Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica? (1981)
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.
Director:
Lucian Pintilie
Writer:
Lucian Pintilie
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Victor Rebengiuc as Pampon |
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Mariana Mihuț as Mita Baston |
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Tora Vasilescu as Didina Mazu |
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Gheorghe Dinică as Nae |
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Petre Gheorghiu as Crăcănel |
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Mircea Diaconu as Iordache |
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Ştefan Iordache as Mitica |
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Florin Zamfirescu as |
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Ștefan Bănică as |
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Constantin Băltărețu as |
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Ion Anghel as |
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Jorj Voicu as |
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Alexandru Drăgan as |
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Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez as |
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Aurel Giurumia as |
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Aurel Cioranu as |
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Radu Panamarenco as |
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Papil Panduru as |
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Magda Catone as |
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Vasile Muraru as |
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Constantin Diplan as |
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Costel Constantin as |
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Mitică Popescu as |
| Directing | Lucian Pintilie | Director |
| Writing | Lucian Pintilie | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ion Luca Caragiale | Writer |
| Editing | Eugenia Naghi | Editor |
| Crew | Florin Mihăilescu | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elena Rucăreanu | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Doina Levintza | Costume Design |
