Carnival Scenes (Romanian: De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?, literally, "Why the bells are ringing, Mitică?") is a 1981 Romanian drama film directed by Lucian Pintilie. It was banned in Romania and was not shown until after the 1989 revolution.^[1] The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Cast

• Victor Rebengiuc as Pampon
• Mariana Mihuț [ro] as Mița Baston
• Petre Gheorghiu [ro] (as Crăcănel)
• Tora Vasilescu as Didina Mazu
• Gheorghe Dinică as Nae
• Mircea Diaconu as Iordache
• Ștefan Bănică
• Tamara Buciuceanu
• Ovidiu Schumacher [ro]