FILM DIRECTOR

Cristi Puiu

1967 - Today

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Cristi Puiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkristi ˈpuju]; born 3 April 1967) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristi Puiu has received more than 145,595 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Cristi Puiu is the 1,425th most popular film director (down from 1,304th in 2019), the 490th most popular biography from Romania (down from 419th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Romanian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Cristi Puiu ranks 1,425 out of 2,041. Before him are Melvin Frank, Stuart Baird, Tarsem Singh, László Nemes, Pavel Chukhray, and Jun'ichi Kōuchi. After him are Irving Rapper, Clive Donner, Patty Jenkins, Edvin Laine, Gábor Csupó, and Jay Roach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Cristi Puiu ranks 330. Before him are Sherry Stringfield, John Barrowman, Dmitry Nagiyev, Jonathan Gilbert, Carlos Alberto Dias, and Tim "Ripper" Owens. After him are Eriq Ebouaney, Marco Giampaolo, Andrea James, Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, Brahim Boutayeb, and Charlotte Lewis.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cristi Puiu ranks 490 out of 844. Before him are Ghiță Licu (1945), Károly Weichelt (1906), Ion Dumitru (1950), Gheorghe Fiat (1929), Otmar Szafnauer (1964), and György Kulin (1905). After him are Andreo Cseh (1895), Alma Gluck (1884), Gheorghe Ciolac (1908), Mihai Stoichiță (1954), Adina-Ioana Vălean (1968), and Vasile Andrei (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Romania

Among film directors born in Romania, Cristi Puiu ranks 7. Before him are Jean Negulesco (1900), Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930), András Kovács (1925), Cristian Mungiu (1968), Radu Mihăileanu (1958), and Liviu Ciulei (1923). After him are Radu Jude (1977), Corneliu Porumboiu (1975), Adina Pintilie (1980), and Călin Peter Netzer (1975).

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Filmography

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Director
After suffering terrible headaches and stomach cramps, Mr. Lăzărescu, a lonely 63 year-old man, calls for an ambulance, beginning one man’s hellish journey through Bucharest hospitals in search of proper medical care. As the night unfolds, his health starts to deteriorate fast.
May 17o 20057.3 / 10
Sieranevada
Director
Back from a professional trip to Paris, a neurologist at the pinnacle of his career has to pick up his wife so that they can attend a family meal to commemorate his father, who died a year before. At his mother's flat, the guests are waiting for the priest to arrive while arguing about all kinds of things connected and unconnected with the world’s events and wars.
Aug 3o 20166.8 / 10
Malmkrog
Director
Among the guests who come to the mansion of aristocratic landowner Nikolai over Christmas are a politician, a young countess, and a general with his wife. They dine and discuss topics such as progress and morality. As the debate becomes more heated, cultural differences become increasingly apparent.
Jul 8o 20206.8 / 10