Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Oak easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Oak end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Oak

Name: The Oak
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1992
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Maia Morgenstern, Răzvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc, Dorel Vișan, Mariana Mihuț

Directed by Lucian Pintilie

Produced by Parnasse Production, Les Films du Scarabée

1992105 min6.5 / 10

A character-driven drama set in communist Romania that uses dark humor and the meeting of two kindred spirits to explore resistance, loss, and the search for meaning under an oppressive regime.

A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become like her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucharest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing at everything.

Clusters

The Bittersweet Cost of Living Artists Fooling Themselves Fantasy Versus Reality Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Cor

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Surgeon Romania Communist Party

Questions people ask

Is The Oak sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Oak violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Oak easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does The Oak end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Oak scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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