07 Nov 1997
Bandyta
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Dorel Vișan Senatorul Vârtosu
Cecilia Bârbora Tudorache Cireșica
Clara Vodă Reporter
Madeleine Thibeault 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
Viorel Comănici Petrescu
Camelia Zorlescu Villa Administrator
Viorica Geantă-Chelbea
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