The Snails' Senator (1995)

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.

Directing:
  • Mircea Daneliuc

Writing:
  • Mircea Daneliuc

Stars:
Release Date: 1995-06-02
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  • Country: RO
  • Language: Română
  • Runtime: 108
Mircea Andreescu
Mircea Andree...
Arch Guardian
Florin Zamfirescu
Florin Zamfir...
Deputy Mayor
Viorel Comănici
Viorel Comăni...
Petrescu
Clara Vodă
Clara Vodă
Reporter
Cecilia Bârbora
Cecilia Bârbo...
Tudorache Cireșica
Dorel Vișan
Dorel Vișan
Senatorul Vârtosu
Dan Chișu
Dan Chișu
Reporter
Anda Caropol
Anda Caropol
Senator's Wife
Viorica Geantă-Chelbea
Viorica Geant...
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