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After he was prohibited to work by the Communist government, he emigrated from Romania to France (1973).

His influential film Reconstruction (1968) was personally banned by communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. It was shown in Cannes in 1970 to critical acclaim, and released again in Romania in 1990 soon after the communist regime ended.

In addition to plays and movies, he also directed operas in France, Britain and Italy.

Longtime companion of Marie-France Ionesco.

Graduate of the Institute of Theater and Cinematographic Art (IATC), Bucharest.

Complete retrospective at the 40th Pesaro Film Festival (2004).

Returned to Romania in 1982 for the shooting of Carnival Scenes (1981), which was prohibited by the regime and finally released in Romania nine years later.

Complete retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art New York (MoMA) in March 2012.

Tribute with a retrospective at the Transatlantyk Festival in Lodz, Poland, from July 13-20, 2018.

Retrospective and TIFF Excellency Award at the 10th Transilvania Film Festival in 2011.

Tribute with a photo exhibition at the 17th Transilvania Film Festival in 2018.