Construirea, afirmarea și longevitatea unui mit românesc: Ecaterina Teodoroiu. Rolul filmului
The construction, affirmation and longevity of a Romanian myth: Ecaterina Teodoroiu. The role of a film

Summary/Abstract: Prominent figure in the Romanian heroic pantheon, Officer Ecaterina Teodoroiu has been the focus of both historians and directors. Several feature films are dedicated to this heroine: Ecaterina Teodoroiu. Heroine from Jiu (directed by Niculescu-Brună, 1931), Ecaterina Teodoroiu (directed by Dinu Cocea, 1978) and The Triangle of Death (directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu, 1999)and only one documentary Ecaterina Teodoroiu, the Heroine of the Romanian People (directed by Dorin Brozba, 2017). Each historical film retains specific mythologizing patterns. While the first film depicts the role of the royal family and associations of that period, the film produced in national-communism highlights the same institutions in a mocking manner. Besides, the postcommunist film focuses on political and military elites and Queen Marie, though in an overcrowded script. The interwar Romanian society shaped the figure of Ecaterina Teodoroiu as linked to the myth of the virgin from Jiu and the image of compassionate Queen Marie. The myth of the heroine is evident in Dinu Cocea’s and Sergiu Nicolescu’s films, associated with the French romantic image of the sacrificing virgin. The purpose of this study is to point out the manner in which Ecaterina Teodoroiu is transfigured and introduced in the Romanian pantheon of sacrificing heroines.

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