Elisabeta Bostan (born 1 March 1931) is a Romanian

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and

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. She directed 25 films between 1956 and 1991.

Biography

Born in

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, she attended the in

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, where she staged her first theater production at age 14. She then went to

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, where she enrolled in the Institute of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale, graduating in 1954. She made her debut in 1958 with two

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s, "Trei jocuri românești" and "Cloșca cu puii de aur". Bostan taught at the Institute of Theatre and Film, where she served for a period as Dean. She received prizes at festivals in

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, and

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. In 2009 she received the Gopo Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Filmography

*'' Culegere de dansuri românești'' (1956) *'' Trei jocuri românești'' (1958) *'' Dansul 'Cloșca cu puii de aur''' (1958) *'' Cloșca cu pui'' (1958) *'' Hora'' (1959) *' (1962) *'' Năică și peștișorul'' (1963) *' (1964) *'' Pupăza din tei'' (1965) *' (1966) *' (1967) *' (1967) *'' Tinerețe fără bătrânețe'' (1969) *'' Veronica'' (1972) *'' Veronica se întoarce'' (1973) *''

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'' (1976) *' (1981) *' (1982) *' (1983) – TV series *' (1985) *' (1987) *' (1988) *' (1989) *' (1990) *' (1991)

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* 1931 births Living people Romanian film directors Romanian women film directors Romanian screenwriters People from Buhuși Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography alumni Romanian women academics Romanian university and college faculty deans {{Romania-film-director-stub

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