio Video
1963
8.0A comic history of telecommunications throughout the world.
Audio Video
1963
10.0Anita travels to Bucharest to see her musician boyfriend, but a magical pair of glasses changes the way she sees the world. As she explores the city, she begins to question what's real and what love truly means..
One Day in Bucharest
1987
10.0Anita travels to Bucharest to see her musician boyfriend, but a magical pair of glasses changes the way she sees the world. As she explores the city, she begins to question what's real and what love truly means..
One Day in Bucharest
1987
8.7An aspiring astronaut prepares his ship for take-off, plugs in a razor and causes a blackout. In the deep darkness the boy imagines himself meeting the literary characters who have enthralled readers past with their stories of space travel.
Steps to the Moon
1963
8.7An aspiring astronaut prepares his ship for take-off, plugs in a razor and causes a blackout. In the deep darkness the boy imagines himself meeting the literary characters who have enthralled readers past with their stories of space travel.
Steps to the Moon
1963
No synopsis available yet.
Lobodă
1939