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''Carnival Scenes'' (, literally, "Why the bells are ringing, Mitică?") is a 1981 Romanian
comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Lucian Pintilie Lucian Pintilie (; 9 November 1933 – 16 May 2018Lucian Pi ...
. It was banned in Romania and was not shown until after the 1989 revolution. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
63rd Academy Awards The 63rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 25, 1991, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the cer ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


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Victor Rebengiuc Victor Rebengiuc (; known in full as Victor-George Rebengiuc; born 10 February 1933) is a Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more t ...
as Pampon * as Mița Baston * (as Crăcănel) *
Tora Vasilescu Tora Vasilescu (22 March 1951) is a Romanian actress. She was born in Tulcea and went to local School no. 5, and then went on to High School no. 2. She showed talent for acting since she was young and later studied at the Theater Institute in B ...
as Didina Mazu *
Gheorghe Dinică Gheorghe Dinică (; 1 January 1934 – 10 November 2009) was a Romanian actor. Career Dinică showed an early interest in acting, being part of different amateur theater troupes since he was 17. In 1957, he entered The National Institute of Thea ...
as Nae *
Mircea Diaconu Mircea Diaconu (; 24 December 1949 – 14 December 2024) was a Romanian actor, writer and politician. First appearing on stage in 1970, and on screen two years later, Diaconu pursued a lengthy career in both formats, working with a series of pro ...
as Iordache * Ștefan Bănică * Tamara Buciuceanu *


See also

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List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking film ...
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List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Romania began submitting for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 1966. As of 2022, Romania has submitted thirty-eight films for Oscar consideration, scoring its first nomination for ''Collective'' at the 93rd Academy Awards. ...


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* 1981 films 1981 comedy films Romanian comedy films 1980s Romanian-language films Films directed by Lucian Pintilie Censored films {{1980s-drama-film-stub