Hyperion

Jan 1, 1975

1h 22m

★ 5.8

Overview

Thea, a researcher from an institute for nuclear studies, leaves for a vacation but ends up on an adventure at the boundary between fantasy and reality. On the TV screen the image of a man appears who disappeared 20 years ago after a nuclear explosion. She falls in love with this picture and convinces a colleague and close friend that they can bring back the man who disappeared through a strange reverse process. Her only way to communicate with this picture however is via the TV screen, and her love can only be communicated through dreaming.

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

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Cast

Thea

Adela Mărculescu

George Motoi

Emmerich Schäffer

Mircea Anghelescu

Mitzura Arghezi

Simona Bondoc

George Carabin

Ioana Ciomârtan

Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan

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