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Red Empress - The Life and Adventures of Ana Pauker (2016)

Împărăteasa roșie - Viața și Aventurile Anei Pauker (2016)

67 min. - Documentary - - 19.06.2016


Synopsis:

Through a series of interviews with great historians and political scientists and with the help of archive images, the author re-constructs the image of Ana Pauker, the unofficial Romanian communist leader in the late fourties and early fifties, that is during the Stalinist years. This barely explored period of Romanian contemporary history, abounding in legends and misinterpretations, is presented from a perspective essentially based on verifiable truth. Although the collective memory retained her as a despicable person, responsible for all the tevils in the country, this image is but a distortion of history orchestrated by the communist propaganda for the benefit of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, the next in command who eventually became her successor. In an attempt to demystify Ana Pauker’s figure of a “criminal” and observing a chronological and thematic structure, the film casts light on a different facet of this emblematic character of Stalinist Communism.

Director: Radu Gabrea

Writer: Radu Gabrea, Magdalena Schubert

Stars: Vlad Rădescu, Victoria Cociaș



Casting

Vlad Rădescu Narrator
Victoria Cociaş Narrator
Red Empress - The Life and Adventures of Ana Pauker (2016) Robert Levy Hystorian
Red Empress - The Life and Adventures of Ana Pauker (2016) Vladimir Tismăneanu politolog
Red Empress - The Life and Adventures of Ana Pauker (2016) Adrian Cioroianu istoric
Red Empress - The Life and Adventures of Ana Pauker (2016) Gheorghe Onișoru istoric
Red Empress - The Life and Adventures of Ana Pauker (2016) Liviu Rotman istoric

Crew

Director

Radu Gabrea

Screenplay by

Radu Gabrea

Magdalena Schubert

Produced by

Marian Băruț

executive producer

Cristian Cociaș

production assistant

Theodor Ionuț Popescu

unit production manager

Cinematography by

Alexandru Macarie

Ion Dobre

Music Department
Cristian Tarnoveţchi

Film Editing by
Melania Oproiu

Production Design by

Mădălina Marinescu

Costume Design by
Svetlana Mihăilescu

Sound by
Mihai Orăşanu

mixaj sunet

Ion Bain

editor sunet, sound design

Directing Department

Florina Petrescu

regizor secund