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The Snails' Senator (1995)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Mircea Daneliuc

Synopsis

This Romanian dramatic comedy offers metaphorical commentary on life after Ceausescu's reign as it tells the story of a rural community turned topsy-turvy in their mad quest for the snails a prominent senator has requested for his dinner. The trouble begins when a rather imposing, pompous senator comes to visit a small rural Romanian town for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new hydro-electric dam. After he finishes his speech, the senator is accosted by a Swiss film crew eager to interview him. The senator is inordinately concerned with presenting a positive image of Romania to the world at large and so when he learns that he and the journalists are to stay at the same villa, does everything he came to make sure that they see nothing scandalous.

Actors

Dorel Vișan
Dorel Vișan
Senatorul Vârtosu
Cecilia Bârbora
Cecilia Bârbora
Tudorache Cireșica
Clara Vodă
Clara Vodă
Reporter
Madeleine Thibeault
Madeleine Thibeault
Reporter
Dan Chișu
Dan Chișu
Reporter
Florin Zamfirescu
Florin Zamfirescu
Deputy Mayor
Constanta Comanoiu
Constanta Comanoiu
Cireșica's Mother
Nicolae Albani
Nicolae Albani
Prefect
Mircea Andreescu
Mircea Andreescu
Arch Guardian
Dinu Apetrei
Dinu Apetrei
Viorel
Anda Caropol
Anda Caropol
Senator's Wife
Viorel Comănici
Viorel Comănici
Petrescu
Camelia Zorlescu
Camelia Zorlescu
Villa Administrator
Viorica Geantă-Chelbea
Viorica Geantă-Chelbea
Haralambie Boroş
Haralambie Boroş
Mayor

Crews

Mircea Daneliuc
Mircea Daneliuc
Director
Mircea Daneliuc
Mircea Daneliuc
Writer
Petru Mărgineanu
Petru Mărgineanu
Music
Melania Oproiu
Melania Oproiu
Editor

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