Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1932-11-14
Day of Death
2013-09-23
Place of Birth
Prisăceaua, Mehedinţi, România
Geo Saizescu
Biography
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.
Filmography (25)
One second of life
2009
Păcală se întoarce
2006
The Second Fall of Constantinople
1994
The Telephone
1992
Harababura
1990
Secretul lui Nemesis
1987
The Extras
1987
Repeated Wedding
1985
The Migrant Birds Are Coming
1984
The Secret of Bacchus
1984
Căruța cu mere
1983
On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube
1983
Escapada
1983
Bucharest Identity Card
1982
