Movie Description

Ciulinii Bărăganului

(1957)

Overview

Rumania's entry in the 1958 Cannes Film Festival was the excessively melodramatic Ciulinii Bărăganului. The title translates as Fools of Bărăgan, in reference to a band of beleaguered feudal Rumanian peasants. But these are no fools: instead, they are fearless freedom fighters, organizing a brave (though foredoomed) revolt against the tyranny of the landowners. The parallels drawn between the people of Bărăgan and Russia's revolutionary leaders are all but impossible to miss. It would have been nice, however, if the story had not been told in such a heavy-handed, spell-it-all-out fashion.

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Original TitleCiulinii Bărăganului

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1957-01-01

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 56m

Production CompaniesFilmstudio București

Genres

  • Drama