At the Crossroads of Great Storms

Original title: La rascrucea marilor furtuni

19801980
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

At the Crossroads of Great Storms (1980)

Biography

Drama

History

In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the ... Read allIn 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

Top credits

See production, box office & company info

2User reviews

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Trivia
In the context of European revolutions taking place in 1848 the Wallachian Revolution of 1848 had similar causes and aims.It sought to replace an absolutist monarchy with a constitutional monarchy and to replace an obsolete feudal system with a modern system.In Wallachia it also sought to achieve national unity with Moldavia and ultimately to achieve Romania's independence from both the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

User reviews2

Review

Top review

useful

the first surprise - it is an alive film. the dialogues, the problems, the relation between characters are realistic and each becomes useful trait for define the making of modern Romania in the fight of ideas of 1848 Valachian Revolution. than, it do not propose lessons. only it defines a historical episode with precise care for recreate the atmosphere and the portraits of the characters. the film has the great gift to not propose heroes or statues, bad guys or sinners. only men and theirs ideas and gestures and desire to change the reality in a better direction. the script by Petre Sălcudeanu ignores easy solutions. it propose a way to understand and define the conflicts between political visions and the causes of each group. Constantin Codrescu does an inspired Heliade Rădulescu in middle of a world in change and Cornel Ciupercescu seems be the most inspired interpreter of Bălcescu. a film who could be useful for discover the roots of contemporary Romania.

helpful•1