Sunday, January 6, 2013

Tales From the Golden Age

Romania

Absurd "legends" from the days of the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaucescu. All were either true or could have been.

The point, which was pretty obvious from the beginning, was that life under a dictatorship brought about absurd situations...largely because of the warped system of power and the genuine fear that created. This was amusing for a while but repetitive as each story had the same point. This might be cathartic to a Romanian audience but didn't quite work for me.

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