Cristi Puiu is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.
10 Facts About Cristi Puiu
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Cristian Emilian Puiu was born to Iuliana and Emilian Puiu in Bucharest, Romania.
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Cristi Puiu started working in film after his return to Romania.
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Cristi Puiu continued with a short film, Cigarettes and Coffee, which was awarded the Golden Bear for best short film at the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Cristi Puiu co-wrote the screenplays of both his feature films, Stuff and Dough and The Death of Mr Lazarescu, with Romanian writer Razvan Radulescu.
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Cristi Puiu independently wrote the screenplay for his short film Cigarettes and Coffee.
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In collaboration with Razvan Radulescu, Cristi Puiu wrote the screenplay for Niki and Flo, commissioned by Lucian Pintilie, one of the most important Romanian directors.
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Cristi Puiu intends to make a series of six movies entitled Six Stories from the Outskirts of Bucharest.
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Cristi Puiu intends the series to explore six types of love stories, The Death of Mr Lazarescu being about love for one's fellow man.
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Cristi Puiu says that he has completed a synopsis for each of these films.