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.
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 | |
Ștefan Bănică | |
Constantin Băltărețu | |
Ion Anghel | |
Jorj Voicu |