Felix și Otilia

Felix şi Otilia
Directed by	Iulian Mihu
Produced by	Marin Gheoroaie
Written by	George Călinescu (novel) Ioan Grigorescu
Starring	Radu Boruzescu Julieta Szönyi
Music by	Anatol Vieru
Edited by	Lucia Anton
Distributed by	Româniafilm
Release dates	March 20, 1972
Running time	146 minutes
Country	Romania
Language	Romanian

Felix şi Otilia (Felix and Otilia) is a 1972 Romanian drama film based on the George Călinescu's 1938 novel Enigma Otiliei. The film was directed by Iulian Mihu and scripted by Ioan Grigorescu. The titular roles are played by Radu Boruzescu and Julieta Szönyi.

Production

Screenwriter Ioan Grigorescu and director Iulian Mihu held "long and resultful discussions" with George Călinescu about an adaptation of the novel Enigma Otiliei. The writer said that he wanted thee film to be made in the style of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, a musical film. He hummed a song that the screenwriter reproduced to composer Anatol Vieru. The song was played by Aurelian Andreescu and was used before the credit titles in the beginning of the film.^[1]

References

1. Ioana Popescu - „De vorbă cu Ioan Grigorescu” (Ed. Artprint, București, 2010), p. 43-44.