Tales from the Golden Age

Răzvan Marculescu
2009-05-29

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
155 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tania Popa Camelia Unowned
Diana Cavallioti Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers") Unowned
Radu Iacoban Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers") Unowned
Vlad Ivanov Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver") Unowned
Liliana Mocanu Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver") Unowned
Alexandru Potocean The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") Unowned
Teodor Corban The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") Unowned
Emanuel Pârvu The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") Unowned
Călin Chirilă The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist") Unowned
Romeo Tudor The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist") Unowned
Avram Birău The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") Unowned
Paul Dunca The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") Unowned
Viorel Comănici The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") Unowned
Ion Sapdaru Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman") Unowned
Virginia Mirea Policeman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman") Unowned
Eugenia Bosânceanu Second Housewife Unowned
Ingrid Bisu Viviana Unowned