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 : 91 | Popularity : 7%

Mariana Mihuț

Mita Baston

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Tora Vasilescu

Didina Mazu

Age : 73 | Popularity : 5%

Gheorghe Dinică

Nae

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

Petre Gheorghiu

Crăcănel

Age : 71 | Popularity : 5%

Mircea Diaconu

Iordache

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Ştefan Iordache

Mitica

Age : 67 | Popularity : 8%

Florin Zamfirescu

Age : 75 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

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

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