
Phalanstery
History · Drama
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.
Top Cast


Liviu Ciulei
Liviu Ciulei
Dinicu Golescu
Liviu Ciulei
Dinicu Golescu


Julieta Szönyi
Julieta Szönyi
Catita
Julieta Szönyi
Catita


Adrian Pintea
Adrian Pintea
Theodor Diamant
Adrian Pintea
Theodor Diamant


Mihai Mălaimare
Mihai Mălaimare
Schina
Mihai Mălaimare
Schina
Vasile Nițulescu
Vasile Nițulescu
Mos Paia
Vasile Nițulescu
Mos Paia


Dumitru Rucăreanu
Dumitru Rucăreanu
Dumitru Rucăreanu
Romeo Pop
Romeo Pop
Romeo Pop
Constantin Rășchitor
Constantin Rășchitor
Constantin Rășchitor
Dan Bubulici
Dan Bubulici
Dan Bubulici


Radu Dunăreanu
Radu Dunăreanu
Radu Dunăreanu
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