Andrei Blaier (15 May 1933 – 1 December 2011)
was a
Romania
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n
film director
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and
screenwriter
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. His 1958 film ''
The Ball'' was entered into the
1st Moscow International Film Festival.
Biography
Early life and education
Born in
Bucharest
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, he attended the
Ion Luca Caragiale High School and then graduated in 1956 from the
I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts.
Award
In 2002, Blaier was awarded the
National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.
Death
He died in 2011 in Bucharest and was buried at the
Bellu Catholic Cemetery.
Selected filmography
Director
* ''Ora "H"'' (1956)
* ''Prima melodie'' (1958)
* ''
The Ball'' (''Mingea'', 1958)
* ''Furtuna'' (1960)
* ''A fost prietenul meu'' (1962)
* ''Casa neterminată'' (1964)
* ' (1967)
* ''Apoi s-a născut legenda'' (1968)
* ''Vilegiatura'' (1971)
* ''Pădurea pierdută'' (1971)
* ' (TV series, 1972)
* ' (1975)
* ''
Through the Ashes of the Empire'' (''Prin cenușa imperiului'', 1976/1978)
* ''Urgia'' (1977)
* ' (1977)
* ' (1978)
* ''Lumini și umbre'' (1979–1982)
* ''Întunericul alb'' (1982)
* ' (1984)
* ' (1985)
* ''Bătălia din umbră'' (1986)
* ''Vacanța cea mare'' (1988)
* ''Dreptatea'' (1989)
* ''Momentul adevărului'' (1989)
* ' (1992)
* ' (1993)
* ' (1995)
* ''Dulcea saună a morții'' (2003)
References
External links
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1933 births
2011 deaths
Film people from Bucharest
Romanian film directors
Ion Luca Caragiale National College (Bucharest) alumni
Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni
Securitate informants
Recipients of the National Order of Faithful Service
Burials at Bellu Cemetery