The Snails' Senator
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1995-06-02
Runtime: 108 mins
Director: Mircea Daneliuc
Writer: Mircea Daneliuc
Spoken language: Română
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: The Snails' Senator
Production Companies: Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, Alpha Films International
Production Countries: Romania
Cast
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
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