Chirita la Iasi

a nice film. that is all. and it is far to be a surprise because represents only use of first part success. Draga Olteanu Matei remains herself, master of each nuance of role. the script - only sketch for create easy entertainment. good moments, hilarious situations, not bad costumes and music. but the final impression is the message from a lost world. because, without be piece of propaganda, it is far by any form of criticism against reality of period. and that fact reduces its charm to a kind of drawing by a child. images, jokes, few seductive moments. not roots or credible script. only Alecsandri reduced at beautiful clothes.

When I saw this film in a cinema in Bucharest I was like 5 or 6. The film was very funny back then, but recently, when I accidentally took a glimpse at it on TV, it seemed obsolete. The humor is not entirely expired, as the musical moments are ridiculously funny and some of the old gags still "steal" a bunch of laughs. In fact, the sets and costumes seemed even more spectacular now, but time obviously damaged a lot of the original photography, as the colors are pretty washed out. Draga Olteanu and Dem Radulescu make a good couple, but the cast highlights remain Mihai Fotino and Marin Moraru, the two scoundrels running around in the moneyed hillbilly mansion, dressed like "ladies" and trying to make an impression on their hosts. The scene where they take refuge in a tree, after trying to steal some money from Radulescu's mansion, used to be hilarious. Now, it's just funny.