Tales from the Golden Age
Seen it?2009 | 155 min | Comedy, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone looking to switch off and smile and anyone who likes stories from the past brought to life. Low effort, high reward: just press play.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Long and immersive, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
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 Ceaușescu's regime.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$494K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hanno Höfer, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu Jr., Ioana Uricaru, Răzvan Marculescu
- Alexandru PotoceanThe Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Teodor CorbanThe Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Emanuel PârvuThe Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Sorin MedeleniNea Florică (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Florin Mircea Jr.Militiaman (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Mădălina GhițescuMădălina (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Alexandru NedelcuActivist 2 (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Marius NănăuShepherd (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Mihai NițăMihaiță (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
- Avram BirăuThe Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")