Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?

1981 2h 12m RO

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6.6

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7.8

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★6.6TMDB · 16★7.8IMDB · 949

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lucian Pintilie
Writers: Lucian Pintilie
Languages: Romanian
Countries: Romania

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eugenia Naghi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Victor Rebengiuc and Mariana Mihuț and Tora Vasilescu carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lucian Pintilie directs. Eugenia Naghi cuts. Produced in Romania. Dialogue in Romanian.

Trivia

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145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Editor Eugenia Naghi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Victor Rebengiuc and Mariana Mihuț and Tora Vasilescu carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0082241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.