IFF Rotterdam, The Netherlands
January 26 – February 6, 2011
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu , Romania, 2010, 180 min, 35 mm, History, Politics, Portrait
"After all, a dictator is simply an artist who is able to fully put into practice his egotism. It is a mere question of aesthetic level, whether he turns out to be Baudelaire or Bolintineanu, Louis XVI or Nicolae Ceausescu." (Andrei Ujica). During the summary trial that he and his wife were submitted to, Nicolae Ceausescu is reviewing his long reign in power: 1965-1989. It is an historical tableau that in its scope resembles American film frescos such as those dedicated to the Vietnam War.
My Perestroika
Director: Hessman Robin
Producer: Hessman Robin, Wexler Rachel
Production company: Red Square Production, Bungalow Town Productions, ITVS International, American Documentary / POV, YLE - Finnish Broadcasting Company
Moje Perestrojka , United Kingdom, USA, 2010, 87 min, Beta, History, Society
"My Perestroika" follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times — from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. Together, these childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionments of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.
Both films can be found in the East Silver Online Videolibrary.
