Andrei Blaier

Andrei Blaier (15 May 1933 – 1 December 2011)^[1][2] was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 1958 film The Ball was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.^[3]

Andrei Blaier
Born	(1933-05-15)15 May 1933 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died	1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 78) Bucharest, Romania
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest
Alma mater	Institute of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Notable work	The Ball (1958) Through the Ashes of the Empire (1976)
Awards	National Order of Faithful Service

Biography

Early life and education

Born in Bucharest, he attended the Ion Luca Caragiale High School^[4] and then graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts.^[1]

Award

In 2002, Blaier was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank.^[5]

Death

He died in 2011 in Bucharest and was buried at the Bellu Catholic Cemetery.^[6]

Selected filmography

Director

• Ora "H" (1956)
• Prima melodie (1958)
• The Ball (Mingea, 1958)
• Furtuna (1960)
• A fost prietenul meu (1962)
• Casa neterminată (1964)
• Diminețile unui băiat cuminte [ro] (1967)
• Apoi s-a născut legenda (1968)
• Vilegiatura (1971)
• Pădurea pierdută (1971)
• Cireșarii [ro] (TV series, 1972)
• Ilustrate cu flori de câmp [ro] (1975)
• Through the Ashes of the Empire (Prin cenușa imperiului, 1976/1978)
• Urgia (1977)
• Trepte spre cer [ro] (1977)
• Totul pentru fotbal [ro] (1978)
• Lumini și umbre (1979–1982)
• Întunericul alb (1982)
• Fapt divers [ro] (1984)
• Rîdeți ca-n viață [ro] (1985)
• Bătălia din umbră (1986)
• Vacanța cea mare (1988)
• Dreptatea (1989)
• Momentul adevărului (1989)
• Divorț... din dragoste [ro] (1992)
• Crucea de piatră [ro] (1993)
• Terente – regele bălților [ro] (1995)
• Dulcea saună a morții (2003)