Geo Saizescu (14 November 1932 – 23 September 2013) was a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and actor.[1] He appeared in 22 films between 1963 and 2009 and directed 16 films between 1956 and 2012.
Geo Saizescu | |
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 Saizescu filming Grăbește-te încet in April 1981 | |
| Born | Gheorghe Saizescu 14 November 1932 |
| Died | 23 September 2013 (aged 80) Bucharest, Romania |
| Resting place | Cernica Monastery, Pantelimon, Ilfov |
| Alma mater | Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1956–2012 |
| Children | Cătălin Saizescu |
| Awards | National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank |
He was born in Prisăceaua, Mehedinți County in 1932, the twelfth child of his parents; his father was a notary in the village. After his secondary studies at the Traian High School in Turnu Severin, he studied at the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest, film directing department,[2] graduating in 1957. He made his directorial debut in 1956 with the film Aventurile bravului soldat Svejk; in 1958 he wrote the script and directed the film Doi vecini.[3]
In 2002 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.[4] He died at the age of 80 in Bucharest and was buried in the cemetery at Cernica Monastery, in nearby Pantelimon.[4]
Saizescu was the founder of the Faculty of Arts at the Hyperion University in Bucharest; the faculty now bears his name.[4] His son, Cătălin Saizescu (born in 1976) is an actor, film director, and producer.[3]
Selected filmography edit
- Doi vecini (1959)
- Un surîs în plină vară (1964)
- La porțile pămîntului (1966)
- Balul de sîmbătă seara (1968)
- Tonight We'll Dance at Home (1972)
- Păcală (1974)
- Eu, tu, și... Ovidiu (1978)
- Șantaj (1981)
- Grăbește-te încet (1982)
- The Secret of Bacchus (1984)
- Sosesc păsările călătoare (1985)
- Secretul lui Nemesis (1987)
- Harababura (1991)
- Păcală se întoarce (2006)
- Iubire elenă (2012)
Acting edit
- A Bomb Was Stolen (1961)
- The Pale Light of Sorrow (1981)
References edit
- ^ "A murit regizorul Geo Saizescu. Ce a declarat în ULTIMA emisiune TV în care a apărut". Antena 3 CNN (in Romanian). 24 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Sahagia, Viorel. "Mehedințeanul Geo Saizescu – un mare regizor român". www.cafeneauapolitica.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b Dumitrache, Claudiu (4 April 2013). "Regizorii Geo și Cătălin Saizescu atacă dur "manelismul" și "comedia" prezentată de posturile TV din România". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Delcea, Cristian (26 September 2013). "De ce n-a fost înmormântat Geo Saizescu pe aleea actorilor din Bellu? Sebastian Papaiani: "Nu a vrut Caramitru!"". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
External links edit
- Geo Saizescu at IMDb
- "Geo Saizescu". www.cinemagia.ro (in Romanian).
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