Cristi Puiu

Cristi Puiu

  • Born: 1967-4-3
  • Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
  • Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
  • Profession: Director, Screenwriter, Actor
  • Nationality: Romania
  • Graduate School: High School of Visual Arts in Geneva, Switzerland
  • Representative Works: Dead Money, Cigarettes and Coffee, No Doctor, Aurora, Sieranevada
  • Cristi Puiu (Cristi Puiu), born on April 3, 1967 in Bucharest, Romania, is a Romanian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
    In 1994, he wrote and directed his first short film "Nowhere Like Home". In 2001, he wrote and directed his first film "Lifeless Money" [1]  , which was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival Director's Fortnight [2]  . In 2004, he wrote, directed and directed the short film "Cigarette and Coffee", which won the Golden Bear Award - Best Short Film Award at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival [3]  . In 2005, he wrote and directed the comedy film "No Doctor Reliable" [4]  , which won the Best Film Award in the Un Certain Regard Unit at the 58th Cannes Film Festival [5]  . In 2007, he served as a judge of the Un Certain Regard Unit at the Cannes International Film Festival [1]  . In 2010, he wrote, directed and acted in the feature film " Aurora " [1]  , which won the 58th Cannes International Film Festival a kind of concern unit-a kind of concern award [6]  . In 2013, the feature film "Three Interpretation Exercises" written and directed by him was released. In 2016, he wrote and directed the feature film " Sieranevada " [7]  , which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 69th Cannes International Film Festival [8]  . In 2019, directed the fantasy film "Space Activities".

    Character Evaluation

    In the film "Reliable Without Doctors", Cristi Puiu continued his style of realism. The lengthy shots and natural light create a rough and rustic beauty, which has also become an art of the "New Wave of Romanian Cinema" Tendency to be imitated by latecomers  . Likewise, his films often recur to discussions of "ethnicity", in which the protagonists often belong to the same family or the same neighborhood.  . Aesthetically, he is characterized by realism and austere minimalism rather than dark humor Cinema Roundup) . 
    Extended Reading

    The Death of Mr. Lazarescu quotes

    • Mr. Lazarescu (Domnui Lazarescu): Excuse me, Nurse, but how old are you?

      Mioara Avram: I'm not that young anymore. I'm 55.

      Mr. Lazarescu (Domnui Lazarescu): 55?

      Mioara Avram: Yes. In September.

      Mr. Lazarescu (Domnui Lazarescu): In September? Just like Virgil, my brother-in-law, only he's 68.

    • Marioara: I'm ready Virgil, come get him and take him to Anghel!