Overview This brilliantly shot film in black and white give a startling picture of a small, rural, claustrophobic in a deeply religious,Protestant community. In some ways there is order with the count, the biggest landowner, though not liked, is respected as he controls the lives of the rest of the village. The story tells it story gradually Continue Reading
December 7, 2009
Film Review: Tales from a Golden Age
This Romanian film is really an exorcism of the communist past. It really consists of four separate stories of the urban myths, or did the event really happen?, under the perfect society of Nicolae Ceau?escu's regime, (the Romanians are good on irony). The official visit So we have the tale of the official visit, where a small, rural village Continue Reading