Ritualul de tămăduire în satul românesc de altădată
The healing ritual in the old Romanian village

From ethnography to documentary film

Summary/Abstract: For almost half a century, Sahia Studios in Bucharest were the main propaganda tool of the communist regime in Romania. The productions carried out here described in positive shades the reality in the country, starting from the achievements of the unique party, continuing with collectivization and industrialization and ending with materials that wanted to be educational for the general public. The quality of many productions made in Sahia studios is, however, doubtful for two main reasons. The first is related to the technical difficulties, and the second is related to the strict rules that the film producers had to obey. They were watched by censors who gave verdicts about the items to be removed, kept or introduced. On the other hand, many of the films made in Sahia have a high significance not only from the artistic point of view, but from the rare images they use. This is also the case with the production analyzed in this study. The aim of this paper is to analyze the cinematographic construction of a documentary made in Romania in the 60’s in parallel with the reality described in specialized works of ethnographic character.

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