Synopsis
Ovidiu, 35, a literature teacher in a Bucharest school, dreams of becoming a famous writer.
He falls madly in love with Diana, a model, who extols the virtues of a brand of toothpaste in an advertisement.
To please her, and to satisfy all her whims, he pretends he’s a young millionaire and spends the equivalent of several months of his meager teacher’s wages in one weekend.
He can only afford such extravagance because of Pepe, a rather strange “godfather”. Mister Pepe, 60, a sreenwriter/songsmith for beggars, has set up a foundation called Philanthropique that he uses as a cover for his scams. Intrigued by the vast possibilities of charity, he invents a high class, extremely lucrative sting involving Ovidiu.
This double life rapidly becomes risky and difficult for Ovidiu to manage. Just how far will Pepe drag him down?
In the game of appearances, he risks losing his soul. He’s but a puppet in Pepe’s game, which is a scam on a national scale.
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- Executive Producer : MACT Productions
- Foreign production company : Domino Film
- French distribution : Swift
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
- Sound recordists : Jean-Claude Brisson, François Domerc
- Screenwriter : Nae Caranfil
- Director of photography : Vivi Dragan Vasile
- Production Manager : François-Xavier Decraene
- Press Attaché (film) : Denise Breton
- Editors : Thierry Derocles, Tiberiu Teodorescu
- Continuity supervisor : Elena Ene
- Production Designer : Mihnea Mihailescu
- Music Composer : Marius Mihalache
- Costume designer : Svetlana Mihailescu
- Sound Mixer : François Groult
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Romanian
- Coproducer countries : Romania, France
- Original French-language productions : No
- Nationality : Minority French (Romania, France)
- Production year : 2001
- French release : 05/06/2002
- Runtime : 1 h 43 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 100.361
- Visa issue date : 23/11/2001
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
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"Philanthropique" won the Audience Prize at the 2002 Paris Film Festival.
