Tales from the Golden Age (Amintiri din epoca de aur) 15 years old

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”...

Tales from the Golden Age

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. The title of the film refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.

Credits

Tales from the Golden Age Cast

Name Character
Diana Cavallioti She was 23, now 38 years old as Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Vlad Ivanov He was 39, now 55 years old as Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Radu Iacoban as Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Liliana Mocanu as Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Ion Sapdaru He was 47, now 63 years old as Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")
Tania Popa She was 36, now 51 years old as Camelia
Emanuel Pârvu as The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Alexandru Potocean He was 25, now 40 years old as The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Viorel Comănici He was 68, now 83 years old as The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Teodor Corban He was 52, now 67 years old as The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Tales from the Golden Age Crew

Name Department
Cristian Mungiu as Director. He was 41 (now 56) years old Directing
Cristian Mungiu as Producer. He was 41 (now 56) years old Production
Cristian Mungiu as Writer. He was 41 (now 56) years old Writing
Oleg Mutu as Producer. He was 36 (now 52) years old Production
Hanno Höfer as Director. He was 41 (now 57) years old Directing
Hanno Höfer as Music. He was 41 (now 57) years old Sound
Constantin Popescu as Director. He was 35 (now 50) years old Directing
Ioana Uricaru as Director. Directing
Răzvan Marculescu as Director. Directing
Tales from the Golden Age poster
Tales from the Golden Age (15 years)

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”...

  • Release day: Friday, May 29, 2009
  • Runtime: 155 minutes