Stanciu-Gorun 2020

Rural and Urban in the Romanian Fiction Film of the ’60s

Elena Stanciu-Gorun


Article information

Volume: XIV Issue: 2, Pages: 85-110
https://doi.org/10.24193/RJPS.2020.2.04
Elena Stanciu-Gorun
Babeş-Bolyai University, Doctoral School “Population Studies and History of Minorities”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
elena.stanciu@ubbcluj.ro


Abstract

The present paper intends to show that during the 1960s, different films meant to evoke the rural and urban environments were created, which brought to public attention a particular type of men and women whose mistakes were corrected or blamed during the plot; the purpose of the paper is to give examples of certain behavioural types accepted by society and political party. Also, a certain type of problems, different for each environment, is envisaged, along with certain types of solutions which are provided, usually issued from the existing party’s policies of that period. The Romanian film production of 1960s – 1969s comprises over 150 titles.

Keywords: film, society, family, urban, rural, propaganda

References

Edited sources

The Cinema magazine, 1963-1969

Movies

Setea, produced in 1961, director Mircea Drăgan,

Lumina de iulie, produced 1963, director Gh. Nagy,

Un surâs în plină vară, produced in 1963, director Geo Saizescu

Dragoste lungă de-o seară, produced in 1964, director Gheorghe Nagy

Aproape de soare, produced in 1961, director Davel ştiopul

Partea ta de vină, produced in 1962, director Mircea Mureşan

Puştiul, produced in 1961, director Elisabeta Bostan

Omul de lângă tine, produced in 1962, director Horea Popescu

A fost prietenul meu, produced in 1962, director Andrei Blaier

Gaudeamus igitur, produced in 1961, director Gheorghe Vitanidis

Dimineţile unui băiat cuminte, produced in 1966, director Andrei Blaier

Secondary bibliography

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Iliu, V. (1963). “Planurile noastre”. Cinema 1 (January).

Ricci, T. (1963).“Despre noile săli de cinematograf”. Cinema 2(February).

Răchită, V. (1963). “Cinemapalmares”. Cinema 3 (March).

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Calotescu, V. (1963). “Cavalcadă în Bărăgan”. Cinema 4.

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Albu, I. (1988). Căsătoria în dreptul român. Cluj-Napoca: Dacia.

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