The Romanian cinema of nationalism : historical films as propaganda and spectacle /
Prior to the collapse of communism, Romanian historical movies were political, encouraging nationalistic feelings and devotion to the state. The author explores a comprehensive selection of fictional films, old and new, set in the Romanian past.
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: bringing history into focus
- The politics of spectatorship: Romanianism and Romanianness on and off film
- Film as the litmus test for national independence: Tudor
- Taking stock of history in real time: the extreme long shot of Romanian historicals
- The Dacian legacy on film
- The medieval inheritors of the ethnic tradition: Stephen the Great, Michael the Brave, Vlad the Impaler
- Where does that leave us? the story so far
- The 21st century makeover of the genre
- The cultural memory and Romanian heritage cinema.