Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 14, 1932
Died
Sep 23, 2013
Place of Birth
Prisăceaua, Mehedinţi, România
Credits
33 titles
Geo Saizescu
Biography
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]. 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
Filmography
Iubire Elenă
Director
One second of life
The Neighbour #1
Păcală se întoarce
The Second Fall of Constantinople
Vasiliade
Călătorie de neuitat
Director
The Telephone
Harababura
Secretul lui Nemesis
The Extras
Repeated Wedding
The Migrant Birds Are Coming
Foto Bujor
The Secret of Bacchus
Ieronim Stâncă
Căruța cu mere
Pretor
On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube
Teodor 'Bobby' Davidescu
Escapada
Bucharest Identity Card
Avocatul
Blackmail
Simion
Hurry Slowly
I have an Idea
The Pale Light of Sorrow
Together Again
Lambru
I, You, and Ovidiu
Director
Păcală
The Judge
Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family
The Bizarro
The Siege
Catul Georgescu
The Saturday Night Dance
Director
At the Gates of Earth
Director
Love at Zero Degrees
Director
Your Part of the Blame
The Tenor
A Midsummer Day's Smile
Director
Celebrul 702
A Bomb Was Stolen
Doi vecini
Director