Nicolae Esinencu


Nicolae Esinencu was a Moldovan poet, screenwriter and writer. He was born in Chiţcani, in the Teleneşti district of Moldova, which was then part of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Esinencu attended the Maxim [Gorky Literature Institute] in Moscow between 1971 and 1975, then his first writing credit was for co-writing the screenplay for Vlad Ioviță's 1975 film Calul, pușca și nevasta. The two then collaborated on other projects. In 2010, friends organised a celebration for his seventieth birthday and true to his reputation as a "terrible child" he did not turn up. He was a member of the Moldovan [Writers' Union] and the Writers' Union of Romania. He died on April 25, 2016.

Selected writings

Antene Sacla Sens Portocala Toi Dealuri Era vremea să iubim Copilul teribil Stai să-ți mai spun
  • ''Cuvinte de chemat fetele''

Filmography

Calul, pușca și nevasta Făt-Frumos Căruța La porțile Satanei Tunul de lemn Tălpile verzi Adio, viață de holtei''