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MediaPro Studios
Bucharest Film Studios (Media Pro Studios) in Romania is Eastern Europe's largest and longest established film studios with a tradition in cinema spanning almost 70 years. The complex is located in the town of Buftea, 20 kilometers north-west of Bucharest. Since they were founded (in the 1950s), over 600 films have been shot and processed there, both Romanian and international productions. In 2015, a group of investors from the U.S. and Romania finalized the transaction through which CME sold the shares to Media Pro Entertainment, a major shareholder of the Media Pro Studios. After a rebranding, Media Pro Studios is now Bucharest Film Studios. Beginning In the wake of Soviet control of Romania, the newly installed regime was quick to realize the propaganda potential of feature films. In 1950, construction began at what would later be called, using a terminology typical for that era, ''Centrul de Producţie Cinematografică Buftea'' (Buftea Film Production Center). Like any ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iulian Mihu
Iulian Mihu (3 November 1926 – 20 June 1999) was a Romanian film director. He directed nineteen films between 1953 and 1998. His 1981 film ''The Pale Light of Sorrow'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Diploma. Selected filmography * ''Felix și Otilia'' (1972) * ''The Pale Light of Sorrow ''The Pale Light of Sorrow'' ( ro, Lumina palidă a durerii) is a 1981 Romanian drama film directed by Iulian Mihu. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Diploma. Cast * Violeta Andrei * Andrei ...'' (1981) References External links * 1926 births 1999 deaths Romanian film directors Film people from Bucharest {{Romania-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mircea Drăgan
Mircea Drăgan (3 October 1932 – 31 October 2017) was a Romanian film director. He directed 23 films between 1955 and 1992. His 1961 film ''Thirst'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Two years later, his film ''Lupeni 29'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival and it also won the Silver Prize. He was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1973 film '' Explosion'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Diploma. Filmography * ''Dincolo de brazi'' (1958) (with Mihai Iacob) * '' Setea'' (1961) * ''Lupeni 29'' (1963) * ''Neamul Șoimăreștilor'' (1965) * ''Golgota'' (1966) * ''The Column'' (1968) * '' Brigada Diverse intră în acțiune'' (1970) * '' Brigada Diverse în alertă!'' (1971) * '' B.D. la munte și la mare'' (1971) * '' Explozia'' (1973) * ''Frații Jderi'' (1974) * '' Ștefan cel Mare - Vaslui 1475'' (1974–75) * ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Column (film)
''The Column'' ( ro, Columna) is a 1968 Romanian historical film directed by Mircea Drăgan. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The action starts near the end of Trajan's Dacian Wars (106 AD), when south western Dacia was transformed into a Roman province: Roman Dacia. It covers the years after the war, including the beginnings of the Romanization and Romanian ethnogenesis, the construction of Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, resistance of the Free Dacians, and first barbarian invasions. Plot Part 1 As the Romans under Trajan take the Dacian capital Sarmizegetusa, the Dacian king Decebalus and his closest followers are forced to retreat. Trajan takes command of the city and orders one of his officers, Tiberius, to pursue the defeated king. In a cave, Decebalus broods on his defeat, and tells his devoted supporter Gerula that the Dacian people must continue to resist. Tiberius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He was best known for his historical films, such as ''Mihai Viteazul'' (1970, released in English both under the equivalent title ''Michael the Brave'' and also as ''The Last Crusade''), '' Dacii'' (1966, ''Les Guerriers''), ''Războiul Independenței'' (1977, ''War of Independence''), as well as for his series of thrillers that take place in the interwar Kingdom of Romania, such as '' Un comisar acuză'' (1973, ''A Police Inspector Calls''). Joanna Pacuła starred in his film ''Ultima noapte de dragoste'' (''The Last Night of Love'') in 1980 before eventually emigrating to the United States, where he went on to a very successful career. Early life and education Nicolaescu was born in Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, but grew up in Timișoara, where his family moved when he was 5 years old. He graduated from the Politehnica University of Bucharest as a mechanical engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacii
The Dacians (; la, Daci ; grc-gre, Δάκοι, Δάοι, Δάκαι) were the ancient Indo-European inhabitants of the cultural region of Dacia, located in the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea. They are often considered a subgroup of the Thracians. This area includes mainly the present-day countries of Romania and Moldova, as well as parts of Ukraine, Eastern Serbia, Northern Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary and Southern Poland. The Dacians and the related Getae spoke the Dacian language, which has a debated relationship with the neighbouring Thracian language and may be a subgroup of it. Dacians were somewhat culturally influenced by the neighbouring Scythians and by the Celtic invaders of the 4th century BC. Name and etymology Name The Dacians were known as ''Geta'' (plural ''Getae'') in Ancient Greek writings, and as ''Dacus'' (plural ''Daci'') or ''Getae'' in Roman documents, but also as ''Dagae'' and ''Gaete'' as depicted on the late Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Clair
