On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine referred without fail to that period as the golden age. Tales from the golden age 2009 letterboxd social film. Tales from the golden age 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Aug 26, 2011 tales from the golden age was overseen by cristian mungiu, the director of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, the dour masterpiece about a young womans nightmarish search for an abortion. Tales from the golden age adapts for the screen the most popular urban myths of the period. Tales from the golden age 2009 where to watch it streaming. Tales of the golden age part 2 a feature film by cristian mungiu, ioana uricaru, hanno hoffer, razvan marculescu, constantin popescu release in france. It is published by the muscatine journal division of lee enterprises, inc. Films of the golden age is a quarterly magazine devoted to films and movie stars from the 19101960 film era in hollywood. Tales from the golden age 2009 stream and watch online.
Classic imagesfilms of the golden age, muscatine, iowa. Released 2009, tales from the golden age stars diana cavallioti, radu iacoban, vlad ivanov, tania popa the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 35 min, and received a score of 68 out of 100 on. Mungiu has won the prestigious palme dor at cannes film festival for his gritty and hardhitting film four months, three weeks and two days, but tales is comic, surreal and poignant. A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine of that time relentlessly referred to that period as the country s golden age. Nov 12, 2009 a multiepisode portmanteau comically unseating the propagandist myth that ceausescus romania was the golden age of communism, tales from the golden age is another notch in the countrys film making renaissance which focuses on daytoday life under the dictatorship to warm and often hilarious effect. Cristian mungius new film is in a lighter and more commercial vein than his last feature, and arrives to celebrate the 20th anniversary. They are at once comical, strange, and moving, and find their inspiration in ordinary life that is. Tales from the golden age video 2min 22sec, a series of stories illustrating the surrealism and absurdities of life in the late communist period in romania. Tales from the golden age 1 movie romania comedy youtube. Tales from the golden age 2009 romanian urban legends from the chaotic rule of nicolae ceausescu are examined in several vignettes. The last 15 years of ceausescus regime were the worst years in the history of rumania.
It centers on the alien introduced religion of sen a female sensually feeding oneself to an alien to guarantee an. Tales from the golden age the 2011 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. With morgan freeman, ashley judd, harry connick jr. Tales from the golden age is the screen adaptation of the best known urban myths of the time. Several urban legends of communist romania are dramatized. Tales from the golden age friday, august 26 thursday, september 1, 2011 from the director of 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days and a group of rising romanian filmmakers, this gallowshumor comedy revisits the days of the notorious ceausescu regimeofficially called the golden age. The golden age of grotesque is the fifth studio album by american rock band marilyn manson. May 20, 2009 picaresque, absurdist stories of life during the hardscrabble years of romanian communism form the portmanteau film tales from the golden age, conceived, produced and scripted by redhot. It centers on the alien introduced religion of sen a female sensually feeding oneself to an alien to guarantee an eternal erotic blissorgy in the afterlife. Rent tales from the golden age 2009 starring alexandru potocean and teodor corban on dvd and bluray. Tales from the golden age combines several true stories to portray an era during which food was more important than money, freedom more important than love and survival more important than principles. Classic childrens films enchanted tales golden films. The title of the film refers to the alleged golden age by communist propaganda of the last 15 years of nicolae ceau. Tales from the golden age from the creators of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days.
The last 15 years of the ceausescu regime were the worst in the history of romania. Tales from the golden age six whimsical 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. Reviews a fine example of the recent trend for east european directors to reexplore the sometimesforgotten. Provides people with information about film history and film related products not. While there she makes a few unusual friends scarecrow ray bolger, tin man jack haley, and cowardly lion bert lahr. The film is composed of six 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.
Nov 09, 2009 but their propaganda machine always referred without fail to that period as the golden age. This is based on my science fiction novel the golden age, parts of which have been published on pulptoon previously. The film follows dorothy judy garland as she is whisked away in a tornado to the magical land of oz. And yet, the official propaganda operating at the time had called them the golden age. Trailer for tales from the golden age, which screened at the 2009 vancouver international film festival.
Directed by hanno hofer, razvan marculescu, cristian mungiu. The final 15 years of the ceausescu regime were the worst in romanias history. Tales from the golden age adapts for screen the most popular urban myths of the. It was released on may 7, 2003 by nothing and interscope records, and was their first album to feature former kmfdm member tim skold, who joined after longtime bassist twiggy ramirez amicably left the group over creative differences. Jun 24, 2009 humor is what kept romanians alive, and tales from the golden age aims to recapture that mood, portraying the survival of a nation having to face every day the twisted logic of a dictatorship. Oct 29, 2009 tales from the golden age 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. The project was announced in february 2002, but difficulties over the script and the selection of a director. A communist party activist calin chirila blindly follows the. From the director of 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days and a group of rising romanian filmmakers, this gallowshumor comedy revisits the days of the notorious ceausescu regimeofficially called the golden age.
