Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?

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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.

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Creators

Lucian Pintilie

director

Lucian Pintilie

writer

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Ion Luca Caragiale

writer

Cast

Victor Rebengiuc actor

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Mariana Mihuț actor Tora Vasilescu actor Gheorghe Dinică actor

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Petre Gheorghiu actor Mircea Diaconu actor Ștefan Iordache actor Florin Zamfirescu actor

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Ștefan Bănică actor

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Constantin Băltărețu actor

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Ion Anghel actor

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Jorj Voicu actor

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Alexandru Drăgan actor

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Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez actor

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Aurel Giurumia actor

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Aurel Cioranu actor

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Radu Panamarenco actor

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Papil Panduru actor

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Magda Catone actor

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Vasile Muraru actor