Geo Saizescu

Biography

Geo Saizescu (14 November 1932 – 23 September 2013) was a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1963 and 2009 and directed 16 films between 1956 and 2012. He was born in Prisăceaua, Mehedinți County in 1932, the twelfth child of his parents; his father was a notary in the village. After his secondary studies at the Traian High School in Turnu Severin, he studied at the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest, film directing department, graduating in 1957. He made his directorial debut in 1956 with the film Aventurile bravului soldat Svejk; in 1958 he wrote the script and directed the film Doi vecini [ro]. In 2002 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He died at the age of 80 in Bucharest and was buried in the cemetery at Cernica Monastery [ro], in nearby Pantelimon. Saizescu was the founder of the Faculty of Arts at the Hyperion University [ro] in Bucharest; the faculty now bears his name. His son, Cătălin Saizescu [ro] (born in 1976) is an actor, film director, and producer.

Directed

1. Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family (1972) — Director
2. The Secret of Bacchus (1984) — Director
3. Păcală (1974) — Director
4. Love at Zero Degrees (1964) — Director
5. Păcală se întoarce (2006) — Director
6. Secretul lui Nemesis (1987) — Director
7. I, You, and Ovidiu (1978) — Director
8. Hurry Slowly (1981) — Director
9. Blackmail (1981) — Director
10. A Midsummer Day's Smile (1963) — Director
11. The Saturday Night Dance (1968) — Director
12. Doi vecini (1959) — Director
13. At the Gates of Earth (1965) — Director
14. The Migrant Birds Are Coming (1984) — Director
15. Harababura (1990) — Director
16. Iubire Elenă (2012) — Director
17. Călătorie de neuitat (1994) — Director

Also appeared in

1. A Bomb Was Stolen (1962)
2. Bucharest Identity Card (1982) — Avocatul
3. Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family (1972) — The Bizarro
4. The Secret of Bacchus (1984) — Ieronim Stâncă
5. Păcală (1974) — The Judge
6. Secretul lui Nemesis (1987)
7. Păcală se întoarce (2006)
8. Hurry Slowly (1981)
9. Blackmail (1981) — Simion
10. Repeated Wedding (1985)
11. Celebrul 702 (1962)
12. I have an Idea (1981)
13. On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube (1983) — Teodor 'Bobby' Davidescu
14. The Siege (1971) — Catul Georgescu
15. Căruța cu mere (1983) — Pretor
16. The Pale Light of Sorrow (1980)
17. The Second Fall of Constantinople (1994) — Vasiliade
18. The Migrant Birds Are Coming (1984) — Foto Bujor
19. The Extras (1987)
20. Your Part of the Blame (1963) — The Tenor
21. Together Again (1978) — Lambru
22. Escapada (1983)
23. Harababura (1990)
24. The Telephone (1992)
25. One second of life (2009) — The Neighbour #1