Elisabeta Bostan

Biography

Elisabeta Bostan (born 1 March 1931) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. She directed 25 films between 1956 and 1991. Born in Buhuși, Bacău County, she attended the Calistrat Hogaș High School [ro] in Piatra Neamț, where she staged her first theater production at age 14. She then went to Bucharest, where she enrolled in the Institute of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale, graduating in 1954. She made her debut in 1958 with two short films, "Trei jocuri românești" and "Cloșca cu puii de aur". Bostan taught at the Institute of Theatre and Film, where she served for a period as Dean. She received prizes at festivals in Moscow, Tehran, Cannes, Venice, Gijón, and Tours. In 2009 she received the Gopo Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Directed

1. Mama (1976) — Director
2. Veronica Comes Back (1973) — Director
3. Veronica (1972) — Director
4. Memories of My Childhood (1964) — Director
5. Circus Performers (1981) — Director
6. Kingdom in the Clouds (1968) — Director
7. Reach for the Sky (1990) — Director
8. A Smile Of The Sun (1987) — Director
9. Promisses (1985) — Director
10. Circus Performers at the North Pole (1984) — Director
11. The Kid (1962) — Director
12. Unde ești, copilărie... (1988) — Director
13. Drawings on Asphalt (1989) — Director
14. The Telephone (1992) — Director
15. Naica and the Little Fish (1963) — Director