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.
- Year: 1981
- Country: Romania
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: Casa de Filme Unu, Casa de Filme Cinci
- Keyword: bourgeoisie
- Director: Lucian Pintilie
- Cast: Victor Rebengiuc, Mariana Mihuț, Tora Vasilescu, Gheorghe Dinică, Petre Gheorghiu, Mircea Diaconu
