The Thistles of the Baragan explained

The Thistles of the Baragan
Native Name:
Director:	Louis Daquin Gheorghe Vitanidis
Starring:	Nuță Chirlea
Runtime:	116 minutes
Country:	Romania
Language:	Romanian

Ciulinii Bărăganului (The Thistles of the Bărăgan; French: Les Chardons du Baragan) is a 1958 Franco-Romanian film directed by Louis Daquin and Gheorghe Vitanidis, based on a novel of the same title by Panait Istrati.

The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Cast

• Nuța Chirlea, as Matache
• Ana Vlădescu, as Tudorița
• Ruxandra Ionescu, as Stana
• Florin Piersic, as Tănase
• , as Mărin
• , as Duduca
• Matei Alexandru
• Marcel Anghelescu, as Ursu
• Maria Tănase
  • Ernest Maftei
• Benedict Dabija

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Ciulinii Bărăganului (Les Chardons du Baragan) . fr. August 30, 2023. Cannes Film Festival. www.festival-cannes.com.