Amintiri din epoca de aur 2009

Stephen Holden, New York Times: There are moments, especially in the first two tales, that conjure a maniacal Chaplinesque verve. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: The collection is a mixed bag, although there are no clunkers. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Though much lighter than the country's art-house fare of the past few years, the collection serves as a sampler of the much-heralded Romanian cinema. Read more

David Jenkins, Time Out: It's a frustrating case of individual triumph cancelling out collective cohesion in this sporadically enjoyable, if tonally mismatched, anthology of five short films. Read more

Jay Weissberg, Variety: [The directors'] youth and talent should allay fears that the country's film explosion is incapable of hitting a broad range of notes, and offer hope that more mainstream, home-grown offerings can spur cinema building within Romania. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Bracketed by the Ceausescu anthem, the movie recalls a social disaster in painstaking detail and with a measure of ambivalent love. Read more