Nicolae Basilescu, born on January 1, 1860, in Urlați, Prahova County, was not just a law professor or politician of his time. His life perfectly illustrated the profile of a complex man, with a vision far beyond the academic or political sphere. The beginnings of a remarkable destinyBasilescu trained as a jurist in Bucharest, and he completed his...
Bucharest has never been just a backdrop. Over the decades, the capital has played many roles — a Soviet city, a grimy Paris, a post-apocalyptic setting, and sometimes even a recognizable version of itself, seen through a raw, honest, or poetic lens. Film has offered the city the chance to reinvent its identity and hide its scars beneath the glow o...
Ana Racoviță, who would later become known as Ana Davila, was born in 1834 in Craiova, into a family that carried the noble heritage of the old Romanian boyar lineages. She was one of nine children born to Ana (Anca) Racoviță, née Golescu, and Alexandru Racoviță, a descendant of a family that had given several rulers to Wallachia and Moldavia. Thro...