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The Snails' Senator

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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Romanian

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

02 June 1995

Country

Romania

Cast

Dorel Vișan

Dorel Vișan

Senatorul Vârtosu

Cecilia Bârbora

Cecilia Bârbora

Tudorache Cireșica

Clara Vodă

Clara Vodă

Reporter

Madeleine Thibeault

Madeleine Thibeault

Reporter

Dan Chișu

Dan Chișu

Reporter

Florin Zamfirescu

Florin Zamfirescu

Deputy Mayor

Constanta Comanoiu

Constanta Comanoiu

Cireșica's Mother

Nicolae Albani

Nicolae Albani

Prefect

Mircea Andreescu

Mircea Andreescu

Arch Guardian

Dinu Apetrei

Dinu Apetrei

Viorel

Anda Caropol

Anda Caropol

Senator's Wife

Viorel Comănici

Viorel Comănici

Petrescu

Camelia Zorlescu

Camelia Zorlescu

Villa Administrator

Viorica Geantă-Chelbea

Viorica Geantă-Chelbea

Haralambie Boroş

Haralambie Boroş

Mayor

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