FILM DIRECTOR

Liviu Ciulei

1923 - 2011

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Liviu Ciulei (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlivju tʃjuˈlej]; 7 July 1923 – 24 October 2011) was a Romanian theater and film director, film writer, actor, architect, educator, costume and set designer. During a career spanning over 50 years, he was described by Newsweek as "one of the boldest and most challenging figures on the international scene". Ciulei is known for winning the Best Director Award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival for his film Forest of the Hanged. In 1992 he was elected corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liviu Ciulei is the 1,287th most popular film director (down from 1,163rd in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from Romania (down from 405th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Liviu Ciulei ranks 1,287 out of 2,041. Before him are Astrid Henning-Jensen, J. A. Bayona, Bahman Ghobadi, Geoffrey Unsworth, Antonio Mercero, and Kim Ki-young. After him are Christian de Chalonge, Arnaud Desplechin, David Furnish, Leonid Trauberg, Tony Kaye, and Kjell Grede.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Liviu Ciulei ranks 395. Before him are Natália Correia, Samiha Khalil, James Stockdale, Rosy Varte, Albert Decourtray, and Basil Hume. After him are Augusto Magli, Avram Davidson, Yevgeny Vesnik, Raoul Bott, Willem Slijkhuis, and Inge Keller. Among people deceased in 2011, Liviu Ciulei ranks 375. Before him are Edmundo Ros, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Willy De Clercq, Juliano Mer-Khamis, and Zyzz. After him are Kuno Klötzer, Roberto Lippi, Marianna Nagy, Assar Rönnlund, Irena Kwiatkowska, and Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Liviu Ciulei ranks 459 out of 844. Before him are Victor Ciorbea (1954), Maria Vicol (1935), Gyula Prassler (1916), Mordehai Milgrom (1946), Dorin Mateuț (1965), and Corneliu Robe (1908). After him are Bogdan Lobonț (1978), Grațian Sepi (1910), Nicolae Martinescu (1940), Teoctist Arăpașu (1915), Dan Pagis (1930), and Miklós Jósika (1794).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Romania

Among film directors born in Romania, Liviu Ciulei ranks 6. Before him are Jean Negulesco (1900), Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930), Cristian Mungiu (1968), András Kovács (1925), and Radu Mihăileanu (1958). After him are Cristi Puiu (1967), Radu Jude (1977), Corneliu Porumboiu (1975), Călin Peter Netzer (1975), and Adina Pintilie (1980).

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