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Cristi Puiu is a Actor, Director and Writer Roumain born on 3 april 1967 at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Cristi Puiu ([ˈkristi ˈpuju]; born 3 April 1967) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.
Son of Iuliana and Emilian Puiu he lives in Bucharest and is married with Anca Puiu. He and Anca have 3 children - Smaranda, Ileana and Zoe.
In year 2004 he founded with Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu the Romanian cinema production company Mandragora.
Puiu's first interest in art was painting and in 1992, he was admitted as a student at the Painting Department of Ecole Superieure d'Arts Visuels in Geneva. After the first year he switched to film studies at the same school and graduated in 1996. After returning to Romania, Cristi Puiu started directing and writing his first films, generally enjoying critical success.
Il suit entre 1992 et 1996 les cours de l'École supérieure d'arts visuels (ESAV) de Genève : d'abord dans la section peinture, ensuite cinéma et vidéo. Il en sort diplômé dans la catégorie mise en scène.
Il crée, avec un ami roumain exilé à Glasgow, ainsi qu'avec son épouse, une maison de production. Le choix du nom de celle-ci, La Mandragore, n'est pas un hasard. Il compare cette plante à deux visages avec le cinéma. Voici son crédo artistique : "Le cinéma, pour moi, c'est le médicament qui me permet d'extraire de mon corps le caillou qui me fait mal
."
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Cristi Puiu
Birth name Cristian Emilian Puiu
Nationality Roumanie
Birth 3 april 1967 (57 years) at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Nationality Roumanie
Birth 3 april 1967 (57 years) at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Son of Iuliana and Emilian Puiu he lives in Bucharest and is married with Anca Puiu. He and Anca have 3 children - Smaranda, Ileana and Zoe.
In year 2004 he founded with Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu the Romanian cinema production company Mandragora.
Puiu's first interest in art was painting and in 1992, he was admitted as a student at the Painting Department of Ecole Superieure d'Arts Visuels in Geneva. After the first year he switched to film studies at the same school and graduated in 1996. After returning to Romania, Cristi Puiu started directing and writing his first films, generally enjoying critical success.
Biography
Passionné de peinture, Cristi Puiu déclare avoir découvert le cinéma grâce à un oncle cinéphile et surtout au film de Jim Jarmusch, Stranger Than Paradise.Il suit entre 1992 et 1996 les cours de l'École supérieure d'arts visuels (ESAV) de Genève : d'abord dans la section peinture, ensuite cinéma et vidéo. Il en sort diplômé dans la catégorie mise en scène.
Il crée, avec un ami roumain exilé à Glasgow, ainsi qu'avec son épouse, une maison de production. Le choix du nom de celle-ci, La Mandragore, n'est pas un hasard. Il compare cette plante à deux visages avec le cinéma. Voici son crédo artistique : "Le cinéma, pour moi, c'est le médicament qui me permet d'extraire de mon corps le caillou qui me fait mal
."
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Filmography of Cristi Puiu (6 films)
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Aurora (2011)
, 3h1Directed by Cristi Puiu
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Cristi Puiu, Luminița Gheorghiu
Roles Viorel
Rating64%
The main character, Viorel, is divorced. He does not handle the divorce very well. In a car park, he murders the notary that represented his former wife, along with the woman who happens to be with the notary. He then murders his former in-laws. At the end, he turns himself in to the police, confessing to the murders. The film follows him as he prepares for the murders, buying the illegally made firing pins, and purchasing a shotgun.
Director
Sieranevada (2016)
, 2h53Directed by Cristi Puiu
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama
Actors Mimi Brănescu, Andi Vasluianu, Bogdan Dumitrache
Rating72%
A Bucarest au début 2015, Lary, médecin de 40 ans, se rend, accompagné de son épouse Laura, chez ses parents pour commémorer le quarantième jour de la mort de son père. Toute la famille est réunie pour accueillir le prêtre qui doit prononcer la prière à la mémoire du défunt. Mais bientôt, l’ambiance est tendue parmi les membres de la famille, le ton monte. Entre règlements de compte et querelles, Lary va être confronté à son passé.
The Bridges of Sarajevo (2013)
, 1h54Directed by Isild Le Besco, Jean-Michel Frodon, Pedro Costa, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Marc Recha, Sergei Loznitsa, Teresa Villaverde, Angela Schanelec, Vincenzo Marra, Cristi Puiu, Aida Begić, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perisic
Origin German
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about cities
Actors Samuel Finzi, Alma Prica, Fabrice Aragno
Rating58%
Treize courts métrages traitent de la place de Sarajevo dans l'histoire européenne.
Aurora (2011)
, 3h1Directed by Cristi Puiu
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Cristi Puiu, Luminița Gheorghiu
Rating64%
The main character, Viorel, is divorced. He does not handle the divorce very well. In a car park, he murders the notary that represented his former wife, along with the woman who happens to be with the notary. He then murders his former in-laws. At the end, he turns himself in to the police, confessing to the murders. The film follows him as he prepares for the murders, buying the illegally made firing pins, and purchasing a shotgun.
