Dan Pița (; born 11 October 1938 in Dorohoi,

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) is a

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and

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Career

Pița has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit '' Pas în doi'', which won an Honourable Mention at the

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. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1992, Pița also won the

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(Leone d'Argento) at the

49th Venice Film Festival The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992. American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper and Czech filmmaker Jirí Menzel were the Jury Co-Presidents of the Main Competition. The Golden Lion winner was ' ...

for '' Hotel de Lux''.

Filmography

* '' Kira Kiralina'' (2013) * '' Ceva bun de la viață'' (2011) '' Something Good Out of Life'' *'' Femeia visurilor'' (2005) *'' Second Hand'' (2005) *'' Omul zilei'' (1997) '' The Man of the Day'' *'' Eu sunt Adam'' (1996) *'' Pepe & Fifi'' (1994) *'' Hotel de lux'' (1992) ''

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'' *'' Autor anonim, model necunoscut'' (1989) '' Anonymous Author, Unknown Model'' *'' Noiembrie, ultimul bal'' (1989) '' The Last Ball in November'' *'' Rochia albă de dantelă'' (1988) '' The White Lace Dress'' (USA) *'' Pas în doi'' (1985) ''Paso Doble'' *'' Dreptate în lanțuri'' (1983) '' Chained Justice'' (USA) *'' Faleze de nisip'' (1983) '' Sand Cliffs'' adaptation of the novel Sand Days/Zile de Nisip by Bujor Nedelcovici *'' Concurs'' (1982) '' The Contest'' *'' Prea tineri pentru riduri'' (1982) '' Too Young for Wrinkles'' *'' Pruncul, petrolul și ardelenii'' (1981) ''

The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians ''The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians'' (, ) is a 1981 Romanian Red Western directed by Dan Pița. It dramatises the struggles of Romanian and Hungarian settlers in a new land, the American frontier. Despite the American setting, including ...

'' *'' Bietul Ioanide'' (1979) '' Memories from an Old Chest of Drawers'' *'' Mai presus de orice'' (1978) '' This Above All'' *'' Profetul, aurul și ardelenii'' (1978) '' The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians'' *'' Tănase Scatiu'' (1976) '' A Summer Tale'' *'' Filip cel Bun'' (1975) '' Filip the Kind'' *'' Duhul aurului'' (1974) '' Gold Fever'', '' Lust for Gold'' *''August în flăcări'' (1973) (TV) '' August in Flames'' *'' Nunta de piatră'' (1972) (segment "At a Wedding") '' The Stone Wedding'' *'' Apa ca un bivol negru'' (1970) '' Black Buffalo Water '' *'' Viața în roz'' (1969) '' La vie en rose'' *'' Dupaamiază obișnuită'' (1968) '' An Ordinary Afternoon'' *'' Paradisul'' (1967) ''

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* * http://www.kinokultura.com/specials/6/caliman.shtml 1938 births Living people People from Dorohoi Romanian film directors Romanian screenwriters Romanian male screenwriters {{Romania-film-director-stub