Paul Barbă Neagră (or Barbăneagră) (February 11, 1929 â€" October
13, 2009) was a Romanian film director and essayist who, starting in
1957, has directed short and medium-length documentaries on topics
related to culture and the arts. In 1964, he defected and settled in
France, where he also worked in the media (for France 2, France 3, and
Radio Free Europe).Born in Isaccea, he studied medicine and
cinematography in Bucharest, graduating from the I. L. Caragiale
Institute for Theater and Film Arts. Between 1957 and 1964, he worked
for the film studios of Communist Romania, and, during a visit to
Tours (where he was attending the local film festival), sought
political asylum.He was awarded a first prize for the scenario of his
film Versailles Palais-Temple du Roi Soleil ("Palace of Versailles,
Temple of the Sun King") at the Festival International du Film d’Art
(International Festival for Art Films). The film was the first in his
series Architecture et Géographie sacrée ("Sacred Architecture and
Geography"). To the same series belongs the documentary Mircea Eliade
et la Redécouverte du Sacré ("Mircea Eliade and the Rediscovery of
the Sacred").In 1990, he was awarded The French Grand Prix for
Audiovisual Arts for his entire activity.
13, 2009) was a Romanian film director and essayist who, starting in
1957, has directed short and medium-length documentaries on topics
related to culture and the arts. In 1964, he defected and settled in
France, where he also worked in the media (for France 2, France 3, and
Radio Free Europe).Born in Isaccea, he studied medicine and
cinematography in Bucharest, graduating from the I. L. Caragiale
Institute for Theater and Film Arts. Between 1957 and 1964, he worked
for the film studios of Communist Romania, and, during a visit to
Tours (where he was attending the local film festival), sought
political asylum.He was awarded a first prize for the scenario of his
film Versailles Palais-Temple du Roi Soleil ("Palace of Versailles,
Temple of the Sun King") at the Festival International du Film d’Art
(International Festival for Art Films). The film was the first in his
series Architecture et Géographie sacrée ("Sacred Architecture and
Geography"). To the same series belongs the documentary Mircea Eliade
et la Redécouverte du Sacré ("Mircea Eliade and the Rediscovery of
the Sacred").In 1990, he was awarded The French Grand Prix for
Audiovisual Arts for his entire activity.
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