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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Cast
19 people
Dorel Vișan
Senatorul Vârtosu
Known for
Shadows
The Oak
Cecilia Bârbora
Tudorache Cireșica
Also in
Fed Up
Too Late
Mircea Daneliuc
Also in
Microphone Test
The House Between the Fields
Petru Mărgineanu
Clara Vodă
Reporter
Known for
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
Melania Oproiu
Madeleine Thibeault
Reporter
No other roles listed
Dan Chișu
Reporter
Also in
Excursion
Déjà Vu
Florin Zamfirescu
Deputy Mayor
Known for
Child's Pose
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Dan Chisu
Reporter
Constanta Comanoiu
Cireșica's Mother
Also in
The Long Drive
Nicolae Albani
Prefect
Also in
Drumeț în calea lupilor
The Cruise
Mircea Daneliuc Director · Melania Oproiu Editor Petre Veniamin Production designer
First release May 1, 1995 · Produced in Romania · Production Alpha Films International
Production
Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture
Production
Alpha Films International
Production
Romania
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Original title
Senatorul melcilor
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
France · May 1, 1995
Cannes International Film Festival
Romania · June 2, 1995
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
November 1, 1995 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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