Jean Georgescu (25 February 1904 – 8 April 1994) was a
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and 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 ...
n film director, actor, and screenwriter. Born in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and 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 ...
(where he also died), he was most notable for directing films including ''
In Our Village
''In Our Village'' (Romanian: ''În sat la noi'') is a 1951 Romanian drama film directed by Jean Georgescu and Victor Iliu.Liehm & Liehm p.142
The film's sets were designed by Stefan Norris.
Cast
* Constantin Ramadan as Ion Lepadat
* George Ma ...
'' (1951, in collaboration with
Victor Iliu
Victor Iliu (24 November 1912 – 4 September 1968) was a Romanian film director. He directed seven films between 1948 and 1964. His film ''The Mill of Good Luck'' was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
* '' Anul 1848'' ...
).
Biography
With the support of the operator Nicolae Barbelian, he made his first film, ''Millionaire for a Day''.
He was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit class I (1971) "for special merits in the work of building socialism, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Romanian Communist Party."
[Decretul nr. 138 din 20 aprilie 1971 al Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România privind conferirea unor ordine ale Republicii Socialiste România, art. 4.]
References
External links
*http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=509344.html
*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313695/
Cinemagia - Jean GeorgescuUn secol de cinema. Maestrii. Jean Georgescu Arhiva TVR.
Aniversare Jean Georgescu Canalul ''All About Romanian Cinema''
Omagiu Jean Georgescu Universitatea Hyperion
Biographies (in Romanian)
6 April 2010, Eliza Zdru, ''Adevărul''
108 ani de la nașterea marelui regizor Jean Georgescu 25 februarie 2012, ''Libertatea''
Film people from Bucharest
1904 births
1994 deaths
Romanian film directors
Romanian male film actors
Romanian male silent film actors
Romanian screenwriters
20th-century screenwriters
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