Tales from the Golden Age (2009)

  • NR
  • 12/30/2009 (FR)
  • Comedy, History
  • 2h 35m

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”...

Overview

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.

Cristian Mungiu

Director, Writer

Ioana Uricaru

Director

Constantin Popescu Jr.

Director

Răzvan Marculescu

Director

Hanno Höfer

Director

Cast

Tania Popa's headshot

Tania Popa

Camelia
Diana Cavallioti's headshot

Diana Cavallioti

Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Radu Iacoban's headshot

Radu Iacoban

Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Vlad Ivanov's headshot

Vlad Ivanov

Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Liliana Mocanu's headshot

Liliana Mocanu

Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Alexandru Potocean's headshot

Alexandru Potocean

The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Teodor Corban's headshot

Teodor Corban

The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Emanuel Pârvu's headshot

Emanuel Pârvu

The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

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