Tales from the Golden Age

Tales from the Golden Age (2009)

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”...

  • Genre: Comedy, History
  • Release Date: 2009-05-29
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 69 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 35min
  • Language: Română
  • Production Company: Why Not Productions
  • Production Country: Romania, France
  • Directors: Hanno Höfer, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu Jr., Ioana Uricaru, Răzvan Marculescu.
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Summary

Composed of 6 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, a narrative is told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.

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  • Tania Popa

    as Camelia
  • Diana Cavallioti

    as Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
  • Radu Iacoban

    as Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
  • Vlad Ivanov

    as Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
  • Liliana Mocanu

    as Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
  • Alexandru Potocean

    as The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
  • Teodor Corban

    as The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
  • Emanuel Pârvu

    as The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
  • Călin Chirilă

    as The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")
  • Romeo Tudor

    as The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")
  • Avram Birău

    as The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
  • Paul Dunca

    as The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
  • Viorel Comănici

    as The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
  • Ion Sapdaru

    as Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")
  • Virginia Mirea

    as Policeman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")
  • Eugenia Bosânceanu

    as Second Housewife
  • Ingrid Bisu

    as Viviana
Directing Hanno Höfer Director
Directing Cristian Mungiu Director
Directing Constantin Popescu Jr. Director
Directing Ioana Uricaru Director
Directing Răzvan Marculescu Director
Production Cristian Mungiu Producer
Production Oleg Mutu Producer
Writing Cristian Mungiu Writer
Sound Hanno Höfer Music

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