Cinematheque: Premiere Showcase
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (Romania, 2010, 35mm, 180 min., subtitled; Directed by Andrei Ujica)
Event Details
Date
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time
7 p.m.
Location
UW Cinematheque, 4070, Vilas Hall
Description
Comprised exclusively of state-sanctioned footage, this “official” history of Romania’s most infamous leader is a fascinating inquiry into the blinkered megalomania of those in power. Spanning 25 years and culled from over a thousand hours of archival film—from official propaganda to Ceausescu’s home movies—this found-footage epic is a total immersion in the dictator’s cocoon of yes-men.
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Cost
Free
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