The golden compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film based on northern lights, the first novel in philip pullmans trilogy his dark materials. Film en streaming regarder film et series streaming gratuit. The first four of the films 1980sset episodes are shorter in length and more anecdotal in nature than the last two and deal primarily with the. Mungiu has won the prestigious palme dor at cannes film festival for his gritty and hardhitting film four months, three weeks and two days, but. Tales from the golden age is an unconventional personal history of the late communist period in romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. Tales from the golden age 2009 ioana uricaru, hanno. Cristian mungius new film is in a lighter and more commercial vein than his last. Click the dvd cover to jump to amazons page offering the dvd of tales from the golden age. This is tales from the golden age by oxford films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Given what we know of ceausescus romania, the orwellian penetration of the state into every corner of daily life, the mildly comic, wistful tone of this portmanteau of short dramas seems puzzling. Written and directed by chris weitz, it stars nicole kidman, dakota blue richards, daniel craig, sam elliott, eva green, and ian mckellen.
The title of the film refers to the alluded golden age of the last 15 years of ceausescus regime. But their propaganda machine always referred without fail to that period as the golden age. Even so, official propoganda called this period the golden age. A film by hanno hofer, razvan marculescu, cristian mungiu, constantin popescu and ioana uricaru looking at the late communist period in. The film s stories are based on urban myths that provided gossip in the breadlines at the time.
Directed by hanno hofer and razvan marculescu, the film features a cast that includes alexandru potocean, avram birau, vlad ivanov and ion sapdaru. Tales from the golden age is a collective work from four directors, the best known of whom is cristian mungiu, who won the cannes palme dor in 2007 for 4. A film by hanno hofer, razvan marculescu, cristian mungiu, constantin popescu and ioana uricaru about the late communist period in. Based on urban myths of communist era romania, tales from the golden age presents five individually directed segments detailing comic, surreal and warmhearted tales such as the legend of the chicken driver and the legend of the greedy policeman. All the short movies that make up tales from the golden age employ the sort of black humour that suggests youd better laugh, or youll cry. Watch tales from the golden age english subtitled prime video. Jan 17, 2017 perhaps the most commonly known film on this list, the wizard of oz is a must see golden age classic. Comic, bizarre, surprising myths abounded, myths that drew on. Comic, bizarre, surprising myths abounded, myths that drew on the often surreal events of everyday life under the communist regime. Comic, bizarre, surprising myths abounded, myths that drew on the often surreal events of everyday life. Using the moniker as a starting point, tales from the golden age spins the most popular, comic and bizarre urban legends from that harrowing period into a hilariously surreal omnibus film. Jan 22, 2017 this is based on my science fiction novel the golden age, parts of which have been published on pulptoon previously. With diana cavallioti, radu iacoban, vlad ivanov, tania popa. They are at once comical, strange, and moving, and find their inspiration in ordinary life that is often surreal, when humor was the only way of surviving for an entire people.
In the face of an implacable, orwellian dictatorship, comic, bizarre, surprising urban legends abounded, myths that drew on. Tales from the golden age was overseen by cristian mungiu, the director of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, the dour masterpiece about a young womans nightmarish search for an abortion. The film s stories are based on urban myths that provided gossip in the breadlines at. Released 2009, tales from the golden age stars diana cavallioti, radu iacoban, vlad ivanov, tania popa the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 35. Cristian mungius incomparably bleak 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, about a young womans attempts to. Tales from the golden age is composed of 5 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. Mar 11, 2016 tales from the golden age six whimsical 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. Nov 26, 2012 tales from the golden age adapts for screen the most popular urban myths of the period. Humor is what kept romanians alive, and tales from the golden age aims to recapture that mood, portraying the survival of a nation having to face every day the twisted logic of a dictatorship. The absurdities of tales from the golden age, a facetiously titled anthology of six. Bob king has been its editor and general manager since its inception. Tales from the golden age is a 2009 romanian omnibus film. Trailer for tales from the golden age, which screened at the 2009 vancouver international film festival he final 15 years of the ceausescu regime may have been the worst in romanias history. Picaresque, absurdist stories of life during the hardscrabble years of romanian communism form the portmanteau film tales from the golden age, conceived, produced and scripted by redhot.
Yet the propaganda machine referred to that period as the the golden age. Watch tales from the golden age online 2011 movie yidio. The rich humor in tales from the golden age rests on the truth that, despite all the lies and secrecy of the communist erapeople did care about each other and tried to maintain lively families and neighborhoods. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Tales from the golden age then presents five stories from the ceausescu and immediate postceausescu era, each of them standalone, all scripted by mungiu but only one directed by him, each of them told in the form of urban legends, since inevitably, if there was any truth to the stories at all, their failure to present the great romanian. The director has called tales a folk film, as opposed to a festival film like 4 months. Now in its complete form, the film is a series of comedic episodes about life. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine of that time referred without fail to that period as the golden age. Tales from the golden age adapts for screen the most popular urban myths of the period. Tales from the golden age on dvd movie synopsis and info. Classic imagesfilms of the golden age home facebook. Comic, bizarre, surprising, these myths drew on the often surreal events of everyday life under the communist regime. My plane landed so soon after the 1989 revolution that no customs agents were left at the airport. The new wave of romanian cinema has become known internationally for a single, grim masterpiece.