Fresh
The collection is a mixed bag, although there are no clunkers.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · 2h 35m · NOT RATED
Comedy, History
Directed by
Hanno Höfer
,
Cristian Mungiu
,
Constantin Popescu Jr.
,
Ioana Uricaru
,
Răzvan Marculescu
Overview
Composed of six unconventional vignettes, 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 Ceaușescu's regime.
Director and cast
- Hanno Höfer Director
- Cristian Mungiu Director
- Constantin Popescu Jr. Director
- Ioana Uricaru Director
- Răzvan Marculescu Director
- 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")
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There are moments, especially in the first two tales, that conjure a maniacal Chaplinesque verve.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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
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
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
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