FILM DIRECTOR

Liviu Ciulei

1923 - 2011

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Liviu Ciulei (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlivju tʃjuˈlej]; 7 July 1923 – 24 October 2011) was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by Newsweek as "one of the boldest and most challenging figures on the international scene". Ciulei is known for winning the Best Director Award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival for his film Forest of the Hanged. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liviu Ciulei has received more than 72,581 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Liviu Ciulei is the 1,163rd most popular film director (down from 1,117th in 2019), the 405th most popular biography from Romania (down from 369th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Liviu Ciulei ranks 1,163 out of 2,041. Before him are Arnaud Desplechin, Li Han-hsiang, Leonid Trauberg, Abderrahmane Sissako, David R. Ellis, and Laurent Cantet. After him are Fridrikh Ermler, Marc Caro, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Aleksandr Adabashyan, and Richard Rush.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Liviu Ciulei ranks 360. Before him are Joseph Keller, Franco Bertinetti, Ralph Giordano, Gerrit Voorting, Murray Walker, and Donald Nicol. After him are Lidiya Vertinskaya, Ken Kavanagh, Thea Beckman, Břetislav Pojar, Brian Naylor, and Roy Dotrice. Among people deceased in 2011, Liviu Ciulei ranks 343. Before him are Joe Arroyo, Edmundo Ros, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Garret FitzGerald, Kiyonori Kikutake, and Milton Babbitt. After him are Walter Giller, Andrija Fuderer, Shrilal Shukla, Jacques Lataste, Ilmar Kullam, and Oldřich Machač.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Liviu Ciulei ranks 405 out of 844. Before him are Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), Cornel Dinu (1948), Gabi Balint (1963), George Călinescu (1899), Ilie Dumitrescu (1969), and Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933). After him are Júlia Sigmond (1929), Ciprian Tătărușanu (1986), Blanka Teleki (1806), Sándor Gellér (1925), Doina Cornea (1929), and Gavril Dejeu (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Romania

Among film directors born in Romania, Liviu Ciulei ranks 6. Before him are Jean Negulesco (1900), Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930), András Kovács (1925), Cristian Mungiu (1968), and Radu Mihăileanu (1958). After him are Cristi Puiu (1967), Radu Jude (1977), Corneliu Porumboiu (1975), Adina Pintilie (1980), and Călin Peter Netzer (1975).

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Filmography

Forest of the Hanged
Director
In 1916 as an officer in the Habsburg Army ethnic Romanian Apostol Bologa is torn between remaining loyal to the Habsburgs or deserting to the Romanian Army across enemy lines.
Mar 16th 19656.8 / 10
The Waves of the Danube
Director
Ciulei’s second feature recalls the best of Fritz Lang and Michael Curtiz in its WWII-era espionage tale, set on a barge transporting Nazi munitions up the Danube. Ciulei himself givers a superb performance as Mihai, the barge captain forced to navigate the heavily mined waters along with his new bride, Ana (Irina Petrescu). As the journey wears on, Mihai becomes increasingly suspicious of one of his crew, ex-convict Toma (Lazar Vrabie), and his intentions towards Ana. But Toma has a far graver—and potentially deadly—secret to conceal.
May 24th 19607 / 10
Soldiers without Uniform
Director
An engine driver is taken prisoner in 1944 and ends up in a camp behind enemy lines. He escapes together with a soviet prisoner and a professor and make their way back to Romania.
Jan 1st 19615.5 / 10