The Leninist experiment is undoubtedly the most important event of the twentieth century. An economic system was installed, which outperformed for instance the semi-feudal states of South-America and Asia. For some time it even seemed possible that it could match the capitalist systems of the west. Unfortunately the Leninist system could only be introduced at the cost of the dictatorship of the party, which made the system rather desolate. The sad repression varies among the countries, and so I was interested to see the version of the Romanian nation (that is, as someone pointed out, Italian, and not Slavic. Note: a bigamist is a thick fog over Rome). The film The way I spent the end of the world tries to depict the way of life in Romania. Unfortunately it is made in 2005, after the liberation, and focuses on the repressive side of the regime. It was ugly, although there is a positive side: even if you don't know what you are doing, someone else does. The young woman Eva is still a schoolgirl. The lessons are dominated by propaganda - a gentlemanly goose (joke). Eva is torn between two men, a dissident friend Andrei and a Leninist neighbor Alex. Eva does not take a political stance, and simply tries to find happiness. At first she sympathizes with Andrei, but she backs out, when they try to cross the border. Perhaps she is testing the strength of his love. Indeed they separate. It is morbid. She hopes for a higher offer. So subsequently she befriends Alex, who in the mean time has broken with the Leninist party, because of her. This seems to be an expression of true love. In 1989 the little brother of Eva shoots at Ceauescu with a catapult, and this starts the fight for liberation. Alex is killed in the ensuing struggle. In the last shot we see Eva sailing towards the sunset on a cruise ship (enjoy the view of the ocean, that is eliminated by our special lighting at night). There is always light at the end of the tunnel, unless you are agoraphobic. It is a gentle film, but still leaves me dissatisfied. Similar to "Das Leben der Anderen" (DDR/GDR) the film has the clashes between the dissidents and the secret policy at heart. But what is the message? You should not flee, but change the regime from within? And while the repression violated the civil rights, it is not the experience of the common people. I prefer the portrayal in "12:08 East of Bucharest" where in fact the life of the people is hardly changed by the liberation. The fall of Ceauescu is simply an event on TV. And don't forget to comment, I love it!