The country is ready for its closeup with a bright new identity, after centuries of sending mixed signals to the world. The name conjured up images of Vlad the Impaler, Dracula and dictator Nicolae Ceausescu (who was executed in 1989) — negative images countered by classical Romanian composers such as George Enescu, mountain greenery, perky gymnasts and hard-nosed tennis players (a recent influx of female players might change that adjective to “graceful”). Over the past decade, the nation has made a push for a greater connection to showbiz, hosting such productions as “Cold Mountain,” “Hatfields & McCoys” and Terry Gilliam’s upcoming “The Zero Theorem.” variety/2013/film/news/romania-opening-its-doors-to-the-worlds-of-digital-and-showbiz-1200416679/
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:23:10 +0000
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