His talent as a director started to be appreciated and recognized after the dramatic tone of films: Virgo (1966), The Canaries and blizzard (1969), Power and truth (1971). The climax of his artistic career came at a time when it was hard to tell the truth easily, (freedom of expression was restricted) and is represented by: Actor and savages (1974) and Operation Monster (1976), a drama and a comedy which sometimes fail to convey emotions through subliminal messages powerful, to make characters. They have impressed both contemporary critics and (especially) the general public.
The 1950s was a difficult period for Romanian film, as filmmakers had to give up most of the "conquests" in terms of cinematic language obtained before the end of World War II. Culture was then subjected to a pseudo-artistic socialist realism, which called for works with excessively politicized topics. In this climate, Marcus made a number of comedy films of lesser value. Towards the second half of the 1960s, the director addresses a more serious tone, more involved, or the (1969) Canary Islands and blizzard movie talks about the price of freedom of political underground mission, pursued by the authorities. The film Canary, whose soundtrack is between Phoenix band’s tracks, was banned in the early seventies.
In other films, social and political problem type is solved in line with the ideology of the time. In 1970, Marcus made two films significantly, which were greatly appreciated by the public and critics: (1974) Actor and savages and (1976) Operation "Monster" . |
