Tales from the Golden Age

General Information

Original Title
Amintiri din epoca de aur
Author/Creator
Höfer, Hanno, director.
Language
Romanian.
Subtitles
English, French
Published
Finland, 2009.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (84 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00003398

Contents/Summary

Summary
An unconventional rendering of the late communist period in Romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. Comic, bizarre, surprising, these myths drew on the often surreal events of everyday life under the communist regime. Humor is what kept Romanians alive, and "Tales from the Golden Age" aims to re-capture that mood, portraying the survival of a nation having to face every day the twisted logic of a dictatorship. Five short stories are connected by milieu, narrative pattern and details of a historical period where the only car you could see on the streets was the locally produced Dacia; where everybody survived by stealing from the state; and where party orders had to be obeyed no matter how illogical or absurd.

Subjects

Genre
Fiction films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
Tales from the Golden Age
Note
Duration: 01:24:00
Access
Restricted access

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1780
(HU_OSA_00003398.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format