The Snails' Senator
1995, Romanian. Directed by Mircea Daneliuc.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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Cast & crew
- Mircea DaneliucDirector
- Dorel VișanSenatorul Vârtosu
- Cecilia BârboraTudorache Cireșica
- Clara VodăReporter
- Madeleine ThibeaultReporter
- Dan ChișuReporter
- Florin ZamfirescuDeputy Mayor
- Constanta ComanoiuCireșica's Mother
- Nicolae AlbaniPrefect
- Mircea AndreescuArch Guardian
- Dinu ApetreiViorel
- Anda CaropolSenator's Wife
- Viorel ComăniciPetrescu
Details
- Released
- 2 June 1995
- Original title
- Senatorul melcilor
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Mircea Daneliuc
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The Snails' Senator runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The Snails' Senator isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 June 1995. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Snails' Senator?
The Snails' Senator (1995) was directed by Mircea Daneliuc and stars Dorel Vișan, Cecilia Bârbora, Clara Vodă.