Geo Saizescu

Geo Saizescu 14 November 1932 23 September 2013 was a Romanian film director screenwriter and actor He appeared in 22 films between 1963 and 2009 and directed 16 films between 1956 and 2012 He was born in Prisăceaua Mehedinți County in 1932 the twelfth child of his parents his father was a notary in the village After his secondary studies at the Traian High School in Turnu Severin he studied at the IL Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts IATC in Bucharest film directing department graduating in 1957 He made his directorial debut in 1956 with the film Aventurile bravului soldat Svejk in 1958 he wrote the script and directed the film Doi vecini ro In 2002 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service Knight rank He died at the age of 80 in Bucharest and was buried in the cemetery at Cernica Monastery ro in nearby Pantelimon Saizescu was the founder of the Faculty of Arts at the Hyperion University ro in Bucharest the faculty now bears his name His son Cătălin Saizescu ro born in 1976 is an actor film director and producer