Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?
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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Cast (23)
Editors
Original Title
De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?
Original Language
ro
Spoken Languages
Romanian
Production Countries
RO
Production Companies
Casa de Filme Unu, Casa de Filme Cinci
IMDB
tt0082241