Alexandru Potocean,
Avram Birau,
Teo Corban,
Emanuel Pirvu,
Vlad Ivanov
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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"... Tales from ... read more
DVD Release Date: February 14, 2012
Stats: 60 reviews
A dramatization of five urban legends that circulated in Romania under communist rule: propagandists make an error retouching a photo of Ceausescu, a family tries to figure out hoe to kill a live pig in their apartment without alerting the neighbors, and people run scams to acqui... read more
Comedic yet tragic tales of the absurd life of Romanians during the days of Ceaucescu's communist rule.
There are moments, especially in the first two tales, that conjure a maniacal Chaplinesque verve. Full Review
Bracketed by the Ceausescu anthem, the movie recalls a social disaster in painstaking detail and with a measure of ambivalent love. Full Review
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. Full Review
[The directors'] youth and talent should allay fears that the country's film explosion is incapable of hitting a broad range of notes, and offer hope that more mainstream, home-grown offerings can spu... Full Review
'Golden' opportunity for foreign-language film buffs. Full Review
All the stories have their merits, celebrating a people amusingly out of step with their stalwart, demented leaders. Full Review
This deeply human array of short films dealing with Communist Romania provides many a well-observed laugh and moment of hard-pressed economic truth. Full Review
it is hard to comprehend a mindset that wouldn't be entertained and invigorated by the six shorts that make up Tales from the Golden Age. Full Review
Puiu's a skillful widescreen filmmaker, but he's also an urban snob who finds farm animals backward and funny. Full Review
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Alexandru Potocean as The Secretary
Avram Birau as Photographer ('Legend of the Official Photographer')
Teo Corban as The Mayor ('Legend of the Official Visit')
Emanuel Pirvu as The Party Inspector ('Legend of the Official Visit')
Vlad Ivanov as Grigore
Ion Sapdaru as Policeman Alexa
Diana Cavallioti as Crina
Paul Dunca as Photo Assistant ('Legend of the Official Photographer')
Calin Chirila as The Party Activist
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