The Thistles of The Bărăgan
6.6
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1957-01-01
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Drama
Rumania's entry in the 1958 Cannes Film Festival was the excessively melodramatic Ciulinii Bărăganului. The title translates as Fools of Bărăgan, in reference to a band of beleaguered feudal Rumanian peasants. But these are no fools: instead, they are fearless freedom fighters, organizing a brave (though foredoomed) revolt against the tyranny of the landowners. The parallels drawn between the people of Bărăgan and Russia's revolutionary leaders are all but impossible to miss. It would have been nice, however, if the story had not been told in such a heavy-handed, spell-it-all-out fashion.
Featured Crew
| Louis Daquin | Director |
| Nicolae Girardi | Assistant Camera |
| Antoine Tudal | Dialogue |
| Iulius Druckmann | Assistant Camera |
| Philippe Brun | Camera Operator |
| Eugenia Gorovei | Editor |
| Liviu Popa | Production Design |
| Radu Paladi | Music |
| André Dumaître | Cinematography |
| Maria Bortnovschi | Costume Design |
