Tales from the Golden Age
2009 · 155 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 6,270 VOTES · DIR. Hanno Höfer, Constantin Popescu Jr., Ioana Uricaru, Răzvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,828 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE
00:05:28 but to be ready just in case
00:10:19 So, can you get some sheep?
00:15:19 Holy shit!
00:21:33 When he thought he was OK...
00:27:09 But we've already made the Comrade President taller.
00:35:46 Comrades!
00:42:43 You're absolutely right.
00:46:38 What's all this?
00:51:24 Come quickly!
00:57:22 Who's absent?
01:02:11 We'll put it on the blanket.
01:08:42 Those already had the hair burned off.
01:13:16 and do it then?
01:19:21 Even a jar's fine.
01:25:17 She's a nice girl but she's not my date.
01:30:39 It's very simple, you just have to give me a bottle of tap water.
01:35:52 Indeed, we've received a complaint and...
01:39:55 Deal!
01:46:04 Will you?
01:54:50 This one and I'm done.
02:01:30 At 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
02:07:42 With poultry, you have to arrive before nightfall.
02:16:53 You think anybody's going to ask for them?
Cast & Characters
Diana Cavallioti
Crina (segment \"The Legend of the Air Sellers\")
Radu Iacoban
Bughi (segment \"The Legend of the Air Sellers\")
Vlad Ivanov
Grigore (segment \"The Legend of the Chicken Driver\")
Tania Popa
Camelia (segment \"The Legend of the Chicken Driver\")
Liliana Mocanu
Marusia (segment \"The Legend of the Chicken Driver\")
Alexandru Potocean
The Secretary (segment \"The Legend of the Official Visit\")
Teodor Corban
The Mayor (segment \"The Legend of the Official Visit\")
Emanuel Parvu
The Party Inspector (segment \"The Legend of the Official Visit\")
Calin Chirila
The Party Activist (segment \"The Legend of the Party Activist\")
Romeo Tudor
The Shepherd (segment \"The Legend of the Party Activist\")
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,828
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line02:16:53
Production Record
DirectorHanno Höfer, Constantin Popescu Jr., Ioana Uricaru, Răzvan Marculescu, Cristian Mungiu
LanguageRO
Revenue$494,486
IMDb votes6,270