Tall tales from Ceausescu era

Two years after winning the Palme d’Or with his unflinching abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days , Romanian director Cristian…

Two years after winning the Palme d'Or with his unflinching abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will return to the Cannes Film Festival in May with Tales from the Golden Age, a omnibus film based on urban legends from his country during the Communist era. Mungiu is one of five directors on the project, contributing two films to it. In marked contrast to the bleakness of his previous feature, he says, both are comedies.