Iulian Mihu
Born(1926-11-30)30 November 1926
Bucharest, Romania
Died20 June 1999(1999-06-20) (aged 72)
Bucharest, Romania
Alma materCaragiale National University of Theatre and Film
OccupationFilm director
Years active1953–1998

Iulian Mihu (3 November 1926 – 20 June 1999) was a Romanian film director.[1] He directed nineteen films between 1953 and 1998. His 1981 film The Pale Light of Sorrow was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Diploma.[2]

Born in Bucharest, he graduated in 1955 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).[3] He made his directing debut with two short films: La mere (1953), directed together with Manole Marcus, and Jocurile copilăriei (1955). His first feature film, Viața nu iartă (1957), was the adaptation of a novel by Alexandru Sahia.[4] In addition to The Pale Light of Sorrow, his best known films are Felix și Otilia (1972), after the novel Enigma Otiliei [ro] by George Călinescu, Nu filmăm să ne amuzăm (1974), and Alexandra și infernul (1975), after a novel by Laurențiu Fulga [ro].[5] He died in 1999 in Bucharest, at age 72.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Iulian Mihu". cinemagia. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Iulian Mihu". aarc.ro. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Teatru și film românești: "Felix și Otilia" (1972)". Agerpres (in Romanian). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ Tronaru, Doinel (17 February 2001). "Iulian Mihu – "Lumina palidă a durerii"". aarc.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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