Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?

Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica? — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 26, 1981
• Runtime
• 132 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• Lucian Pintilie

Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica? — 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