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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.

Top 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

Overview

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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