Tales from the Golden Age

Tales from the Golden Age

US Film Poster
Directed by Hanno Höfer
Cristian Mungiu
Constantin Popescu
Ioana Uricaru
Razvan Marculescu
Produced by Cristian Mungiu
Oleg Mutu
Written by Cristian Mungiu
Starring Tania Popa
Music by Hanno Höfer
Jimi Laco
(Nightlosers)
Cinematography Liviu Marghidan
Oleg Mutu
Alex Sterian
Editing by Dana Bunescu
Ioana Uricaru
Distributed by Wild Bunch
Release date(s) May 2009
Running time 138 minutes
Country Romania
Language Romanian

Tales from the Golden Age (Romanian: Amintiri din epoca de aur) is a 2009 Romanian omnibus film. It was screened as part of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Contents

Plot

Tales from the Golden Age is composed of five whimsical yet blackly comic short stories, each one set in the late communist period in Romania and based on urban myths from the time, reflecting the perspective of ordinary people. The title of the film refers to the alleged "Golden Age" (by communist propaganda) of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.

Cast

The Legend of the Official Visit

The Legend of the Party Photographer

The Legend of the Chicken Driver

The Legend of the Greedy Policeman

The Legend of the Air Sellers

See also

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