---
title: 'The Reenactment (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lucian Pintilie'
released: '1970-01-05'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Romania'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-reenactment-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063493/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Reenactment (1970)

1970 · 100 min · Drama · Romania

Original title: Reconstituirea

## Synopsis

The Reenactment, also known as Reconstruction, is a 1968 black-and-white film by Romanian director Lucian Pintilie. It is based on a novel by Horia Pătrașcu, reflecting real-life events witnessed by the author. Produced under the communist regime, which it indirectly criticizes, the film is a tragicomedy about incompetence, indifference and misuse of power. Structured as a film within a film and largely shot as a mockumentary, The Reenactment stars George Constantin as a prosecutor who keeps in custody two minor delinquents, Vuică and Nicu, played respectively by George Mihăiță and Vladimir Găitan. He makes them reenact their drunken brawl at a restaurant, and is helped in this effort by the militiaman Dumitrescu and a film crew. Two bystanders watch upon the youngsters' degradation at the hands of the prosecutor. They are The Miss, played by Ileana Popovici, who is amused by the succession of events, and the pedantic alcoholic Paveliu.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lucian Pintilie](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucian-pintilie)
- **Screenplay:** [Lucian Pintilie](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucian-pintilie), [Horia Pătrașcu](https://cinepixo.com/people/horia-patrascu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sergiu Huzum](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergiu-huzum)

## Cast

- [Emil Botta](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-botta)
- [George Mihăiță](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mihaita)
- [Vladimir Găitan](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-gaitan)
- [Ernest Maftei](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-maftei)

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