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Tales from the Golden Age
The final 15 years of the Ceausescu regime were the worst in Romania's history. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine of that time referred without fail to that period as “the golden age”...
The final 15 years of the Ceausescu regime were the worst in Romania'...
Comedy, History - 2009
Tales from the Golden Age
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7.8
91%
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Tales from the Golden Age is composed of 5 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title of the film refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.
Director:
,
Cristian Mungiu
,
Hanno Höfer
,
Constantin Popescu Jr.
,
Ioana Uricaru
,
Răzvan Marculescu
Cast:
,
Vlad Ivanov
,
Alexandru Potocean
,
Tania Popa
,
Diana Cavallioti
,
Radu Iacoban
,
Liliana Mocanu

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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
155 min
Release date:
29 May 2009
Country:
RO, FR
Languages:
Romanian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's a frustrating case of individual triumph cancelling out collective cohesion in this sporadically enjoyable, if tonally mismatched, anthology of five short films.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
30 Oct 2009
fresh:
Though much lighter than the country's art-house fare of the past few years, the collection serves as a sampler of the much-heralded Romanian cinema.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
15 Oct 2010
fresh:
Bracketed by the Ceausescu anthem, the movie recalls a social disaster in painstaking detail and with a measure of ambivalent love.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
24 Aug 2011
fresh:
There are moments, especially in the first two tales, that conjure a maniacal Chaplinesque verve.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
25 Aug 2011
fresh:
The collection is a mixed bag, although there are no clunkers.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
26 Aug 2011
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