Geo Saizescu
Geo Saizescu (14 November 1932 – 23 September 2013) was a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1963 and 2009 and directed 16 films between 1956 and 2012. He was born in Prisăceaua, Mehedinți County in 1932, the twelfth child of his parents; his father was a notary in the village. After his secondary studies at the Traian High School in Turnu Severin, he studied at the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest, film directing department, graduating in 1957. He made his directorial debut in 1956 with the film Aventurile bravului soldat Svejk; in 1958 he wrote the script and directed the film Doi vecini [ro]. In 2002 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He died at the age of 80 in Bucharest and was buried in the cemetery at Cernica Monastery [ro], in nearby Pantelimon. Saizescu was the founder of the Faculty of Arts at the Hyperion University [ro] in Bucharest; the faculty now bears his name. His son, Cătălin Saizescu [ro] (born in 1976) is an actor, film director, and producer.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · One second of life as The Neighbour #1
- 2006 · Păcală se întoarce as
- 1994 · The Second Fall of Constantinople as Vasiliade
- 1992 · The Telephone as
- 1990 · Harababura as
- 1987 · Secretul lui Nemesis as
- 1987 · The Extras as
- 1984 · The Migrant Birds Are Coming as Foto Bujor
- 1984 · The Secret of Bacchus as Ieronim Stâncă
- 1983 · Căruța cu mere as Pretor
- 1983 · On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube as Teodor 'Bobby' Davidescu
- 1983 · Escapada as
- 1982 · Bucharest Identity Card as Avocatul
- 1981 · Blackmail as Simion
- 1981 · I have an Idea as
- 1981 · Hurry Slowly as
- 1978 · Together Again as Lambru
- 1974 · Păcală as The Judge
- 1972 · Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family as The Bizarro
- 1971 · Asediul as Catul Georgescu
- 1963 · Your Part of the Blame as The Tenor
- 1962 · Celebrul 702 as
- 1962 · A Bomb Was Stolen as