The Thistles of The Bărăgan

Overview

The title translates as Fools of Bărăgan, in reference to a band of beleaguered feudal Rumanian peasants. But these are no fools: instead, they are fearless freedom fighters, organizing a brave (though foredoomed) revolt against the tyranny of the landowners. The parallels drawn between the people of Bărăgan and Russia's revolutionary leaders are all but impossible to miss. It would have been nice, however, if the story had not been told in such a heavy-handed, spell-it-all-out fashion.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 17, 1959

Original language

Romanian

Spoken languages

romanian

Countries

Romania

Production

Filmstudio București

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0154341