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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.
As director
Iubire Elenă
Păcală se întoarce
Harababura
Secretul lui Nemesis
The Secret of Bacchus
The Migrant Birds Are Coming
Hurry Slowly
Blackmail
I, You, and Ovidiu
Păcală
Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family
The Saturday Night Dance
At the Gates of Earth
Love at Zero Degrees
A Midsummer Day's Smile
Doi vecini
As actor
One second of life
Păcală se întoarce
The Second Fall of Constantinople
The Telephone
Harababura
Secretul lui Nemesis
The Extras
Repeated Wedding
The Secret of Bacchus
The Migrant Birds Are Coming
On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube
Escapada
Căruța cu mere
Bucharest Identity Card
I have an Idea
Hurry Slowly
Blackmail
The Pale Light of Sorrow
Together Again
Păcală
Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family
The Siege
Your Part of the Blame
A Bomb Was Stolen
Celebrul 702