Toma Caragiu
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 21, 1925
Place of Birth: Ploieşti, Prahova, România
Known For
Politica cu… delicatese
Adapted from the sketch by Ion Luca Caragiale. A fine irony on pre-war politicism, which manages, through gastronomic means, to ridicule an entire political class.
The Actor and the Savages
Toma Caragiu plays Costica Caratase character inspired by the personality of the great actor Constantin Tanase. The action takes place in the interwar period and focuses on the conflict between actor and Iron Guard movement ("savages") offended by a satirizes artistic performances. Film question the artist's freedom of expression and the danger posed by his involvement in social issues existing in a dictatorship world.
Operation 'The Monster'
A group of five work colleagues leave for an expedition in the Danube Delta, without letting their wives know anything about it. Going fishing and hunting, the characters end up in the funniest and ridiculous situations.
Penelope's Condition
A reinterpretation of the Greek legend of Penelope, ”the most faithful of wives”, who waited 20 years for her husband Odysseus to return from The Trojan War. In this animation, the two of them are presented in a more modern setting. While Odysseus is busy exploring the universe in his space rocket, Penelope is stuck at home, taking care of the children, showing how traditional gender roles say men should work, while women stay at home.
I Don't Want to Get Married
In a textile factory, the cultural supervisor falls in love with a typist. To impress her, he pretends to be friends with a famous composer whose operetta was to be performed by the company's artistic brigade. However, the typist, an uneducated woman, sees him only as a means to become the protected one of an influential person.
Brigade Miscellaneous Steps In
Brigade Miscellaneous fights crime in a funny and serious way.
Brigade Miscellaneous in the Mountains and at the Sea
Misc. Brigade must solve a drug traffic case, in their own way
The Premiere
In the Free Theater (Teatrul Liber) of Bucharest, the actors and crew prepare a new show, with the play "Disguise" ("Travesti"). After the opening night, which is only partly successful, they reach the conclusion that, along the years, they came to the mistake of also disguising this true feelings, becoming hypocrites, and this has a negative effect to their stage performances too.
The Outlaws
First of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws aiming to undermine the rule of the Phanariots and the Ottomans. The story evolves around the two stepbrothers who lead this band, Sarbu and Amza, with their complex and violent relationship.
The Dowry of Lady Ralu
Part two of the triptych dedicated to the outlaw Șaptecai and episode 5 of the Outlaws series. After a spectacular escape plotted by Anița, Răspopitul and Parpanghel, Captain Anghel sets off once again on the money trail. Kidnapping Caliopi, Șaptecai demands the jewels her husband Ianis bought in Vienna in exchange for her release. After a series of spectacular events, Anghel succeeds in stealing Lady Ralu's precious dowry.
Filmography
as inginer agronom
as Pamfilie / Popa Traista
as Firu
as Titi Precup
as taximetristul Grigore Pascu
as Dumitru
as Narator
as himself / Berbecaru
as Costică Caratase
as Oaie
as Dărăban
as colonelul imperial
as seful de post de jandarmi Eftimie
as Răspopitu
as Panait
as Căpitanul Panait
as Răspopitu
as Răspopitul
as Cpt. Panait
as Căpitanul Panait
as Răspopitul
as Olimpian
as Horațiu
as Răspopitul
as Achim
as Captain
as Gheorghe Gheorghe
as Ioachim
as Commissary