Geo Saizescu

Known for DirectingBorn 1932-11-14Died 2013-09-23Prisăceaua, Mehedinţi, România

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Saturday Night Dance

Repeated Wedding

Iubire Elenă

The Extras

Călătorie de neuitat

Hurry Slowly

The Secret of Bacchus

Bucharest Identity Card

Doi vecini

Păcală se întoarce

The Telephone

Secretul lui Nemesis

The Second Fall of Constantinople

Together Again

Blackmail

At the Gates of Earth

Your Part of the Blame

Păcală

The Migrant Birds Are Coming

Escapada

Love at Zero Degrees

On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube

Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family

The Pale Light of Sorrow

Harababura

A Midsummer Day's Smile

Celebrul 702

Căruța cu mere

A Bomb Was Stolen

I, You, and Ovidiu

I have an Idea

The Siege

One second of life