Movielogr
Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica? (1981)
Directed by Lucian Pintilie
Overview
Based on a theatrical text by Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912), who was a bitter and funny witness of the turn-of-the-20th-century Romanian bourgeois mores, Carnival Scenes manages to preserve and further enhance the slightly hysteric atmosphere of his plays. Pintilie creates a strange combination of carnival scenes which is brought to the screen as a burlesque, fast-paced, screwball comedy with a meditative undertone. This film was banned in Romania for a decade until the death of Ceausescu in 1989 and was only released after the 1989 revolution.
Length 132 minutes
Actors
Victor Rebengiuc | Mariana Mihut | Tora Vasilescu | Gheorghe Dinică | Petre Gheorghiu | Mircea Diaconu | Ştefan Iordache | Florin Zamfirescu | Stefan Banica | Constantin Baltaretu | Ion Anghel | Jorj Voicu | Alexandru Drăgan | Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez | Aurel Giurumia | Aurel Cioranu | Radu Panamarenco | Papil Panduru | Magda Catone | Vasile Muraru | Constantin Diplan | Costel Constantin | Mitică Popescu