The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu
2010
Documentary, Self: Nicolae Ceaușescu, Elena Ceaușescu
154
Documentary
During the summary trial that he and his wife were submitted to, Nicolae Ceaușescu is reviewing his long reign in power: 1965-1989. From a formal point of view, The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu proves that it is possible to only use existing images to yield films focused on recent history, yet with an epic vein similar to that of the historical fiction cinema. This is an eminently syntactic endeavor, where montage plays a twofold ... [+]