Constantin Popescu (director)

Constantin Popescu (born 15 December 1973) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He is sometimes credited as Constantin Popescu Jr. and Constantin C. Popescu.[1]

Life and career

Constantin Popescu was one of the directors of the omnibus film Tales from the Golden Age (2009).[2] His first feature film as solo director was Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man (2010), a historical drama about Romanian anti-communist partisans fighting after World War II.[3][4] It was followed by the family drama Principles of Life (2010).[3][5] Popescu's third feature film was Pororoca (2017), a psychological thriller[3][6] for which he received the Gopo Award for Best Director.[7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Constantin Popescu". CInemagia (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (29 October 2009). "Tales from the Golden Age". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Dobroiu, Ștefan (26 September 2017). "Constantin Popescu • Director". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  4. ^ Huddleston, Tom (1 October 2010). "Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man". Time Out. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ Fainaru, Dan (10 June 2011). "Principles of Life". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (27 September 2017). "San Sebastián: Wide Racks Up Sales on Constantin Popescu's 'Pororoca'". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time wins Best Picture at the Romanian Gopos". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 June 2023.