Anatol Codru (1 May 1936 - 17 August 2010) was a writer and film director from

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. He was the head of the Union of Cinematographers of Moldova and a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.

Biography

Anatol Codru was born to Ion Condrea and Titiana Stăncuţă on May 1, 1936, in Molovata Nouă. He graduated from

Moldova State University The Moldova State University (Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. History The university was founded on 1 October 1946. Initially, it had 320 students enrolled in 5 faculties, Physi ...

in 1963. Since 1998, he has been the head of the Union of Cinematographers of Moldova. Anatol Codru is an honorary member of the

Academy of Sciences of Moldova The Academy of Sciences of Moldova ( ro, Academia de Științe a Moldovei), established in 1961, is the main scientific organization of Moldova and coordinates research in all areas of science and technology. Ion Tighineanu has been the head of t ...

Anatol Codru was suffering from cancer and died in Chişinău on August 17, 2010.

Awards

* Premiul I pentru poezie al prestigioasei reviste literare din Moscova „Drujba narodov", 1976. * Filmul Mihai Eminescu este distins cu Premiul I la Festivalul de poezie din Suceava, 1992. * Premiul Uniunii Scriitorilor din Moldova pentru cea mai bună carte de poeme a anului, Intâmplarea mirării, 1999. * Academia Internaţională de drept economic îi acordă titlul de Doctor Honoris Causa.2000 * Medalia "Mihai Eminescu", Guvernul României

Books

* ''Nopţi albastre'' (1962) * ''Îndărătnicia pietrei'' (1967) * ''Feciori'' (1971) * ''Portret în piatră'' (1978) * ''Piatra de citire'' (1980) * ''Mitul personal'' (1986) * ''Bolta cuvântului'' (1997)

Filmography

* ''Trânta'' (1968) * ''Biografie'' (1969) * '' Alexandru Plămădeală'' (1969) composer

Arkady Luxemburg Arkady Luxemburg is one of the most prolific and renowned living Moldovan-American composers.Steve Kokker, Kathryn Kemp, ''Romania and Moldova'' p. 34 He received a Master of Arts degree at the Academy of Music in Kishinev, Moldova in the forme ...

* ''Bahus'' (1969) * ''Arhitectul Sciusev'' (1970) * ''

Dimitrie Cantemir Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir (, russian: Дмитрий Кантемир; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also known by other spellings, was a Romanian prince, statesman, and man of letters, regarded as one of the most significant e ...

'' (1971) * ''Din îndemnul talentului'' (1971) * ''

Vasile Alecsandri Vasile Alecsandri (; 21 July 182122 August 1890) was a Romanian patriot, poet, dramatist, politician and diplomat. He was one of the key figures during the 1848 revolutions in Moldavia and Wallachia. He fought for the unification of the Romani ...

'' (1972) * ''Carnetul de partid'' (1973) * ''Biografia cântecului'' (1973) * ''Plai reînnoit'' (1975) * ''Neam de pietrari'' (1975) * ''Balada prietenului meu'' (1978) * ''Visul vieţii mele'' (1980) composer

* ''Letopiseţul destinului nostru'' (1981) * ''Puşkin în Moldova'' (1982) * ''Starşinaua Mahail Varfolomei'' (1983) * ''Te salut, nouă generaţie'' (1983) * ''În constelaţia fraternităţii'' (1984) * ''Tălăncuţa'' (1986) * ''Cronica familiei Bologan'' (1987) * ''Sînt acuzaţi martorii'' (1988) * ''Eu, Nicolai Costenco'' (1989) * ''

Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (; born Mihail Eminovici; 15 January 1850 – 15 June 1889) was a Romanian Romantic poet from Moldavia, novelist, and journalist, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active memb ...

'' (1992) * '' Ion Creangă'' (1998)

Scenarist

* ''Dimitrie Cantemir'' (1971) * ''Ion Creangă'' (1973) * ''Trânta'' (1977)FILMOGRAFIE

References

Bibliography

* *** - ''Literatura şi arta Moldovei: Enciclopedie'' (Chişinău, 1985–1986) * Mihail Dolgan - ''Anatol Codru. Mitul personal'' (Chişinău, Ed. Literatura artistică, 1986)

External links

Anatol Codru

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