Tales From The Golden Age

  • 2009


MOVIE IS engaging useful sidesplitting desperate sentimental
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Positive Reviews 17
Average Rating 3.6/5
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3.0
Its a frustrating case of individual triumph cancelling out collective cohesion in this sporadically enjoyable, if tonally mismatched, anthology of fi .. Time Out
2.5
The tales commingling of fear, secrecy, hunger, and yearning has a ragged, loopy wit.
4.0
Flashes of bleak humour makes this wry portrait a compelling experience.
3.8
Though much lighter than the countrys art house fare of the past few years, the collection serves as a sampler of the much heralded Romanian cinema. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Sardonic as it may be, Tales From the Golden Age is basically affirmativeits true subject is resilience. Village Voice
3.0
Given what we know of Ceausescus Romania, the Orwellian penetration of the state into every corner of daily life, the mildly comic, wistful tone of th .. Independent
4.5
But even if the finales a little too structured and sentimental, its still an enjoyable and fiercely inventive film. Shadows On The Wall
3.1
Tales From the Golden Age is the latest pleaser from the Romanian New Wave to reach New York. New York Post
4.0
It all somehow winds up with everyone on an out of control carousel that is one of the most sidesplitting cinematic moments of the year. Film Journal International ..
4.0
Comedy is a way of looking back at the horror without the rage and despair becoming unendurable. Guardian
3.0
There is a handsome twinkle in the photography, keen eyed period detail, a lightness of touch from director Lone Scherfig and a roll call of scene ste .. Express
3.0
SOAP BUBBLE Corries Angie dark past will be explored reveals Victoria Ekanoye shes alive Emmerdale shock as Rebecca is alive as shes bound and gagged .. The Sun
4.0
While this wry, sometimes poignant collection ultimately runs a little long, it serves as a useful introduction to the talent that makes Romania the p .. Entertainment Times Online ..
3.0
Every tale is engaging, but not wildly amusing still, I can imagine Romanian viewers enjoying it. In other words, perhaps you had to be there. Entertainment Times Online ..
3.0
This veers between light hearted comedy and dark tales of desperate lives. Metro
3.8
All the stories have their merits, celebrating a people amusingly out of step with their stalwart, demented leaders. Boston Phoenix
2.8
More often than not, this mixed bag hits its mark, but in two drawn out stories, the rhythm, not to mention the absurdist plot twists, fall flat. Film Forward
5.0
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2.5
The universal midlife crisis just strikes as a woefully inadequate way to conclude a compelling chapter in Romanian history. Critics Notebook
4.5
Beautifully made propaganda for police brutality. Clint Eastwood is not as great as I expected, he does weirdly stilted line readings... Patheos



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