Paul Călinescu

Paul Călinescu was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. He directed 14 films between 1934 and 1964.

Career

In 1936 he was appointed as Head of the Cinematographic Service of, the national tourism office. As part of a collaboration agreement with the German company Tobis Klangfilm, he co-directed, together with, a series of three short films about Romania: Bucharest, the city of contrasts, Corners from Romania, and The Generation of Tomorrow. He won the first important prize of Romanian cinema at the international level, for the documentary Țara Moților, at the 1939 Venice Film Festival.

Selected filmography

' Floarea reginei The Valley Resounds

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''Titanic Waltz''