Mircea Dumitrescu (September 3, 1926 – March 11, 2005) was a

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets ...

, professor and

essayist An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal a ...

. He was known especially for his

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...

course accompanied by screenings in the main university cities in

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, S ...

Biography

Mircea Dumitrescu was born in

Dumitrești Dumitrești is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of sixteen villages: Biceștii de Jos, Biceștii de Sus, Blidari, Dumitrești, Dumitreștii de Sus, Dumitreștii-Faţă, Găloiești, Lăstuni, Lupoaia, Motnău, Poieniț ...

Vrancea County Vrancea () is a county ( județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 340,310 and ...

to Elena Şisman and Victor Dumitrescu (a

physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...

), but he was brought up in

Buzău The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Car ...

. His father, Victor Dumitrescu, served at the "

Carol I Carol I or Charles I of Romania (20 April 1839 – ), born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (''Domnitor'') from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914. He w ...

" Hospital in Dumitrești. Between 1934 and 1946, he studied in

and

Craiova Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...

(Liceul militar „Dimitrie A. Sturdza”), but Dumitrescu completed his high school just in the 1960s. He graduated from

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea din București), commonly known after its abbreviation UB in Romania, is a public university founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princel ...

and worked for Student's Culture House 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 ...

(1970–2005). After 1970, he supported a

course (focused on the history, theory and aesthetics of film) accompanied by screenings in the main university cities in

, Iaşi,

Târgu Mureş Târgu (Romanian for "the market") starts off the names of several places in Romania: *Târgu Bujor *Târgu Cărbunești *Târgu Frumos * Târgu Gânguleşti *Târgu Jiu *Târgu Lăpuș * Târgu Logreşti *Târgu Mureș *Târgu Neamț *Târgu Ocna ...

Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...

, Braşov. Mircea Dumitrescu was a member of the Romanian Filmmakers Union (1993). After 1992, he wrote articles, reviews, and film essays for: "Tribuna" (

), "

Timpul ''Timpul'' (Romanian for "The Time") is a literary magazine published in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine t ...

" ( Iaşi), "Tribuna Ardealului" (

), "Alternativa" ( Braşov), "Monitorul" ( Iaşi), "Util Expres" ( Braşov), "Transilvania Expres" ( Braşov), "Argument" (

), "Cuvântul libertăţii" (

), "Jurnal de Mureş" (

), "Monitorul de Suceava" (

Suceava Suceava () is the largest urban settlement and the seat town ( ro, oraș reședință de județ) of Suceava County, situated in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania, and at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central and Eastern E ...

), "Jurnal de Vrancea" ( Focşani), "Biserica şi problemele vremi" ( Iaşi), "Tex–Caleidoscop" ( Braşov), "Transilvania Jurnal" ( Braşov), "Ideea creştină" ( Iaşi), "Adevărul de Cluj" (

), "

Gazeta de Transilvania ''Gazeta de Transilvania'' was the first Romanian-language newspaper to be published in Transylvania. It was founded by George Bariț in 1838 in Brașov. It played a very important role in the awakening of the Romanian national conscience in Trans ...

" ( Braşov), "Cotidianul – Week-end" (

), Revista Respiro (www.revistarespiro.com). Mircea Dumitrescu collaborated with

television stations A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth ...

TVS Holding ( Braşov) and Europa Nova ( Iaşi). Dumitrescu was a member of "Asociaţia Ziariştilor Români" after 1994. In 2001, his book of essays, "Istoria cinematografiei universale," was published by

Noesis Noesis is a philosophical term, referring to the activity of the intellect or nous. Noesis may also refer to: Philosophy * Noesis (phenomenology), technical term in the Brentano–Husserl "philosophy of intentionality" tradition * Noetics, a bran ...

editor

Remus Cernea Remus Cernea (; born June 25, 1974) is a Romanian activist against discrimination based on faith and religion, an advocate of the separation of church and state and the founder of the ''Solidarity for Freedom of Conscience Association''. From 201 ...

.Mircea Dumitrescu, "Istoria cinematografiei universale. Eseuri", vol. 1,

Noesis Cultural Society The Noesis Cultural Society (Romanian ''Societatea Culturală Noesis'') is a Romanian organization that produces and markets CD-ROM-based works pertaining to Romanian culture and thought. They are based in Bucharest, Romania. "Noesis" is an Ancient ...

, 2001, .

Books

*Mircea Dumitrescu, "Istoria cinematografiei universale. Eseuri," vol. 1,

, 2001, *Mircea Dumitrescu, "O privire critică asupra filmului românesc", ediţie îngrijită şi Cuvânt înainte de Mona Mamulea, Braşov, Arania, 2005,

Online works

Istoria cinematografiei universale. Eseuri, vol. 1, Noesis, noiembrie 2001

Mircea Dumitrescu, "O privire critică asupra filmului românesc", Braşov, Arania, 2005

References

External links

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* ttp://www.dumitresti.ro/personalitati/mircea-dumitrescu.html Sorin Tudose, Prof. MIRCEA DUMITRESCU
CRITICĂ DE FILM Andrzej Wajda

Cristi Puiu Cristi Puiu (; born 3 April 1967) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. With Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu, in 2004 he founded a cinema production company, naming it Mandragora. Early life, education and career Cristian Emilian Puiu wa ...

– Marfa şi banii de Mircea Dumitrescu {{DEFAULTSORT:Dumitrescu, Mircea Romanian film critics Romanian essayists 1926 births 2005 deaths People from Vrancea County Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian writers Romanian journalists University of Bucharest alumni 20th-century essayists 20th-century journalists