Tales from the Golden Age (2009)
"Amintiri din epoca de aur" (original title)

Several urban legends of Communist Romania are dramatized.

Directors:

Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu,

Writer:

Cristian Mungiu

Stars:

Diana Cavallioti, Radu Iacoban, Vlad Ivanov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diana Cavallioti	...	Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Radu Iacoban	...	Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Vlad Ivanov	...	Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Tania Popa	...	Camelia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Liliana Mocanu	...	Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Alexandru Potocean	...	The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Teodor Corban	...	The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Emanuel Parvu	...	The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Calin Chirila	...	The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")
Romeo Tudor	...	The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")
Avram Birau	...	The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Paul Dunca	...	The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Viorel Comanici	...	The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Ion Sapdaru	...	Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")
Virginia Mirea	...	Policeman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")

Storyline

Several urban legends of Communist Romania are dramatized.

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Plot Keywords:

urban legend | romania | mythology | communism | retrospective | 

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Genres:

Comedy | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Le Pacte [fr] Mobra Films [ro]

Country:

Romania France

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

26 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tales from the Golden Age

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mobra Films, Why Not Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

155 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shown at Leeds International Film Festival (UK) on the 11th & 12th of November, 2009.

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Connections

Features Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

User Reviews

What - and tell the neighbours that I'm going to gas a pig!!!!

A Humorous Look at the Dark Days of Communist Romania in the 1980's. A look back at Soviet Block Romania before transition - Ceacescu's

so-called 'Golden Age', and told in a series of short stories and

events based on urban legends that used to circulate in Romania

during that period. The dark humour, stoicism and pathos are abundant

and the whole cinematic experience is a true joy to watch. Tales from

the Golden Age can be equally likened to other slow paced cinema

gems such as Lake Tahoe, Vodka Lemon, Goodbye Lenin, The Return, 4

Months 3 Weeks & 2 Days, The Banishment and the wonderful Legacy. It

is one of those films that you can watch over and over again and

still find something new. So much different from standard mainstream Hollywood formula tosh of

today. To me they all provide to an outsider an education and greater

understanding of these peoples and places. An absolute gem.