Amintiri din copilarie

Loosely based on Romanian author Ion Creanga's life as a child during the 1840s. Young schoolboy Ion is growing up fast in a provincial town of the Moldavia region of Romania. Local villagers call him "Nica a lui Stefan a Petrei". The film offers a detailed account of his childhood with special focus on the relationships between Ion and the various people in his life. The relationships between Ion as a child and his parents, friends, neighbors and teachers are described. The larger context of the Romanian rural social universe of the 19th century is also touched upon. Finally, the film shows Ion's coming-of-age from an innocent child growing up in an idyllic remote village to a rebellious adolescent dreaming of becoming a priest. - IMDb