Lucian Pintilie is a Romanian-born director whose career in theater, opera, film and television has gained him international recognition. From 1960 to 1972 he was resident director at the Bulandra Theatre in Bucharest, Romania. He also directed the Romanian classic comedy Carnival Scenes by Ion Luca Caragiale which won the 1967 Prize for the best direction and best production at the National festival of theater in Romania. His films brought him international reputation. Sunday at Six o Clock won the Prize of the Jury at the International film festival in Mar del Plata, Argentina in 1966, and the Grand Prize of the Jury at the International Encounter of Films for Youth at Cannes, France in 1967. In 1968, he produced The Reconstruction considered by film historians to be the most important representation of Romanian cinema. |