Romanian Capitalism on Film: Microhistories of Hope, Anxiety and Adaptation

Romanian Capitalism on Screen examines contemporary Romanian cinema as a testimony to pivotal aspects of Romania's postsocialist economy and culture. It complements existing accounts of economic and cultural history by utilizing the perspective of socially engaged, high-quality cinema to provide enlightening insights into the country's emerging capitalist culture.

Focusing on key feature films of the New Romanian Cinema, the monograph presents a methodological framework for analyzing cinemat...