Drăguș, viața unui sat românesc
One of the first sociological and ethnographic documentary films worldwide, made by the team of sociologists and students of Professor Dimitrie Gusti (1880-1955) in the village of Drăguş, Făgăraş County, Romania.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Nicolae Argintescu-Amza, Paul Sterian
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