Glissando

(1982)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1982

Runtime: 165 мин

Country: Romania

Director: Mircea Daneliuc

Cast: Ştefan Iordache, Tora Vasilescu, Petre Simionescu, Mitică Popescu, Tamara Creţulescu, Camelia Zorlescu, Constantin Drăgănescu, Rada Istrate, Victor Ionescu, Ion Fiscuteanu

Plot

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.