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Glissando (1982)

1982-01-13 · 2h 45m · RO
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In a devastating story rife with visual metaphors, Romanian director Mircea Daneliuc traces the slow mental disintegration of a confirmed gambler, using his disorder as an allusion to a greater national and social disorder. Set in the 1930s, the middle-class gambler meets an elderly man who seems to bring him good luck at the gaming tables. Rather than treasure his friendship and the good fortune it brings, the gambler takes advantage of his friend, and by his actions drives the man to suicide. Unable to reconcile his own mental demons, the gambler wanders through the house of his dead friend, and his experiences there only serve to unsettle his mind more and more and more. In the last reels of the film, the fantasies of the hero's deranged mind take over.

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Mircea DaneliucDirector, Writer

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Ştefan IordacheŞtefan IordacheIon TeodorescuTora VasilescuTora VasilescuNinaPetre SimionescuPetre SimionescuIorgu OrdeanuMitică PopescuMitică PopescuTamara CrețulescuTamara CrețulescuCamelia ZorlescuCamelia ZorlescuConstantin DrăgănescuConstantin DrăgănescuRada IstrateRada IstrateMariaVictor IonescuVictor IonescuIoan FiscuteanuIoan FiscuteanuAlexandru AgiuConstantin DinulescuConstantin DinulescuMihaela NestorescuMihaela Nestorescu

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Based on novel or bookRomaniaRomanian

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Romania · RomanianDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference445432Actor preference440313 · 445428 · 314425

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Frequently asked questions about Glissando

What is Glissando about?

In a devastating story rife with visual metaphors, Romanian director Mircea Daneliuc traces the slow mental disintegration of a confirmed gambler, using his disorder as an allusion to a greater national and social disorder. Set in the 1930s, the middle-class gambler meets an elderly man who seems to bring him good luck at the gaming tables. Rather than treasure his friendship and the good fortune it brings, the gambler takes advantage of his friend, and by his actions drives the man to suicide. Unable to reconcile his own mental demons, the gambler wanders through the house of his dead friend, and his experiences there only serve to unsettle his mind more and more and more. In the last reels of the film, the fantasies of the hero's deranged mind take over.

How long is Glissando?

Glissando has a runtime of 165 minutes.