Release Date

02 Jun, 1995

Runtime

01:48: (HH:MM)

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.

Original Title

Senatorul melcilor

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Actors

Dorel Vișan

Cecilia Bârbora

Clara Vodă

Madeleine Thibeault

Dan Chișu

Florin Zamfirescu

Constanta Comanoiu

Nicolae Albani

Mircea Andreescu

Dinu Apetrei

Anda Caropol

Viorel Comănici

Camelia Zorlescu

Viorica Geantă-Chelbea

Haralambie Boroş

Crew

Mircea Daneliuc

Mircea Daneliuc

Petru Mărgineanu

Melania Oproiu