Tag Archives: Mircea Diaconu

slow transition (Film: Doar cu buletinul la Paris – Serban Marinescu, 2015)

‘Doar cu buletinul la Paris‘ is a film I almost avoided seeing. Judging by its title, it seemed to be one of those Romanian comedies blessed with an excellent cast, but which generally recirculates and perpetuates overused jokes. In the … Continue reading

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caravan of terror (Film: Caravana cinematografica – Titus Muntean, 2009)

The movie caravans have a history that is worth exploring. It begins a century ago in Russia immediately after the Bolshevik revolution. The regime established by Lenin and Stalin noticed early the propaganda force of the young art of cinema … Continue reading

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the unbelievable past (Documentary: Utopia impusa – Marius Barna, 2010)

The documentary film ‘Utopia impusa‘ (‘The Imposed Utopia’) was made in 2009. That was the year of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the communist regime in Romania, and screenwriter Lucian Dan Teodorovici and director Marius Barna felt the … Continue reading

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