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Ion Popescu-Gopo was born on May 1, 1923 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a director and writer, known for De-aș fi... Harap Alb (1965), S-a furat o bombă (1962) and Comedie fantastică (1975). He died on November 29, 1989 in Bucharest.
Total trailers found: 48
10 April 1989
The continuation of adventures of Maria and Mirabella, in which the two girls get lost in a fabulous world inside a television set.
27 April 1987
A musical film about... one day on the streets of Bucharest, in the '80s, having Anca Sigartau as a tour guide.
03 March 1982
Two little girls - Maria and Mirabella - go to the woods for a walk and encounter several magical characters, among them a frog with his feet frozen in ice, a fireworm whose shoes keep catching fire, and a butterfly who's afraid of flying.
13 October 1975
During the 18th century when Moldavian Prince Dimitrie Cantemir writes The History of the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire the manuscript is stolen and offered to the highest bidder.
01 January 1963
An aspiring astronaut prepares his ship for take-off, plugs in a razor and causes a blackout. In the deep darkness the boy imagines himself meeting the literary characters who have enthralled readers past with their stories of space travel.
23 January 1962
A dialogue free Romanian science-fiction spy-comedy that draws upon farce, satire and surrealism as it subversively deconstructs the spy thriller with the protagonist's accidental discovery of a nuclear suitcase bomb and the subsequent fight over ownership between the rival powers of the criminals and the military.
02 April 1984
The story of Galax, a robotic 'man-doll', artificially created out of wood and computer circuitry, Appearing to come to life, it becomes a rival for the affections of Marie, a young student and an issue for university authorities.
04 March 1985
Based on a 19th century tale, this self-referential fantasy, complete with musical and animated interludes plus a cast of fairytale characters, tells the story of a bet between an old man and a fairy over a bag with two gold coins.
11 June 1975
Historical adventure film that evokes the figure of the Prince Dimitrie Cantemir. The heroes fight for the manuscript "The History of the Ottoman Empire" and the jewels of the ruler's wife.
01 July 1975
This blend of comedy and psycho-drama is comprised of two disturbing stories. The first tells the tale of a robot who is set to Earth by his home planet to discover new energy sources.
02 January 1956
This 1957 Romanian short animation and Cannes Film Festival winner skilfully and with incredible artistic expression manages to condense the entire narrative of human evolutionary theory into a ten minute short film.
07 July 1977
Dialogue between a man from Earth and an alien about the advantages and darker sides of earthly civilization.
01 January 1983
A series of short sketches with Gopo's Little Man about sports.
28 June 1976
A sci-fi fairy tale love story adventure about a young boy, who lands in a UFO, and the princess he falls in love with as an adult.
01 July 1965
Adapted from a folk legend, it tells the story of a bad-tempered nobleman and his chronically useless younger son - who dreams of being the mythical hero Harap Alb.
05 October 1977
A naked man keeps himself busy throughout an infinite space.
01 January 1967
Three distinct cinematic stories that take place in Bucharest, made by three different directors, one
01 December 1960
A few years before Kubrick in "2001", although in a more farcical way, Ion Popescu-Gopo shows the evolution of a strange creature named man from the time he started to rub flint stones to nowadays when he has managed to split the atoms.
26 June 1955
A short animated film about the adventures of an offended hedgehog.
01 December 1982
An anthology made up of numerous short films featuring Gopo's Little Man.
01 January 1979
One of the primitive people discovered an apple tree but there is a condition: he can pluck apples from it, but only keep every third.
01 January 1980
The little man discovers oil and invents all kinds of machines, including a robot woman, to satisfy his consumer needs.
01 January 1967
An anthology of short films directed by several Romanian cartoonists.
01 January 1974
The little man learns that the Earth is in mortal danger due to pollution.
01 January 1956
A film adaptation of Andersen's fairy tale. A combination of animation, puppetry and live-action.
