Alexandru Dabija

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Alexandru Dabija
Born (1955-02-13) February 13, 1955 (age 69)
Alma mater I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film director
Awards National Order of Faithful Service (2000)
Gopo Award for Best Supporting Actor (2016)

Alexandru Dabija (born February 13, 1955) is a stage director and actor in Romanian theater and film.

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Born in Piatra Neamț, he graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Bucharest. [1] Dabija debuted in 1976 with Philip Massinger's Reflection at the Youth Theater in Piatra Neamț, winning the Best Director of the Year award. [2] [3] He was general manager of the Odeon Theatre in Bucharest from 1991 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2002. [4]

Theater plays directed

Filmography

Awards

In December 2000 he was awarded by then-Pres. Emil Constantinescu the National Order of Faithful Service, Officer rank. [7]

In 2008 he was awarded with National Award for Arts together with Mircea Cărtărescu and Cristian Mungiu

For his performance as boyar Iordache Cîndescu from the film Aferim! (by director Radu Jude, released in 2015), Dabija was rewarded with the Gopo Award for Best Supporting Actor at Gopo Gala 2016.

For his performance as Mr. Movila from the film I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (by director Radu Jude, released in 2018, Dabija was rewarded with the Gopo Award for Best Supporting Actor at Gopo Gala 2018.

He was rewarded with 5 UNITER AWARDS from 1995 to 2012

References and notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Alexandru Dabija la 60 de ani" (in Romanian). Agerpres. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. TNB.ro — Alexandru Dabija
  3. TVR Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine — Iureș, Dabija
  4. "Știri Kappa". Archived from the original on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  5. O umbră de nor selected for Cannes Film Festival, in Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
  6. "Scarred Hearts (2016)" via www.imdb.com.
  7. "Decretul nr. 524/2000 privind conferirea unor decorații naționale personalului din subordinea Ministerului Culturii" (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial. December 16, 2000. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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