Tales from the Golden Age

May 29, 2009

2h 35m

★ 6.9

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”...

Overview

Composed of six unconventional vignettes, 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.

Genres

Comedy

History

Production Companies

Why Not Productions

Mobra Films

Wild Bunch

Tales from the Golden Age Trailers

Cast

Camelia

Tania Popa

Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")

Diana Cavallioti

Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")

Radu Iacoban

Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")

Vlad Ivanov

Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")

Liliana Mocanu

The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Alexandru Potocean

The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Teodor Corban

The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Emanuel Pârvu

The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")

Călin Chirilă

The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")

Romeo Tudor

The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Avram Birău

The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Paul Dunca

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6.6

Hallåhallå

Feb 7, 2014

Disa's husband has found himself a new love and a new future, while Disa has found herself in an unsatisfactory life. But one day a chatty father with seven children appearance, an uncommunicative patient at Disa's hostipal has begun to open up, and a new martial arts teacher has begun teaching in this small town in Dalarna.

1.0

In principio erano le mutande

May 7, 1999

Imma falls in love with a fireman.

4.8

The Whole Shebang

Mar 6, 2014

After a series of catastrophically failed marriages, Apple is single again. Blame on Apple's attachment is in her opinion, her mother Ingrid. Because this Apple has punished not only with her hippie name, but was in every way a raven mother. When Ingrid spends an All Inclusive vacation in Spain, her mother and daughter are confronted with a dramatic event from their past.

6.7

Language Lessons

Sep 10, 2021

A Spanish teacher and her student develop an unexpected friendship.

6.9

Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

Mar 1, 2006

A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Balkan war.

5.9

Bollywood/Hollywood

Oct 25, 2002

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a pop star. Before you can say "karmic intervention," Kimberly dies in a freak accident and Rahul is devastated. Instead of allowing him to mourn in peace, Rahul's mother sees the opportunity she's been waiting for. She threatens to call off his sister's wedding unless he finds himself a "nice Indian girl." Rahul enlists the services of Sue, a fiercely independent escort whom he believes to be Hispanic, and therefore not "married" to the conventions taught to young Indian women. With a wink in her eye, Sue accepts the deal to pose as his Indian bride-to-be. She needs the money and having never been a fan of the typical Indian male, she feels her heart is safe. The charade begins....

6.3

Bend It Like Beckham

Apr 11, 2002

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

6.8

Monsoon Wedding

Aug 30, 2001

As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.

4.0

The Wagner-Clan

Oct 23, 2015

After the death of genius Richard Wagner his wife Cosima fights for his legacy even against the will of her children Sigmund and Sieglinde.

6.8

I'm Your Man

Jul 1, 2021

Alma is a scientist coerced into participating in an extraordinary study in order to obtain research funds for her work. For three weeks, she has to live with a humanoid robot tailored to her character and needs, whose artificial intelligence is designed to be the perfect life partner for her. Enter Tom, a machine in human form in a class of its own, created solely to make her happy.

7.4

Standby

Dec 31, 2016

A comedy about friendship and routines entirely set in a police patrol car. We see the day to day lives of two new partners Gary and Jenny.

6.6

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Nov 8, 2002

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

4.9

Friended to Death

Oct 3, 2013

An obnoxious meter maid and social media junkie, Michael fakes his own death to see which of his many friends will attend his funeral.

7.2

The Intern

Sep 23, 2015

70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

7.4

Lost in Translation

Sep 18, 2003

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

6.4

Italian for Beginners

Dec 7, 2000

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.

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0.0

Honeymoon

Jan 1, 1997

Eric and Louise's honeymoon is disrupted by a stranger who claims he will perform a miracle. Meanwhile, Eric's brother and best friend are both experiencing trouble with their own relationships and want to warn him about challenges of marriage.

4.9

The Garden

Oct 26, 2017

In the summer of 1976, a shared family yard becomes the setting, as the adults bicker over selling the garden and the kids are free to explore the mysterious neighboring lot. Then they hear about a girl that has disappeared...