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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”..."

★6.9 /10 _(73.0)

155 min ● May 29, 2009 ● Romanian

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 Ceauşescu's regime.

Top Cast

Tania Popa

Camelia

Diana Cavallioti

Diana Cavallioti

Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")

Radu Iacoban

Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")

Vlad Ivanov

Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")

Liliana Mocanu

Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")

Alexandru Potocean

Alexandru Potocean

The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Teodor Corban

The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Emanuel Pârvu

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

Călin Chirilă

The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")

Romeo Tudor

The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")

Avram Birău

The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Paul Dunca

The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Viorel Comănici

Viorel Comănici

The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Ion Sapdaru

Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")

Virginia Mirea

Policeman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")

Eugenia Bosânceanu

Eugenia Bosânceanu

Second Housewife

Ingrid Bisu

Viviana