Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica? 1981 Directed by Lucian Pintilie De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?
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.
Release Date 26 September 1981
132 mins
Cast
Victor Rebengiuc
Pampon
Mariana Mihuț
Mita Baston
Tora Vasilescu
Didina Mazu
Gheorghe Dinică
Nae
Petre Gheorghiu
Crăcănel
Mircea Diaconu
Iordache
Ştefan Iordache
Mitica
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