Released:
1981-09-26

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.

Director:
Lucian Pintilie

Runtime:
2h 12min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Victor Rebengiuc
  as
  Pampon
• 
  Mariana Mihuț
  as
  Mita Baston
• 
  Tora Vasilescu
  as
  Didina Mazu
• 
  Gheorghe Dinică
  as
  Nae
• 
  Petre Gheorghiu
  as
  Crăcănel