The Certainty of Probabilities (2021)
1968, The Socialist Republic of Romania. Women catch up on the latest tendencies in beachwear, the young hippies of Hamburg are harshly criticized by Romanian students, while Nicolae Ceaușescu reads the famous defiance speech against the intervention of the Warsaw Pact troops in Czechoslovakia. Floating solemnly over all this is The Internationale, sung on a stadium by a crowd of pioneers dressed in white shirts and red ties. A certainty for each probability: the documentary is at the same time a history lesson and an ideological warning sign, the director’s endeavour permanently draws our attention to the functions of the propaganda film, yet without tarnishing the fascination that dwells in the core of the images, that of the figures that wave at us from a past buried in commonplaces and political parti pris.
Cast
- Nicolae Ceaușescu - Himself
- Ion Iliescu - Himself
- Elena Ceaușescu - Herself
- Ilarion Ciobanu - Himself
Screenplay
Keywords
communism, romania
Trailer
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- What is The Certainty of Probabilities about?
- 1968, The Socialist Republic of Romania. Women catch up on the latest tendencies in beachwear, the young hippies of Hamburg are harshly criticized by Romanian students, while Nicolae Ceaușescu reads the famous defiance speech against the intervention of the Warsaw Pact troops in Czechoslovakia. Floating solemnly over all this is The Internationale, sung on a stadium by a crowd of pioneers dressed in white shirts and red ties. A certainty for each probability: the documentary is at the same time a history lesson and an ideological warning sign, the director’s endeavour permanently draws our attention to the functions of the propaganda film, yet without tarnishing the fascination that dwells in the core of the images, that of the figures that wave at us from a past buried in commonplaces and political parti pris.
- Who directed The Certainty of Probabilities?
- The Certainty of Probabilities was directed by Raluca Durbacă.
- Who stars in The Certainty of Probabilities?
- The Certainty of Probabilities stars Nicolae Ceaușescu, Ion Iliescu, Elena Ceaușescu, Ilarion Ciobanu.
- How long is The Certainty of Probabilities?
- The Certainty of Probabilities has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is The Certainty of Probabilities?
- The Certainty of Probabilities is a Documentary film.
- Where was The Certainty of Probabilities produced?
- The Certainty of Probabilities was produced in Romania.