Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love

1980Directed by Mircea Mureșan

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Released: April 14, 1980
Runtime: 3h 25m

About Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love

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Synopsis

Jon, a young peasant love more "the land" than his engaged girlhood, Florica.Just when Ion thinks he has become master of his own land, he realizes that he has betrayed his heart, and that he is still in love with Florica, not with his wife. It is the curse of love that will be Ion's undoing. Badly mistreated, Ana, his wife, is driven to despair and she hangs herself. Ion, now free and wealthy, believes that the time has come for him to have Florica. Florica's husband, George waylays Ion and savagely murders him with a hoe.

Director: Mircea Mureșan
Writers: Liviu Rebreanu
Titus Popovici
Original title: Ion: Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii

Principal cast

In billing order

Şerban IonescuIon
Ioana CrăciunescuAna Baciu
Leopoldina BălănuțăZenobia
Ion BesoiuIon Belciug
Tamara Buciuceanu-BotezMaria Herdelea
Petre GheorghiuVasile Baciu

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