Near by Christmas, in an old and charming town in Transylvania, Sebastian and Aprilia start a beautiful love story. However, nothing is as simple as it would seem. Being influenced by three men with strong personalities, Aprilia needs to find the balance between adulthood and the choices of a young girl's heart. It's Christmas time and life holds for this talented beautiful girl only the presents that she is strong enough to grab.
In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible screen adaptation of the real Independence War that had been fought in 1877. Now, "Restul e tacere" tells us, in a loose and half-fictionalized way, the story of this movie making.
Aymé (Michel Blanc) acaba de perder a su esposa en un accidente en la granja. Debe encontrar lo más pronto posible otra esposa, sobre todo porque el trabajo le desborda y necesita a alguien que cuide de él y que le eche una mano con las tareas rurales. Por eso, decide acudir a una agencia matrimonial. La directora de la agencia entiende que su caso es más práctico que afectivo, y decide enviarle a Rumania, donde un gran número de chicas están dispuestas a todo por dejar la miseria en la que viven. El encuentro con Elena cambiará su vida...
At an old age, prince Andrei Morudzi retreats to his castle in Romania, during the two world wars, after having lead an eventful youth. There he is seen upon as a rare bird by the local folk, due to his strange attitude towards life and his exquisit manners, which don't fit in the way of life of the villagers. But, in the end, despite trying to distance himself from the local people, he can't but influence their humble existences.
