Francisc Munteanu

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Francisc Munteanu (born April 9, 1924 in Vețel , Romania , † April 13, 1993 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian writer , film director and screenwriter .

Life

Francisc Munteanu was the son of Iulia Munteanu, née Gomboş, and Francisc Munteanu. After graduating from school, he worked as an apprentice mechanic, in a chocolate factory and as a sailor on the Danube . During the Second World War , he was a German prisoner of war from February to May 1945. On his return he became editor-in-chief of Orizonturi noi magazine and worked in a weaving mill. From 1947 to 1949 he was an editor at the Patriotul and from 1949 he worked for two years as inspector general for theater at the Ministry of Information. After a short stop as an unskilled worker at the Bucharest Obor market, he was employed as a film director at the Buftea film studios from 1954 .

Together with Titus Popovici , Munteanu published his first book in 1951, Mecanicul şi alţi oameni de azi . In the following years up to three books were published by him per year. Above all, he described people in an industrial environment and workers in a society who are going through a socialist process. Critics accused him of portraying with ease and superficiality the unwillingness of many farmers to oppose such transformation processes.

From the late 1950s, Munteanu also began working as a screenwriter and film director. He made his debut as a screenwriter in 1959 with Die Donau brennt , made his debut as a film director in 1960 with soldiers in uniform and as an auteur filmmaker he made his debut in 1962 with The Sky Is Without Bars .

Works

  • Mecanicul şi alţi oameni de azi (1951, together with Titus Popovici )
  • Lenţa (1954)
  • În oraşul de pe Mureş (1954)
    • In der Stadt am Mieresch , Jugendverlag, Bucharest 1958
  • Ciocârlia (1955)
  • Scrisoarea, Bucureşti (1955)
  • A venit un om (1956)
  • Statuile nu râd niciodată (1957)
  • Fericitul Negustor (1957)
  • Hotel Tristeţe (1957)
  • Cerul începe la etajul 3 (1958)
    • The sky begins on the third floor and other stories , Jugendverlag, Bucharest 1964
  • Nuvele (1959)
  • Terra di Siena (1962)
  • Prietenul meu Adam (1962)
  • Hotel Tristeţe şi old povestiri (1965)
  • Reîntoarcerea (1967)
  • Profesorul de muzică (1968)
  • Încotro? (1970)
  • Testamentul şi old povestiri (1972)
  • Strada semaforului (1972)
  • Pistruiatul (1976)
  • Dacă toţi copacii ar fi la fel (1977)
  • Roşcovanul (1979)
  • Profesorul de muzică (1979)
  • Hoţul (1980)
  • Povestiri de război (1980)
  • Oameni, fapte, amintiri, I-II (1981–1985)
  • Filiera Prahova (1982)
  • Patru zile fierbinţi (1983)
  • Dincolo de ziduri (1983)
  • Cocorii zboară fără busolă (1984)
  • Prinţesa din Sega (1985)
  • Barajul (1986)
  • Sonata în re major (1987)
  • Scrisori din Calea Lactee (1989)

Filmography (selection)

script
  • 1959: The Danube is on fire ( Valurile Dunării )
  • 1962: The sky is without bars ( Cerul n-are gratii )
  • 1964: The White Room ( Camera albă )
  • 1964: At the age of love ( La vârsta dragostei )
  • 1965: Suburban drama ( Dincolo de barieră )
  • 1966: The tunnel ( Tunelul )
  • 1970: Schlager in Konstanza ( Cîntecele marii )
  • 1972: Love begins on Friday ( Dragostea începe vineri )
  • 1973: St. Therese and the devils ( Sfînta Tereza și diavolii )
  • 1975: The Pirates of the Pacific ( Insula comorilor )
  • 1976: Mihai, the redhead ( Roșcovanul )
  • 1980: Order ´Concordia´ ( Detașamentul ´Concordia´ )
  • 1981: Anna and the Thief ( Ana și hoțul )
  • 1981: We'll swing the child ( Pruncul, petrolul și ardelenii )
  • 1990: Crusader 6 - For Homeland and Fatherland ( Coroana de foc )
Director
  • 1960: Soldiers in uniform ( Soldați fără uniformă )
  • 1962: The sky is without bars ( Cerul n-are gratii )
  • 1964: At the age of love ( La vârsta dragostei )
  • 1965: Suburban drama ( Dincolo de barieră )
  • 1966: The tunnel ( Tunelul )
  • 1970: Schlager in Konstanza ( Cîntecele marii )
  • 1973: St. Therese and the devils ( Sfînta Tereza și diavolii )
  • 1976: Mihai, the redhead ( Roșcovanul )
  • 1980: Order 'Concordia' ( Detașamentul 'Concordia' )
  • 1985: Dangerous flight ( Zbor periculos )
  • 1985: Sentimental Summer ( Vara sentimentală )

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personal data
SURNAME Munteanu, Francisc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian writer, film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Vețel , Romania
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1993
Place of death Bucharest , Romania