Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant
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Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0733961738551
Format: NTSC
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 1999-03-13
Studio: A&E Home Video
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For 24 years, he ruled his country with an iron hand. But the waves of freedom that swept Europe in 1989 cost him his life. Nicolae Ceausescu will be remembered as much for his sudden death as his long tenure as dictator of Rumania. Through extensive archival footage and interviews with those who served him, BIOGRAPHY chronicles the rise and fall of the man who was utterly consumed with a desire to be the best. See how, together with his wife, he fashioned an image of perfection for himself--and how he eliminated any who dared challenge it. Former communist activists share their memories of the young man who would become a despot, while Richard Nixon (in an interview conducted shortly before his death) talks about his dealings with the inflexible leader. And relive the events that finally toppled his regime and turned the people against him. From his childhood in rural Rumania to his execution by firing squad, this is the story of one of the most infamous tyrants of the 20th century.
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Summary: Good intro to Ceausescu, but lacks depth or insight.
Comment: Nicolae Ceausescu was the Communist dictator of Rumania from 1965-1989, when he and his wife were overthrown and executed.
This is a good 50 minute introduction to Ceausescu's life, but it also feels slight. A dry recitation of facts, with lots of talking head experts. I'd like to have seen more news footage, less talking heads. Done in old ducumentary fashion, rather than post-Ken Burns fashion in which actors read actual letters from the people portrayed on screen. As a result, we never get a feel for Ceausescu, or get inside his head. We don't understand him any more than when we began. We're told Ceausescu was a tyrant -- and he was -- but we don't see the results of his tyranny. No prison or labor camp footage. Just a quick succession of propaganda and news clips, with many talking heads. A clear case of "telling" and not "showing."
Speaking of talking heads, it's funny how EVERY former member of his government NOW says how horrible Ceausescu was. If EVERY Communist bigwig opposed Ceausescu, why didn't someone speak up sooner?
Still, because there aren't many films on this important historic figure, I give it four stars as a serviceable introduction to those who've never heard of Ceausescu.
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