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The Snails' Senator
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Mircea Daneliuc
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Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, Alpha Films International
Cast
Mircea Daneliuc
Director
Dorel Vișan
Senatorul Vârtosu
Cecilia Bârbora
Tudorache Cireșica
Clara Vodă
Reporter
Madeleine Thibeault
Reporter
Dan Chișu
Reporter
Florin Zamfirescu
Deputy Mayor
Constanta Comanoiu
Cireșica's Mother
Nicolae Albani
Prefect
Mircea Andreescu
Arch Guardian
Dinu Apetrei
Viorel
Anda Caropol
Senator's Wife
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