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
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. 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
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 ...
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
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 (focused on the history, theory and aesthetics of film) accompanied by screenings in the main university cities in
Romania
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:
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 ...
,
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
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,
Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
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,
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 ...
,
Braşov.
Mircea Dumitrescu was a member of the
Romanian Filmmakers Union (1993).
After 1992, he wrote articles, reviews, and film essays for: "Tribuna" (
Cluj-Napoca
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), "
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" (
Cluj-Napoca
; hu, kincses város)
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), "Alternativa" (
Braşov), "Monitorul" (
Iaşi), "Util Expres" (
Braşov), "Transilvania Expres" (
Braşov), "Argument" (
Cluj-Napoca
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), "Cuvântul libertăţii" (
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 ...
), "Jurnal de Mureş" (
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
...
), "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" (
Cluj-Napoca
; hu, kincses város)
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), "
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" (
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 ...
), Revista Respiro (www.revistarespiro.com). Mircea Dumitrescu collaborated with
television stations
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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, 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,
*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
*
* 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
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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