The Thistles of the Bărăgan
1959, Romanian. Directed by Louis Daquin.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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- Released
- 17 April 1959
- Original title
- Ciulinii Bărăganului
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Alexandru Struțeanu
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The Thistles of the Bărăgan (1959) was directed by Louis Daquin and stars Florin Piersic, Clody Bertola, Marcel Anghelescu.