The Paper Will Be Blue

General Information

Original Title
A papír kékre vált
Author/Creator
Muntean, Radu, director.
Language
Romanian.
Subtitles
English
Published
Romania, 2006.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (95 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00003355

Contents/Summary

Summary
This film takes viewers back to the days of chaos, uncertainty and scaremongering during the Romanian regime-change and liberation. On December 22, 1989 an armored unit is patrolling the outskirts of the city when they hear that “terrorists” are attacking the television headquarters which has actually been occupied by the insurgents. Reception is so bad that they do not understand what is going on, but they can suspect that the Ceauşescu regime is about to end. One of the privates absconds to join the insurgents and his comrades dutifully set out to find him. The film is a mosaic of a frenzied night in which soldiers receive their commands on television from poets and actors, the radio broadcasts fake messages, arms are distributed by civilians and Roma are arrested because they are mistaken for Arab terrorists.

Subjects

Genre
Fiction films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
The Paper Will Be Blue

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1735Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1735
(HU_OSA_00003355.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format