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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 14, 1932
Deathday: September 23, 2013
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I have an Idea
1981-01-01
I have an Idea
Overview: Some party representatives want to make a new football team.
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Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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A Bomb Was Stolen
1962-01-23
A Bomb Was Stolen
Overview: A dialogue free Romanian science-fiction spy-comedy that draws upon farce, satire and surrealism as it subversively deconstructs the spy thriller with the protagonist's accidental discovery of a nuclear suitcase bomb and the subsequent fight over ownership between the rival powers of the criminals and the military.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1962-01-23
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Bucharest Identity Card
1982-01-01
Bucharest Identity Card
Overview: A provincial young girl, a farming engineer, does not want to return to the countryside on graduating, but stay in the capital. But she needs a Bucharest identity card to do this. Her solution is to "buy" a husband...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube
1983-07-01
On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube
Overview: The search for a list of Nazi spies that had been hidden in the house of a widowed noblewoman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1983-07-01
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One second of life
2009-04-17
One second of life
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 2009-04-17
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Celebrul 702
1962-10-22
Celebrul 702
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1962-10-22
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Hurry Slowly
1981-01-01
Hurry Slowly
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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The Secret of Bacchus
1984-03-05
The Secret of Bacchus
Overview: Victor, an incisive journalist, discovers a series of irregularities in a State farming enterprise. His investigations will unmask the fraud committed by the person in charge of the wine section, called Bachus. Although aided by an impressive number of cronies, Bachus will not be able to hide forever infamous secret.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1984-03-05
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Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family
1972-04-17
Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family
Overview: The main characters are two "Don Juans", professional "fiancees", who travel the country in search of desperate women willing to spend money to find their soulmates.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1972-04-17
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The Second Fall of Constantinople
1994-01-06
The Second Fall of Constantinople
Overview: A romanian comedy from 1994
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1994-01-06
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Păcală
1974-01-09
Păcală
Overview: Pacala is an important hero in Romanian popular tradition. He is always making fun of everything wrong with the human behaviour such as stupidity, greed or vanity. His attitude and actions always bring damages to the mean, evil and materialistic people. So beside the jokes, the movie has this philosophical layer, undoubtedly because Pacala's independent way of being, free spirit and his love for the nature creates a way of seeing life, bringing joy. Filmed in a very beautiful part of Romania in 1974, the movie had an important success at that time and it is considered one of the most loved movies in Romania ever. Like the hero, found in many stories and jokes, the movie forwards the spirit of true freedom and pure link with the nature, forgetting about times and governments.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1974-01-09
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The Migrant Birds Are Coming
1984-03-25
The Migrant Birds Are Coming
Overview: In the Barza village, people grew accustomed to see doctors leave with the migratory birds. With the new doctor, they will have a surprise...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1984-03-25
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Secretul lui Nemesis
1987-11-02
Secretul lui Nemesis
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1987-11-02
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The Extras
1987-01-01
The Extras
Overview: After 1950, when the comunist regime is fully entrenched, some Bourgeois descendants have to make a living being movie extras. Continuation of "On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube"
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Păcală se întoarce
2006-06-09
Păcală se întoarce
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Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 2006-06-09
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The Telephone
1992-08-24
The Telephone
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1992-08-24
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Your Part of the Blame
1963-11-28
Your Part of the Blame
Overview: This movie follows the story of a young man - Mihai Brad, who works for a industrial plant. He reaches a turning point in his life when his bosses discuss his admittance in the Young Worker Union, a communist organization, which can help propel his career forward. Mihai calls to remembrance his early days of his job after leaving his village with dreams of having his own house and a decent life. He first starts low as a unqualified worker and each month he saves all his money. The UTM organization tries to convince him to improve his skills become a qualified worker but he refuses saying that he soon wants to go back to his village and be a shepherd.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1963-11-28
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Blackmail
1981-02-23
Blackmail
Overview: A gang falsifies college degrees and sells them. They also help their careers, so that later they can blackmail them to obtain industrial espionage.
Genres: Thriller Crime Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1981-02-23
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Asediul
1971-08-21
Asediul
Overview: A communist prefect saves the day, saves the night, saves the building and the people. A communist prefect saves the day, saves the night, saves the building and the people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-21
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Together Again
1978-12-11
Together Again
Overview: An young agronomist insists to start using a new corn variety, but the collective farm chief is against it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1978-12-11
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Escapada
1983-05-09
Escapada
Overview: A bunch of comrades with ascending ranks from the same factory go on a illegal arranged hunting trip with a few intended 'romantic' mishaps.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1983-05-09
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Căruța cu mere
1983-10-24
Căruța cu mere
Overview: Romania in the year 1947: two years after the end of the second World War, the King (Mihai of Hohenzollern and Romania) has to leave the country, the communism is knocking at the door, and in these uncertain times, two young people are fighting to get their dream become real artists.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1983-10-24
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Harababura
1990-01-01
Harababura
Overview: A few unrelated groups of people leave for vacation from Bucharest for the mountains. They meet by chance in Poiana Brașov.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ro
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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