Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?

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.

Country:

Romania

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama

Duration:

132 minutes

Year:

1981

Director:

Lucian Pintilie

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Company:

Casa de Filme Unu,

Casa de Filme Cinci

Cast:

Pampon

Mita Baston

Didina Mazu

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Crăcănel

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Director

Screenplay

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