Between eastern roots and Western Wings: (Re) Mapping the Pursuit of Happiness in Cristian Mungiu's Movie OCCIDENT
Between Eastern Roots and Western Wings: (Re) Mapping the Pusuit of Happiness in Cristian Mungiu's Movie OCCIDENT
Author(s): Julie PaulescSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Editura Fundaţiei România de Mâine
Keywords: movie Occident; communism; happiness; Romania
Summary/Abstract: Cristian Mungiu's Occident is a movei about the new, dynamic, perpetually transforming and consumption oriented Romania society, where the protagonists explore ways to fulfill their dreams in a country where the disappearance of oppression and political persecutions does not necessarily allow for one's pursuit of happiness.
Journal: Analele Universităţii Spiru Haret. Seria Jurnalism
- Issue Year: 11/2010
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 125-132
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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