MARIA
synopsis
The debut feature of Romanian-born German resident Peter Calin Netzer is a gritty black comedy centring on a working-class young woman with seven children. Actress Diana Dumbrava picked up the Best Actress honours at Locarno, while Serban Ionescu, who plays her husband, won Best Actor.
| international title: | Maria |
| original title: | Maria |
| country: | France, Germany, Romania |
| sales agent: | Pandora |
| year: | 2003 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Calin Peter Netzer |
| film run: | 97' |
| screenplay: | Calin Peter Netzer, Gordon Mihici |
| cast: | Diana Dumbrava, Horaţiu Mălăele, Luminita Gheorghiu, Florin Calinescu, Ana Ularu, Serban Ionescu, Rona Hartner |
| producer: | Karl Baumgartner, Pierre-Alain Meier, Cornelia Palos, Adrian Popovici |
| production: | Pandora Filmproduktion |
| backing: | Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) |
| distributor: | Les Films du Safran |
