Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Victor Rebengiuc

Pampon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Mariana Mihuț

Mita Baston

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Tora Vasilescu

Didina Mazu

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Gheorghe Dinică

Nae

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Petre Gheorghiu

Crăcănel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Mircea Diaconu

Iordache

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Ştefan Iordache

Mitica

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Florin Zamfirescu

Age : 75 | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Lucian Pintilie
Writing	Writer	Ion Luca Caragiale
	Screenplay	Lucian Pintilie
Crew	Cinematography	Florin Mihăilescu
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Elena Rucăreanu
	Costume Design	Doina Levintza
Editing	Editor	Eugenia Naghi
Department	Role	Name

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