简介：LucianPintilie'sfirstfilm,Sundayat6O'clock(Duminicalaora6,1965),oneofthefewRomanianmodernistauteurfilms.Thestory,aboutacoupleofyoung,anti-FascistfighterswhoarepersecutedandkilledbytheIronGuard[2]afterbeingbetrayedbyoneoftheirown,meetstherequirementsofsocialistrealismtoapoint. Thefilm'sstyle,however,takesonalifeofitsown,andthepoeticparableabouttheAngelsofLightconfrontingtheDemonsofDarknessistransformedintoadisturbingpsychologicalthriller,repletewithsadistictorturescenes.Fromaclose-upontheperspiringfaceofthehidingboy,thecamerarapidlyzoomsdowntheelevatorshafttorevealthegirl'sbodyfarbelowinthedungeons,andthencutstoasun-bleachedcourtyardwhereyoungpeoplearehappilychatting,thusescalatingtheforebodinganticipationtothelimit.Therecurringaudio-visualleitmotifs(thedarkstairwell,thesoundsofelevatormachinery,theoverexposedcourtyard)triggeraseriesofflashbacks,introducingbitbybitthepoignantstoryoftwopeopledestroyedbytheuncannyforcesofhistory.Thus,Pintilie'sfilmyieldsatransparentexistentialmetaphorforthedespondencyofyoungpeopleinhiscountry,trappedintheshaftofCommunistdictatorship.…