Movielogr
Phalanstery (1979)
Directed by Savel Știopul
Overview
In the early 19th century the Romanian Theodor Diamant was inspired by the French utopian socialist Charles Fourier and established one of Fourier’s “phalansteries” in Rumania. The film dramatizes the origins and demise of this effort, called the “Scaieni Phalanstery (the term is derived from “phalanx” and “monastery”). Among the socio-political commentary that is conveyed throughout, there is an important collusion between the army and the wealthy landowners of the time, and as the film points out in its own way, neither of these groups has ever been convicted of socialist/utopian tendencies.
Length 161 minutes
Actors
Liviu Ciulei | Adrian Pintea | Mihai Mălaimare | Vasile Nițulescu | Dumitru Rucăreanu | Romeo Pop | Constantin Rășchitor | Dan Bubulici | Radu Dunăreanu | Aristide Teica | Mircea Veroiu | Remus Mărgineanu | Ana Barcan | Alexandru Mereuta | Raimund Binder