Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica? (1981)
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.
Cast
Victor Rebengiuc
Pampon
Mariana Mihuț
Mita Baston
Tora Vasilescu
Didina Mazu
Gheorghe Dinică
Nae
Petre Gheorghiu
Crăcănel
Mircea Diaconu
Iordache
Ştefan Iordache
Mitica
Florin Zamfirescu
Ștefan Bănică
Constantin Băltărețu
Jorj Voicu
Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez
Aurel Giurumia
Aurel Cioranu
Papil Panduru
Magda Catone
Vasile Muraru
