Andrei Blaier
{{Short description|Romanian film director and screenwriter}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = Andrei Blaier
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|5|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|1|1933|5|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = Bucharest, Romania
| resting_place = Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest
| othername =
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| yearsactive =
| alma_mater = Institute of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale
| known_for =
| notable_works = The Ball (1958)
Through the Ashes of the Empire (1976)
| awards = National Order of Faithful Service
}}
Andrei Blaier (15 May 1933 – 1 December 2011){{cite web|url=https://romanialibera.ro/special/tragedie-in-cinematografie-andrei-blaier-a-murit-vezi-ce-spun-cineastii-despre-marele-regizor-246532/|title=Tragedie în cinematografie: Andrei Blaier a murit. Vezi ce spun cineaștii despre marele regizor|lang=ro|newspaper=România liberă|first=Valeria|last=Cupă|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=October 2, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/cultura-media/regizorul-andrei-blaier-a-murit-9021105|title=Regizorul Andrei Blaier a murit|lang=ro|work=Mediafax|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=October 2, 2022}} was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 1958 film The Ball was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1959 |title=1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959) |accessdate=2012-10-28 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116210640/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1959 |archivedate=2013-01-16 }}
Biography
= Early life and education =
Born in Bucharest, he attended the Ion Luca Caragiale High School{{cite web|url=https://www.cnilcb.ro/?cat=15|title=Alumni|lang=ro|publisher=Ion Luca Caragiale National College Bucharest|website=www.cnilcb.ro|access-date=August 28, 2024}} and then graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts.
= Award =
In 2002, Blaier was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.{{cite web|url=https://legislatie.just.ro/public/DetaliiDocument/36336|title=Decret nr. 470 din 30 mai 2002|language=ro|publisher=Monitorul Oficial|issue=369|website=legislatie.just.ro| date=May 31, 2002|access-date=August 31, 2024}}
= Death =
He died in 2011 in Bucharest and was buried at the Bellu Catholic Cemetery.{{cite web|url=http://www.ziare.com/stiri/inmormantare/regizorii-andrei-blaier-si-alexandru-tocilescu-au-fost-inmormantati-1137586|title=Regizorii Andrei Blaier și Alexandru Tocilescu au fost înmormântați|language=ro|website=www.ziare.com|date=3 December 2011|access-date=25 February 2021}}
Selected filmography
= Director =
- Ora "H" (1956)
- Prima melodie (1958)
- The Ball (Mingea, 1958)
- Furtuna (1960)
- A fost prietenul meu (1962)
- Casa neterminată (1964)
- {{ill|Diminețile unui băiat cuminte|ro}} (1967)
- Apoi s-a născut legenda (1968)
- Vilegiatura (1971)
- Pădurea pierdută (1971)
- {{ill|Cireșarii (TV series)|lt=Cireșarii|ro|Cireșarii (serial)}} (TV series, 1972)
- {{ill|Ilustrate cu flori de câmp|ro}} (1975)
- Through the Ashes of the Empire (Prin cenușa imperiului, 1976/1978)
- Urgia (1977)
- {{ill|Trepte spre cer|ro}} (1977)
- {{ill|Totul pentru fotbal|ro}} (1978)
- Lumini și umbre (1979–1982)
- Întunericul alb (1982)
- {{ill|Fapt divers|ro}} (1984)
- {{ill|Rîdeți ca-n viață|ro}} (1985)
- Bătălia din umbră (1986)
- Vacanța cea mare (1988)
- Dreptatea (1989)
- Momentul adevărului (1989)
- {{ill|Divorț... din dragoste|ro}} (1992)
- {{ill|Crucea de piatră|ro|Crucea de piatră (film)}} (1993)
- {{ill|Terente – regele bălților|ro}} (1995)
- Dulcea saună a morții (2003)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|086095}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/stiri-interne/regizorul-mihai-constantinescu-andrei-blaier-m-a-turnat-ani-de-zile-la-securitate-605591|title=Regizorul Mihai Constantinescu: "Andrei Blaier m-a turnat ani de zile la Securitate"|first=Petre|last=Dobrescu|date=26 June 2011|access-date=25 February 2021|newspaper=Libertatea|language=ro}}
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Category:Film people from Bucharest
Category:Romanian film directors
Category:Ion Luca Caragiale National College (Bucharest) alumni
Category:Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni
Category:Securitate informants
Category:Recipients of the National Order of Faithful Service