Tora Vasilescu

Occident tells, in mosaic mode, three different stories which happen at the same time, interconnect and cross each other, with each story adding a new perspective on the previous one. Mungiu uses humour and lightness of touch to make a comment about early post-communist Romania, a depressing landscape resulting from the collision of the former communist world with the new and flamboyant capitalist offer. (Romanian Cultural Centre)

Film was structured around Caragiale's play D-ale carnavalului, and included portions from several other writings--including 1 Aprilie. (wikipedia.org)

In the '30s a man is obsessed with a painting of a woman that reminds him of his long-lost mother. He models his girlfriend exactly after the woman in the painting and after she attempts to commit suicide she is committed to a sanatorium. (Julien M.)

Two construction drivers must transport large machinery across the country. They offer a ride to a young woman and eventually develop feeling for her.