Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?

Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?

1981
2h 12m
6.2

6.2/10

12 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: RO

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Production Information

Production Companies
Casa de Filme Unu Casa de Filme Cinci
Production Countries
Romania
Spoken Languages
Romanian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?
Release Date September 26, 1981
Status Released
Language RO
IMDb ID tt0082241

Cast

Victor Rebengiuc
Victor Rebengiuc

Pampon

Mariana Mihuț
Mariana Mihuț

Mita Baston

Tora Vasilescu
Tora Vasilescu

Didina Mazu

Gheorghe Dinică
Gheorghe Dinică

Nae

Petre Gheorghiu
Petre Gheorghiu

Crăcănel

Mircea Diaconu
Mircea Diaconu

Iordache

Ştefan Iordache
Ştefan Iordache

Mitica

Florin Zamfirescu
Florin Zamfirescu

Ștefan Bănică
Ștefan Bănică

Constantin Băltărețu
Constantin Băltărețu

Ion Anghel
Ion Anghel

Jorj Voicu
Jorj Voicu

Key Crew

Lucian Pintilie
Director
Ion Luca Caragiale
Writer
Lucian Pintilie
Screenplay