Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Trailer for tales from the golden age, which screened at the 2009 vancouver international film festival he final 15 years of the ceausescu regime may have been the worst in romanias. Children might also enjoy nathaniel hawthornes the three. Tales from the golden age then presents five stories from the ceausescu and immediate postceausescu era, each of them standalone, all scripted by mungiu but only one directed by him, each of. They are at once comical, strange, and moving, and find their inspiration in ordinary life that is. Tales from the golden age is therefore accessible and entertaining, without resorting to cheap amusement.
Comic, bizarre, surprising myths abounded, myths that drew on the often surreal events of everyday life. The golden age urban legends from the ceausescu era. Tales from the golden age adapts for screen the most popular urban myths of the. Tales from the golden age international film festival. Using the moniker as a starting point, tales from the golden age spins the most popular, comic and bizarre urban legends from that harrowing period into a hilariously surreal omnibus film. Cristian mungius new film is in a lighter and more commercial vein than his last feature, and arrives to celebrate the 20th anniversary. The title of the romanian shorts collection, tales from the golden age, refers to the pungently funny urban legends the films spin from the last 15 years of nicolae ceausescus dictatorship. A film by hanno hofer, razvan marculescu, cristian mungiu, constantin popescu and ioana uricaru looking at the late communist period in. Tales from the golden age 2009 movie theaters moviefone. And depending upon your point of reference, you may tend to think of that time as the golden age of audio. Tales from the golden age the 2011 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Now in its complete form, the film is a series of comedic episodes about life. Find where to watch tales from the golden age and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online. Tales from the golden age is the screen adaptation of the best known urban myths of the time. Rent tales from the golden age 2009 starring alexandru potocean and teodor corban on dvd and bluray.
Written entirely by christian mungiu, the romanian director of four months, three weeks, and two days, which won the palme dor at cannes two years ago, the five parts of tales from the golden. Diana cavallioti in tales from the golden age 2009 emanuel parvu in tales from the golden age 2009 tales from the golden age. Comic, bizarre, surprising myths abounded, myths that drew on the often surreal events of everyday life under. Tales from the golden age trailer iffr 2010 youtube. Tales from the golden age is a 2009 romanian omnibus film.
Tales from the golden age is an unconventional personal history of the late communist period in romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. Tales from the golden age 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Based on urban myths of communist era romania, tales from the golden age presents five individually directed segments detailing comic, surreal and warmhearted tales such as the. Rent tales from the golden age 2009 on dvd and bluray. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine of that time referred without fail to that period as the golden age. Tales from the golden age movie trailer, news, cast. One such activist is next seen being driven out to a remote village until the washed out road forces him to complete the journey on foot over. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. But it was jupiter and his brothers who brought about the sad change. Classic childrens films enchanted tales golden films.
All the short movies that make up tales from the golden age employ the sort of black humour that suggests youd better laugh, or youll cry. A film by hanno hofer, razvan marculescu, cristian mungiu, constantin popescu and ioana uricaru about the late communist period in. That makes the stories sound relentlessly grim, showing a oppressed populace living in fear of a corrupt and paranoid regime, but the approach in tales from the golden age is in marked contrast to such. Tales from the golden age was overseen by cristian mungiu, the director of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, the dour masterpiece about a young womans nightmarish search for an abortion. With jess gabor, laura gardner, alejandra bursikcervantes, steve hanson. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task. Other writers of the golden age who wrote original fairy tales. What a pity it is that this golden age should have come to an end. Originally titled childrens and household tales, the complete grimms fairy tales contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. Conceived as an absurdly comic exposure of the urban legends that propped up the myth of the ceausescu regime, tales from the golden age consists of six short segments each scripted by. Watch tales from the golden age english subtitled prime video. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine of that time relentlessly referred to that period as the country s golden age. It is hard to believe it, but men say that jupiter was.
Tales from the golden age video 2min 22sec, a series of stories illustrating the surrealism and absurdities of life in the late communist period in romania. Tales from the golden age adapts for screen the most popular urban myths of the period. Tales from the golden age was overseen by cristian mungiu, the director of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, the dour masterpiece about a young womans nightmarish search for an abortion, which is now viewed as a cornerstone of the romanian new wave. Pirates of the golden age movie collection dvd, 2007, 2. Humor is what kept romanians alive, and tales from the golden age aims to recapture that mood, portraying the survival of a nation having to. In the last installment, i opined on the perceived general demise of the audio arts, recorded music, high end audio, the world as. The screenplays have, as starting point, romanian urban. With diana cavallioti, radu iacoban, vlad ivanov, tania popa. Several urban legends of communist romania are dramatized. The film, with five directors, is about several urban legends from the time of ceausescu. The final 15 years of the ceausescu regime were the worst in romanias history. The first four of the film s 1980sset episodes are shorter in length and more anecdotal in. Tragic and absurd tales from late communist era of romania.
While watching the film morocco, a casablancaesque film. Tales from the golden age consists of six different short stories happening in the same historical period and following the same narrative pattern. The story about a jaded teenager named norma, begrudgingly visiting her grandmother, a former blist actress with dementia, whose financial situation leaves her facing eviction from her retirement home. The director has called tales a folk film, as opposed to a festival film. Baldwins stories are intended for older children, inspired by homers the odyssey and the iliad. Comic, bizarre, surprising myths abounded, myths that drew on the often surreal events of everyday life under the communist regime. Released 2009, tales from the golden age stars diana cavallioti, radu iacoban, vlad ivanov, tania popa the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 35 min, and received a score of 68 out of 100 on. Watch tales from the golden age online 2011 movie yidio. Tales from the golden age 2009 everyday life in 1980s romania under ceausescu takes on an air of comic surrealism in this whimsical collection of short films.
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