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

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Biography

Anatol Codru was born to Ion Condrea and Titiana Stăncuţă on May 1, 1936, in

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. He graduated from

Moldova State University Moldova State University (USM; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1946, and initially had five faculties, Physics and Mathematics, Geology and Ped ...

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

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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) * ''

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'' (1969) composer

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

Dimitrie Cantemir Dimitrie or Demetrius; Cantemir (; ; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also known by other spellings, was a Moldavian prince, statesman, and man of letters. He twice served as voivode of Moldavia (March–April 1693 and 1710–1711). Durin ...

'' (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 Roma ...

'' (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 Romanians, Romanian Romanticism, Romantic poet, novelist, and journalist from Moldavia, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Emin ...

'' (1992) * '' Ion Creangă'' (1998)

Scenarist

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

Text for Symphonic works

* ''Symphonic ballad'' for voice and orchestra (1984) composer

Lyrics for Songs

* ''Ţară dragă'' (''Dear country'') (1975) composer

* ''Hora'' (1976) composer

* ''Margarete'' (1977) composer

References

Bibliography

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

External links

Poet, patriot şi mare român

Anatol Codru

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