Andrei Blaier

Andrei Blaier
Born(1933-05-15)15 May 1933
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 78)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Alma materInstitute of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Notable workThe Ball (1958)
Through the Ashes of the Empire (1976)
AwardsNational Order of Faithful Service

Andrei Blaier (15 May 1933 – 1 December 2011)[1][2] was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 1958 film The Ball was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

Biography

Born in Bucharest, he attended the Ion Luca Caragiale High School[4] and then graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts.[1]

In 2002, Blaier was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.[5] He died in 2011 in Bucharest and was buried at the Bellu Catholic Cemetery.[6]

Selected filmography

Director

References

  1. ^ a b Cupă, Valeria (December 1, 2011). "Tragedie în cinematografie: Andrei Blaier a murit. Vezi ce spun cineaștii despre marele regizor". România liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Regizorul Andrei Blaier a murit". Mediafax (in Romanian). December 1, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  4. ^ "Alumni". www.cnilcb.ro (in Romanian). Ion Luca Caragiale National College Bucharest. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Decret nr. 470 din 30 mai 2002". legislatie.just.ro (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial. May 31, 2002. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "Regizorii Andrei Blaier și Alexandru Tocilescu au fost înmormântați". www.ziare.com (in Romanian). 3 December 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2021.