The Romanian solution

United Kingdom, 1977

TV show
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Episode number 6 of Series “The Long Search”.
Even under the communist regime of 1977 it was estimated that 80% of the Romanian population were members of the Orthodox church. The Orthodox church lays claim to an uninterrupted 2000 years of unfragmented Christianity, a Christianity which gives great importance to the symbolic, particularly in the form of icons, which are windows into heaven. This is because the Orthodox believe that words do not suffice to convey the real meaning of what we feel. The program includes church ceremonies, and particularly the celebration of Easter.

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Credits

director

Jonathan Stedall

producer

Peter Montagnon

production company

BBC

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1977

Appears in

The Long Search

Group of items

The Long Search

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305324

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Easter

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Romania

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Easter

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Orthodox Eastern Church

History → History

Places → Romania

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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