Codin (1963) AKA Codine

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An ex-convict struggles to survive by brute force alone in a turn-of-the-century slum in Braila. Codine is the thug who served 10 years for murdering a friend. He returns home to his miserly mother, whose penny-pinching ways infuriate her son. A young boy looks up to Codine, and through the man’s eyes he sees the economic and social injustices from an adult perspective.

Director: Henri Colpi. AKA Codine
Writers: Panait Istrati (novel), Yves Jamiaque, Dumitru Carabat, Henri Colpi.
Stars: Alexandru Virgil Platon, Françoise Brion, Nelly Borgeaud, Maurice Sarfati, Razvan Petrescu, Germaine Kerjean, Graziela Albini, Ion Anghel, Nicolae Bodescu, Dorin Dron, Eugenia Bosânceanu, Mihai Fotino.

1963 Cannes Film Festival – Winner Best Screenplay (Dumitru Carabat/Henri Colpi/Yves Jamiaque)
1963 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or.

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One Comment

  1. Jake
    January 15, 2020
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    Thank you for sharing this!
    This was a decent film, not my favourite Romanian film, but worth a watch! I hope you will share more old Romanian films in the future!

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