Cristina Flutur is a Romanian film and theatre actress. In 2012 she made her debut in cinema, portraying the complex Alina Ringhis, main character in

Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu (; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film '' 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay and ...

's praised drama,

Beyond the Hills ''Beyond the Hills'' ( ro, După dealuri) is a 2012 Romanian drama film directed by Cristian Mungiu, starring Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan. The narrative follows two young women at an Eastern Orthodox convent in Romania. Plot Two Romania ...

. For her outstanding performance in this film she received the Best Actress Award at the

2012 Cannes Film Festival The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard section. ...

. Before 2012, she performed for several years in theatre productions, both in Romania, on the stage of the

Radu Stanca National Theatre The Radu Stanca National Theatre ( ro, Teatrul Național "Radu Stanca" Sibiu, abbreviation: TNRS) is a theatre in Sibiu, Romania, which began construction in 1788. It is one of the longest-standing theatres in Romania and one of the main structures ...

in Sibiu, and abroad, when on tour with the ensemble.

Biography

After finishing high school, Mathematics and Physics department, she decided to study Romanian and English languages and literature, along with American literature, at the

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (Romanian: ''Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza"''; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mih ...

in her hometown. After graduating from her first faculty, she decided to get seriously into acting and became a student at the

Babeș-Bolyai University The Babeș-Bolyai University ( ro, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai , hu, Babeș-Bolyai Tudományegyetem, commonly known as UBB) is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. UBB has a long academic tradition, started by Universitas ...

in Cluj-Napoca.

Artistic activity

Theatre

After finishing her studies at the drama department of

, she became an actress for the

in Sibiu, Romania. Here she performed in many productions, both classical and modern, under the guidance of famous Romanian and foreign directors, such as

Alexandru Dabija Alexandru Dabija (born February 13, 1955) is a stage director and actor in Romanian theater and film. Born in Piatra Neamț, he graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Bucharest. Dabija debuted in 1976 with Phili ...

, Radu Alexandru Nica, Gavriil Pinte,

Andrei Șerban Andrei Șerban (born June 21, 1943) is a Romanian- American theater director. A major name in twentieth-century theater, he is renowned for his innovative and iconoclastic interpretations and stagings. In 1992 he became Professor of Theater at th ...

, Vlad Massaci, Tompa Gabor,

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, Rodica Radu, Alexander Hausvater, Adriana Popovici,

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, Robert Raponja. During FITS, the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, she also played many roles in reading performances, recorded for the radio. Theatre productions in Sibiu: * "Platonov" by A. P. Chekhov, directed by Al. Dabija, role: Alexandra Ivanovna; * "Time for Love, Time for Death" by

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, directed by Radu Alexandru Nica, roles: a pupil, the teacher, the storyteller; * "Turandot" adapted from

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, directed by A. Zholdak, role: Turandot; * "The Guide of a Regained Childhood", by

Andrei Codrescu Andrei Codrescu (; born December 20, 1946) is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio. He is the winner of the Peabody Award for his film ''Road Scholar'' and the Ovid Prize for p ...

, directed by Gavriil Pinte, role: Dulcea; * "Metamorphosis" adapted from

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, directed by

Silviu Purcarete Silviu may refer to: *Silviu Bălace (born 1978), Romanian football player *Silviu Berejan (1927–2007), Bessarabian writer from Moldova and member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova * Silviu Bindea (1912–1992), Romanian football player *Silv ...

, performance based on improvisations; * "Love Factory" by

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, directed by Robert Raponja, role: Marie Duplessis; * "Life with an Idiot" adapted from

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, directed by A. Zholdak, role: The Wife; * "Othello?!" adapted from

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, directed by A. Zholdak, role: Desdemona; * "Today Is No Smoking Day" by

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, directed by Gavriil Pinte, role: Iustina; * "The Seagull" by A. P. Chekhov, directed by

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, role: Nina Zarechnaya; * "Plasticine" by Vasili Sigariev, directed by Vlad Massaci, role: Spira; * "Rhinoceros" by

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, directed by Tompa Gabor, role: The Waitress; * "Pantagruel's Sister-in-Law" adapted from Rabelais, directed by

, performance based on improvisations; * "The Human Voice" by

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, directed by Rodica Radu, one-woman show; * "Derby – an improvisation championship" directed by Alexander Hausvater, performance based on improvisations; * "Sweet Thursday" adapted from

John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social ...

, directed by Adriana Popovici, role: Ida; * "The Clouds", by

Aristophanes Aristophanes (; grc, Ἀριστοφάνης, ; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states ...

, directed by

. Theatre performances in Bucharest: * "Three Sisters", by A. P. Chekhov, directed by Gavriil Pinte, role: Masha, Radio drama for

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; * "Konkurs", adapted from Al. Galin, directed by Emanuel Parvu, role: Nina Ionescu, Metropolis Theatre.

