Geo Saizescu
Directing
- Born
- November 14, 1932 · Prisăceaua, Mehedinţi, România
- Died
- September 23, 2013 (age 80)
Geo Saizescu (14 November 1932 – 23 September 2013) was a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1963 and 2009 and directed 16 films between 1956 and 2012.
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, 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 [ro].
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In 2002 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He died at the age of 80 in Bucharest and was buried in the cemetery at Cernica Monastery [ro], in nearby Pantelimon.
Saizescu was the founder of the Faculty of Arts at the Hyperion University [ro] in Bucharest; the faculty now bears his name. His son, Cătălin Saizescu [ro] (born in 1976) is an actor, film director, and producer.
Known for
Behind the camera16
- 2012Iubire Elenă Director
- 2006Păcală se întoarce Director, Writer
- 1990Harababura Director, Writer
- 1987Secretul lui Nemesis Director
- 1984The Migrant Birds Are Coming Director
- 1984The Secret of Bacchus Director
- 1981Blackmail Director
- 1981Hurry Slowly Director
- 1978I, You, and Ovidiu Director, Screenplay
- 1974Păcală Director, Writer
