Movie

Tales from the Golden Age

2009 · 155 min

A wry, bittersweet tour through absurd everyday life under a dictatorship, told with deadpan humor and quiet melancholy.

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.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, melancholic and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, class, power, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
class
power
survival
identity
Places: big city
small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Alexandru PotoceanThe Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Teodor CorbanThe Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Emanuel PârvuThe Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Sorin MedeleniNea Florică (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Florin Mircea Jr.Militiaman (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Mădălina GhițescuMădălina (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Alexandru NedelcuActivist 2 (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Marius NănăuShepherd (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Mihai NițăMihaiță (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Avram BirăuThe Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Paul DuncaThe Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Viorel ComăniciThe Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Constantin CojocaruEditor (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Adrian AncutaEditor's Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Alexandru ConovaruPrinter (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")