Valentin Uritescu is to receive The Lifetime Achievement Award at the XIth edition of the National GOPO Awards, set to take place on March 21st, 2017, at the National Theatre in Bucharest.
The actor had an intense activity in theatre on the Bulandra stage: “A Moon for the Misbegotten” by Eugene O’Neill, “The Cabal of the Hypocrites” by Michail Bulgakov, “The Third Impalement” by Marin Sorescu, “A Lost Morning” by Gabriela Adamesteanu, ‘Tartuffe” by Moliere, but also in the plays staged at the National Theatre in Bucharest: “Avram Iancu” by Lucian Blaga, “The Witches of Salem” by Arthur Miller , “The Cherry Orchard” by A P Tchekov, “The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco, “Krecinski’s Wedding”, “Take, Ianke and Cadir”, “Crime for Land” or “ The Passions of Saint Tommaso d’Aquino”. Important for his career are also the parts he played in “Socrates’s Last Night” by Dumitru Solomon, staged for Theatrum Mundi and also “Casting for a Clown” by Matei Visniec/Levant Theatre.
He played parts in tens of films:
Concurs / Contest (directed by
Dan Pița),
Ochi de urs / The Bear Eye's Curse (directed by
Stere Gulea),
Întoarcerea din iad / Return from Hell (directed by
Nicolae Mărgineanu),
Fapt divers / News Items (directed by
Andrei Blaier),
Noi, cei din linia întâi / The Last Assault (directed by
Sergiu Nicolaescu),
Flăcări pe comori / Flames over Treasures (directed by
Nicolae Mărgineanu),
A unsprezecea poruncă / The 11th Commandment (directed by
Mircea Daneliuc),
Balanţa / The Oak (directed by
Lucian Pintilie),
Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni / The Earth’s Most Beloved Son (directed by
Șerban Marinescu),
Examen / Exam (directed by
Titus Muntean).
He was awarded the Cultural Merit Order in 2004, the Awards of the National Association of Filmmakers/Romania for the parts played in
Return from Hell and
Domnişoara Aurica / The Old Maid and the National Union of Filmmakers/Romania awards for
Momentul adevărului / The Moment of Truth,
The 11th Commandment,
Rămânerea / Forgotten by God,
Șobolanii roșii / Red Rats.
2011 marks his debut in the literary world with his autobiography “That’s What I Am, a Fool” and 2 years later he goes on with “Take Care of Your Good Self”, a book of memories dedicated to his father. Both books are edited by Humanitas. Last year he launched the volume “Haunted by Others’ Lives”, memories published with the Ars Docendi Publishing House.
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