Stere Gulea (born 2 August 1943) is a

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and

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. He was born in

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commune,

Constanța County Constanța () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km2. The deg ...

, in an Aromanian family that had fled from the

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region of

Southern Dobruja Southern Dobruja, South Dobruja or Quadrilateral (Bulgarian: Южна Добруджа, ''Yuzhna Dobrudzha'' or simply Добруджа, ''Dobrudzha''; ro, Dobrogea de Sud, or ) is an area of northeastern Bulgaria comprising Dobrich and Silistra ...

during the 1940

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. After attending high school

Constanța Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...

, Gulea studied philology at the Pedagogical Institute of Constanța and then pursued his studies at the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in

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, graduating in 1970. He made his film director debut that year with ' ("The Water Like a Black Buffalo"); this documentary movie, done in collaboration with his IATC colleagues,

Dan Pița Dan Pița (; born 11 October 1938 in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, Romania) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Career Pița has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit ''Pas în doi'', which won an Honourab ...

and

Mircea Veroiu Mircea Veroiu (; 29 April 1941 – 26 December 1997) was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 22 films between 1968 and 1997. He was a member of the jury at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography ...

, record the catastrophic 1970 floods in Romania. In the early 1970s, he produced and directed a

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documentary based on

Mateiu Caragiale Mateiu Ion Caragiale (; – January 17, 1936), also credited as Matei or Matheiu, or in the antiquated version Mateiŭ,Sorin Antohi"Romania and the Balkans. From Geocultural Bovarism to Ethnic Ontology" in ''Tr@nsit online'', Institut für die ...

's life; his first feature film was ' ("The Green Grass from Home", 1978), based on a screenplay by . His 1995 movie,

State of Things ''State of Things'' ( ro, Stare de fapt) is a 1995 Romanian drama film directed by Stere Gulea. The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret ...

, was submitted by Romania for the

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. In 2019, he won the Gopo Award for best movie with , This film is a sequel to

The Moromete Family ''The Moromete Family'' ( ro, Moromeții) is a 1987 Romanian drama film based on the first volume of the eponymous novel by Marin Preda. A sequel was filmed in 2017. The movie, as well as its sequel, were shot in Talpa, Teleorman County. Cast ...

(1988), also directed by Gulea, both based on the eponymous novel by

Marin Preda Marin Preda (; 5 August 1922, Siliștea Gumești, Teleorman County, Kingdom of Romania – 16 May 1980, Mogoșoaia, Ilfov County, Socialist Republic of Romania) was a Romanian novelist, post-war writer and director of Cartea Românească publis ...

. In 2018 Gulea was made honorary citizen of

Talpa Talpa may refer to: Places * Talpa, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Talpa, Teleorman, a commune in Teleorman County, Romania * Talpa, a village in Cândeşti Commune, Botoşani County, Romania * Talpa, a village in Bârgăuani Com ...

, the commune in

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''crazy forest'' ...

where both these movies were shot. In 2000, then-

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awarded him the

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, Commander rank.

Filmography

*' (2018) *'' Sunt o babă comunistă'' (2013) *'' Weekend with my Mother'' (2009) *''

'' (1995), also screenplay *' (1993) *'' Piata Universității - Romania'' (1991) *''

'' (1988), after Marin Preda's novel, '' Moromeții'' *' (1983), screenplay *' (1981), after a

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novel *' (1978) *' (1970)

References

External links

Cinemagia - Stere Gulea
* 1943 births Living people People from Constanța County Romanian people of Aromanian descent Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography alumni Romanian documentary filmmakers Romanian film directors Commanders of the Order of the Star of Romania {{Romania-film-director-stub