Overview
In 1930s Romania, a desperate gambler exploits an elderly man for casino luck, an act that triggers his own severe psychological undoing. Consumed by madness, he transfers his obsession to a painting that resembles his mother and forces his girlfriend to physically mimic the portrait, driving her to a suicide attempt. As she is committed to a sanatorium, his deranged mind completely detaches from reality against the backdrop of a decaying, pre-war fascist society.
Cast
- Ştefan Iordache as Ion Teodorescu
- Tora Vasilescu as Nina
- Petre Simionescu as Iorgu Ordeanu
- Mitică Popescu
- Tamara Crețulescu
- Camelia Zorlescu
- Constantin Drăgănescu
- Rada Istrate as Maria
- Victor Ionescu
- Ion Fiscuteanu as Alexandru Agiu