Mircea Mureșan (11 November 1928 – 24 April 2020) was a Romanian film director.[1] He directed 22 films between 1961 and 2004. Mureșan won the prize for Best First Work at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival for the film Răscoala.[2]

Mircea Mureșan
Born
Mircea-Nicolae-Ioan Mureșian

(1928-11-11)11 November 1928
Died24 April 2020(2020-04-24) (aged 91)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
NationalityRomanian
Alma materInstitute of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale
OccupationFilm director
Years active1961–2005
EmployerState Theatre of Sibiu
Notable workRăscoala (1965)
Toate pînzele sus (1976)
Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii (1979)
SpouseRodica Mureșan [ro]
AwardsNational Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank

Born in Sibiu, he attended from 1939 to 1947 the Gheorghe Lazăr High School in his native city. He then played at the State Theatre of Sibiu for four years, after which he went to Bucharest to pursue his studies, graduating from the Institute of Film I.L. Caragiale in 1955.[1]

His film career, which began with film adaptations, gradually reoriented towards comedy, with rare trips into documentaries. From 1974 to 1989 Mureșan was vice-president of the Romanian Filmmakers Association.[1] In 2002, he was awarded by then-President Ion Iliescu the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.[3]

He was married to actress Rodica Mureșan [ro]. He died in Bucharest in 2020, aged 91, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Epure, Adrian (24 April 2020). "A murit regizorul Mircea Mureșan, rămas definitiv în memoria cinefililor datorită serialului "Toate pânzele sus"". Adevărul. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Răscoala". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Decret nr. 470 din 30 mai 2002". legislatie.just.ro (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "A murit regizorul Mircea Mureșan, celebru pentru "Toate pânzele sus"". Descoperă (in Romanian). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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