Film

In 2011 Cristina Flutur was called for an audition for a part in the new feature by the Romanian Golden Palm winner,

. After a few screen tests, she was offered one of the main roles, that of a troubled girl brought up in an orphanage, Alina Ringhis. Acclaimed both by the critics and by the audience for her impeccable, most authentic, powerful and touching performance, she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. One year later, in 2013, Cristina Flutur started her first project in a foreign language, performing in French the role of Cristina Boico in the TV mini-series "Resistance". Cristina Boico was a Romanian Jewish woman who fought for the French Resistance during the Second World War. Produced by

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, the producer of "La mome",- '
"La mome" official website
'', official website of the movie, February 2014. the mini-series casts also

Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Fr ...

, Richard Berry and

Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career She was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent, and then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actres ...

. It was broadcast in 2014 on TF1 (France) and

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(Switzerland) and in 2015 on

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(UK), being nominated in 2015 for Best TV movie at the

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. In 2014 she started shooting for her first feature film in English, "Grain". The film is directed by the Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu and it had its premiere in 2017 at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Later that year it won the Grand Prix at Tokyo International Film Festival.

Filmography

* 2022 - ''The Drone '' (Netherlands), experimental short film, director Rutger Wolfson * 2022 - ''Gefilte Fish '' (Romania), feature film, director Andrei Cohn * 2022 - ''Wait Two Days'' (Belgium/Romania), short film, director Jaro Minne * 2022 - ''Une femme de notre temps'' (France), feature film, director Jean Paul Civeyrac * 2020 - ''Villetta con ospiti'' (Italy), feature film, director

Ivano De Matteo Ivano De Matteo (born 22 January 1966) is an Italian director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Rome, De Matteo formed as an actor in the drama laboratory "Il Mulino di Fiora", and later formed a stage company together with his ...

* 2019 - ''Carturan'' (Romania), feature film, director Liviu Sandulescu * 2019 - ''Backdraft II'' (USA), feature film, director

Gonzalo López-Gallego Gonzalo López-Gallego (born 27 June 1973) is a Spanish film director who is best known for his movie '' Apollo 18'', a 2011 sci-fi thriller and horror film starring Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, and Ryan Robbins. Filmography *'' The King o ...

* 2018 - ''Cu unul în plus/Just One More'' (Romania), short film, director Valeriu Andriuta * 2018 - ''Să nu ucizi/Thou Shalt Not Kill'' (Romania), feature film, directors Gabi Sarga & Catalin Rotaru * 2018 - ''When I Die the World Ends'' (Sweden/Greece/Germany), short film, director Jennifer Rainsford * 2017 - ''Hawaii'' (Romania), feature film, director Jesus del Cerro * 2017 - '' Grain (film)'' (Turkey/Germany), feature film, director

Semih Kaplanoğlu Semih Kaplanoğlu (born 4 April 1963) is a Turkish screenwriter, film director and producer. Life and career In 1984, Kaplanoğlu moved to Istanbul and worked for a couple of years as a copywriter for advertising companies like Güzel Sanatla ...

* 2016 - ''Fragments of Gabi'' (Belgium/Romania), short film, director Jaro Minne * 2015 - '' Raisa'' (Austria/Moldova/Romania), short film, director

Pavel Cuzuioc Pavel Cuzuioc (born 1978) is an Austrian, Moldovan, Romanian filmmaker. Early life and education Cuzuioc was born in Moldova. After studying law in Bucharest, Romania, he graduated from the State University of Moldova. In 2000, Pavel moved to ...

* 2014 - '' Resistance'' (France), TV mini-series ( TF1,

), directors David Delrieux & Miguel Courtois * 2012 - ''

'' (Romania/Belgium/France), feature film, director

Awards

*2012 Best Actress Award -

, for the role Alina in "

", directed by

; *2013 "Woman of the Year 2012", "Ambassador of the Romanian Art Abroad", offered by "Avantaje" magazine, Bucharest, Romania; *2017 Honorary Tribute Award - Aswan International Women Film Festival, Egypt; *2018

Nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. A collection of nominees narrowed from the full list of candidates is a short list. Political office In th ...

- Romanian Gopo Awards, for the role Ioana in ''Hawaii'', directed by Jesus del Cerro; *2018 Debut Award in Radio Drama for the role of Masha in "Three Sisters", a radio drama directed by Gavriil Pinte; *2010 Diploma for Excellency granted by the Ministry of Culture for her work on the stage of ''Radu Stanca National Theatre'', Sibiu, Romania.

References

External links

Cristina Flutur
imdb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Flutur, Cristina 1978 births Living people Actors from Iași Romanian film actresses Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Romanian television actresses Romanian stage actresses