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
, 2h33Directed by Cristi Puiu
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Luminița Gheorghiu, Florin Zamfirescu, Alexandru Potocean, Dragoş Bucur, Mimi Brănescu, Bogdan Dumitrache
Rating77%
Dante Remus Lăzărescu (Ioan Fiscuteanu), a cranky retired engineer, lives alone as a widower with his three cats in a Bucharest apartment. In the grip of extreme pain, Lăzărescu calls for an ambulance, but when none arrives, he asks for his neighbors' help. Not having the medicine Lăzărescu wants, the neighbors give him some pills for his nausea. A neighbor reveals that Lăzărescu is a heavy drinker. His neighbor helps Lăzărescu back to his apartment and to bed. They call again for an ambulance.
Scriptwriter
Sieranevada (2016)
, 2h53Directed by Cristi Puiu
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama
Actors Mimi Brănescu, Andi Vasluianu, Bogdan Dumitrache
Roles Writer
Rating72%
A Bucarest au début 2015, Lary, médecin de 40 ans, se rend, accompagné de son épouse Laura, chez ses parents pour commémorer le quarantième jour de la mort de son père. Toute la famille est réunie pour accueillir le prêtre qui doit prononcer la prière à la mémoire du défunt. Mais bientôt, l’ambiance est tendue parmi les membres de la famille, le ton monte. Entre règlements de compte et querelles, Lary va être confronté à son passé.
The Bridges of Sarajevo (2013)
, 1h54Directed by Isild Le Besco, Jean-Michel Frodon, Pedro Costa, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Marc Recha, Sergei Loznitsa, Teresa Villaverde, Angela Schanelec, Vincenzo Marra, Cristi Puiu, Aida Begić, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perisic
Origin German
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about cities
Actors Samuel Finzi, Alma Prica, Fabrice Aragno
Roles Writer
Rating58%
Treize courts métrages traitent de la place de Sarajevo dans l'histoire européenne.
Aurora (2011)
, 3h1Directed by Cristi Puiu
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Cristi Puiu, Luminița Gheorghiu
Roles Writer
Rating64%
The main character, Viorel, is divorced. He does not handle the divorce very well. In a car park, he murders the notary that represented his former wife, along with the woman who happens to be with the notary. He then murders his former in-laws. At the end, he turns himself in to the police, confessing to the murders. The film follows him as he prepares for the murders, buying the illegally made firing pins, and purchasing a shotgun.
Offset (2006)
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama
Actors Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, Felix Klare, Răzvan Vasilescu, Katharina Thalbach, Manfred Zapatka, Valentin Plătăreanu
Roles Writer
Rating59%
The plot focuses on the lives of the soon to be married Stefan (Felix Klare), a German working in Romania for a wealthy and eccentric printing company owner, Nicu Iorga (Răzvan Vasilescu) and his soon-to-be bride Brindusa (Alexandra Maria Lara), who is Nicu's secretary. Life seems great for both of them, despite the eminent long affair that Nicu had with Brindusa. All the preparations are made for the wedding, Stefan's family arrives, and the son-to-be bride and groom buy their wedding attire. A newly arrived German (who was set to replace Stefan at the printing company due to a fight with Nicu) Peter Gross (Bruno Cathomas) is invited to the wedding after he becomes friends with both Stefan and Brindusa. Nicu, armed with a gun (and accompanied by several henchmen), crashes the wedding ceremony and threatens everyone present, including Stefan's father Ernst (Manfred Zapatka) and Brindusa's father Mr. Hergehelegiu. He even punches Peter in the nose, after which he shoots himself and is taken to the hospital. At the hospital, Brindusa tells Stefan that he should go to Germany to pursue a better life, revealing to him that she still has feelings for Nicu. Although it is not stated in the movie, it is assumed Nicu survives the gunshot. The film ends with an enraged Stefan asking Peter about his nose just outside the hospital, after which they go down the road.
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
, 2h33Directed by Cristi Puiu
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Luminița Gheorghiu, Florin Zamfirescu, Alexandru Potocean, Dragoş Bucur, Mimi Brănescu, Bogdan Dumitrache
Roles Writer
Rating77%
Dante Remus Lăzărescu (Ioan Fiscuteanu), a cranky retired engineer, lives alone as a widower with his three cats in a Bucharest apartment. In the grip of extreme pain, Lăzărescu calls for an ambulance, but when none arrives, he asks for his neighbors' help. Not having the medicine Lăzărescu wants, the neighbors give him some pills for his nausea. A neighbor reveals that Lăzărescu is a heavy drinker. His neighbor helps Lăzărescu back to his apartment and to bed. They call again for an ambulance.
Niki and Flo (2003)
, 1h39Directed by Lucian Pintilie
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama
Actors Victor Rebengiuc, Răzvan Vasilescu, Andreea Bibiri
Roles Writer
Rating73%
À la fin des années 1980, lors de la transition démocratique roumaine, un officier à la retraite voit sa situation sociale et matérielle se dégrader. Il fait appel à sa famille pour tenter de conserver sa place.