René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade. Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Clair's best known films include '' Un chapeau de paille d'Italie'' (''The Italian Straw Hat'', 1928), '' Sous les toits de Paris'' (''Under the Roofs of Paris'', 1930), ''Le Million'' (1931), ''À nous la liberté'' (1931), ''I Married a Witch'' (1942), and ''And Then There Were None'' (1945). Early life René Clair was born and grew up in Paris in the district of Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Colpi
Henri Colpi (; 15 July 1921 – 14 January 2006) was a French film editor and film director. Early life Colpi graduated from the IDHEC in 1947. During 1950 to 1960, he edited films for such notable French New Wave directors as Agnès Varda and Georges Franju. Career Colpi directed the 1961 film ''Une aussi longue absence'', which is well known for sharing the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival with ''Viridiana'', directed by Luis Buñuel. ''Une aussi longue absence'' was written by Marguerite Duras, featured Alida Valli in a major role, and included music by Georges Delerue. It also won the Louis Delluc Prize in 1960. His second feature ''Codine'' was also screening in competition at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, where Colpi won the prize for Best Screenplay. Colpi is also noted as a film editor with about 20 credits, including Alain Resnais' films ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1961) and ''L'Année dernière à Marienbad'' (1963). He edited André Antoine's forgotten fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Codine
''Codine'' is a 1963 French-Romanian crime film directed by Henri Colpi. It was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay. Cast * Alexandru Virgil Platon as Codine * Françoise Brion as Irène * Nelly Borgeaud as Zoitza Zograffi * Maurice Sarfati as Alexis * Răzvan Petrescu as Adrian Zograffi (as Razvan Petresco) * Germaine Kerjean as Anastasia * Graziela Albini * * Nicolae Bodescu * (as Dorine Dron) * Mihai Fotino Mihai Fotino (; 14 September 1930 – 13 January 2014) was a prolific Romanian actor who has appeared in theatre, film, television, and radio, in a career spanning 70 years. Born in Bucharest, he spent his early years in Brașov, where his f ... as Cotoiul * as Catrina * as Anton References External links * 1963 films 1963 crime films Romanian crime films 1960s French-language films Films directed by Henri Colpi French crime films 1960s French films {{1960s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Daquin
Louis Daquin (20 May 1908 – 2 October 1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * '' First on the Rope'' (1944) * '' Patrie'' (1946) * ''The Bouquinquant Brothers'' (1947) * ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1949) * ''Bel Ami'' (1955) * '' Ciulinii Bărăganului'' (1958) (co-director, with Gheorghe Vitanidis) * ''The Opportunists ''The Opportunists'' is a 1999 British-American crime drama film, written and directed by Myles Connell, and starring Christopher Walken, Cyndi Lauper, Donal Logue, and Vera Farmiga. The film takes place in the urban setting of Greenpoint, Brook ...'' (1959) * ''La Foire aux cancres'' (1963) References External links * * 1908 births 1980 deaths People from Calais French film directors French male film actors 20th-century Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciulinii Bărăganului
''Ciulinii Bărăganului'' (''The Thistles of the Bărăgan''; french: Les Chardons du Baragan) is a 1958 Franco-Romanian film directed by Louis Daquin and Gheorghe Vitanidis, based on a novel of the same title by Panait Istrati. The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nuța Chirlea, as Matache * Ana Vlădescu, as Tudorița * Ruxandra Ionescu, as Stana * Florin Piersic, as Tănase * , as Mărin * , as Dudaca * Matei Alexandru, as Ursu * Marcel Anghelescu * Maria Tănase * * Ernest Maftei Ernest Maftei (; 6 March 1920 – 19 October 2006) was a Romanian film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1953 to 2006. Biography Born in Prăjești, Bacău County, he attended high school in Bacău, and, at age 17, he joined the ... * Benedict Dabija * References External links * 1958 films Films based on Romanian novels French historical drama films Romanian historical drama films 1950s Romanian-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mircea Daneliuc
Mircea Daneliuc (; born 7 April 1943) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed 19 films since 1975. In 1993 his film '' The Conjugal Bed'' was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film '' The Snails' Senator'' was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. As one of the most prominent Romanian film directors of the 1980s, his films mixed realism and parables, enabling him to convey uncensored criticism towards the communist regime. Selected filmography * '' Cursa'' (The Ride) (1975) * '' Ediţie specială'' (Special Issue) (1977) * '' Probă de microfon'' (Microphone Test) (1980) * '' Vânătoarea de vulpi'' (Foxhunting) (1980) * '' Croaziera'' (The Cruise) (1981) * ''Glissando'' (1984) * '' Iacob'' (1988) * ''A 11-a poruncă'' (The 11-th Commandment) (1991) * '' Tusea şi junghiul'' (The Toothless War) (1992) * '' Patul conjugal'' (The Conjugal Bed) (1993) * '' Această lehamite'' (Fed Up) (1994) * '' Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
