Emanuel Pârvu (born 1979) is a Romanian actor and filmmaker.[1]
Emanuel Pârvu | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 44–45)[1] |
Career
editPârvu studied acting at the I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film.[1]
After working as a stage and screen actor, Pârvu made his directorial debut with the short film A Family in 2009. This was followed by in subsequent years by the short films Chicken, Fries, and Coke, 2, Square One, and Meda.[1]
Pârvu won the Best Director award at the 2017 Sarajevo Film Festival for his feature debut, Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things. His second feature film, Mikado, premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2021.[2]
Pârvu's third feature, Three Kilometres to the End of the World, was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and won the Queer Palm award.[3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tales from the Golden Age | No | No | Yes | The Party Inspector | "The Legend of the Official Visit" segment | [4] |
| A Family | Yes | Yes | Yes | Husband | Short film | [1] | |
| 2010 | Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man | No | No | Yes | Cpt. Seciu | — | [5] |
| 2012 | Chicken, Fries, and Coke | Yes | Yes | No | — | Short film | [1] |
| 2013 | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | — | Short film | [1] |
| Square One | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | [1] | ||
| 2016 | Meda | Yes | Yes | No | — | Short film | [1] |
| Graduation | No | No | Yes | Prosecutor Ivascu | — | [5] | |
| The Fixer | No | No | Yes | Prosecutor Ivascu | — | ||
| 2017 | Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | [1] |
| The Anniversary | No | No | Yes | Sandu | — | [6] | |
| 2019 | 5 Minutes Too Late | No | No | Yes | Coman | — | [7] |
| 2020 | 9 povesti de dragoste si ura in izolare | No | No | Yes | — | [8] | |
| Unidentified | No | No | Yes | Marius Preda | — | [9] | |
| 2021 | Mikado | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | [2] |
| The Ladder | No | No | Yes | Prezan | — | ||
| Miracle | No | No | Yes | Marius Preda | — | [9] | |
| 2023 | Familiar | No | No | Yes | Dragos Binder | — | [10] |
| 2024 | Three Kilometres to the End of the World | Yes | Yes | No | — | — | [11] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Catherine the Great | No | No | Yes | Alexei Orloff | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes | No | No | Yes | Oliver Allen | TV movie | [12] |
| 2006–2007 | La urgenta | No | No | Yes | Edi Leonte | 7 episodes | [13] |
| 2009–2018 | În Puii Mei! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Various | 64 episodes | [14] |
| 2018 | Hackerville | No | No | Yes | Tomi Damaschin | 4 episodes | [13] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sarajevo Film Festival | Best Director | Meda or the Not So Bright Side of Things | Won | [2] |
| 2021 | Gopo Awards | Best Supporting Actor | 5 Minutes Too Late | Won | [13] |
| 2024 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Three Kilometres to the End of the World | Nominated | [3] |
| Queer Palm | Won | [15] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Emanuel Pârvu". IFFR. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Balaga, Marta. "Romania's Emanuel Parvu Set to Follow San Sebastian-Bound 'Mikado' With 'Three Miles to the End of the World'". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Trei Kilometri Pana La Capatal Lumi". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Tales from the Golden Age". MUBI.
- ^ a b "Marocco/Mikado" (PDF). San Sebastian International Film Festival. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "The Anniversary (2017)". MUBI. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Blaga, Iulia. "Dan Chișu Questions Objectivity in 5 Minutes Too Late". Film New Europe. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Interviu Exclusiv: Dan Chisu a facut "9 povesti de ura si dragoste in IZOLARE", lungmetraj filmat in izolare. Cu: Adrian Titieni, Emanuel Parvu, Andrei Hutuleac". Urban.ro. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Neidentificat/Unidentified". Romanian Film Festival DC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Familiar". MUBI. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Goodfellas Boards Cannes Competition Title 'Three Kilometers To The End Of The World'". Deadline. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes". A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Emanuel Pârvu "I thank my mother for all the trust she gave me even when I didn't deserve it."". Urban.ro. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "În Puii Mei!". A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2024: Queer Palm for Emanuel Parvu's Three Kilometers to the End of the World". Sortir a Paris. Retrieved 25 May 2024.