Emil Loteanu: splendoarea si prabusirea visului romantic

This study looks at Emil Loteanu’s films and life struggles. Ana-Maria Plamadeala links close study of his films with psychoanalysis. She uses this way of reading the mind to explore his life. The book links his work to his romantic ideals.

This critical study of one subject is for film and life-story readers. It looks at myths of revolution, return, and freedom. It also explores myths of the feminine and genius. Plamadeala shows how Loteanu’s films draw on other arts. She looks at strains between the filmmaker and his performers. She also explores tensions with the real people who served as models.

The book takes a fresh look at his move to Moscow. It also reviews his work there. It explores the strain of leaving his homeland. It looks at how he learned to live in a new culture. It also studies his role in film’s neoromantic tradition. This is a return to romantic ideals in film. This Romanian hardcover edition came out in 2017. It has 224 pages.