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Ion Popescu-Gopo is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Roumain born on 1 may 1923 at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Ion Popescu-Gopo ([iˈon poˈpesku ˈɡopo]; 1 May 1923 – 28 November 1989) was a Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, movie director and actor born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality in the Romanian cinematography and the founder of the modern Romanian cartoon school. He was, together with Liviu Ciulei and Mirel Ilieşiu one of the few Romanian film artists who won an award at Cannes in the 20th century. His film "Scurtă Istorie" (A Brief History) won the Short Film Palme d'Or for best short film in 1957. His 1965 film The White Moor was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the award for Best Director. In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1977 he was a member of the jury at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.
Ion Popescu-Gopo attended (but never graduated from) the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. He also attended animation courses in Moscow. He made Maria, Mirabela which is a Romanian-Russian co-production.
His career started as a designer and cartoonist in 1939, publishing caricatures and editorial cartoons in newspapers. 1949 brought his debut in the film industry with "Punguţa cu doi bani" (Bag with two coins). Since 1950 he started working for Studioul Cinematografic Bucureşti (Cinematographic Studio Bucharest) in the animation department, that later broke into a separate animation studio, Animafilm.
His most known cartoon character is a little black and white man sometimes referred to as "Gopo's Little Man" after his creator. Later in his life Popescu-Gopo confessed that he tried to start an "anti-Disney rebellion". Unable to surpass Disney's animation characters in color and beauty, Popescu-Gopo tried to be more profound in message and substance and simplify the form and techniques used. Unlike Disney's cartoon characters, Popescu-Gopo's cartoon characters were black and white, designed in simple lines.
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Nationality Roumanie
Birth 1 may 1923 at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Death 29 november 1989 (at 66 years) at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Birth 1 may 1923 at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Death 29 november 1989 (at 66 years) at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Ion Popescu-Gopo attended (but never graduated from) the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. He also attended animation courses in Moscow. He made Maria, Mirabela which is a Romanian-Russian co-production.
His career started as a designer and cartoonist in 1939, publishing caricatures and editorial cartoons in newspapers. 1949 brought his debut in the film industry with "Punguţa cu doi bani" (Bag with two coins). Since 1950 he started working for Studioul Cinematografic Bucureşti (Cinematographic Studio Bucharest) in the animation department, that later broke into a separate animation studio, Animafilm.
His most known cartoon character is a little black and white man sometimes referred to as "Gopo's Little Man" after his creator. Later in his life Popescu-Gopo confessed that he tried to start an "anti-Disney rebellion". Unable to surpass Disney's animation characters in color and beauty, Popescu-Gopo tried to be more profound in message and substance and simplify the form and techniques used. Unlike Disney's cartoon characters, Popescu-Gopo's cartoon characters were black and white, designed in simple lines.
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Filmography of Ion Popescu-Gopo (3 films)
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Maria, Mirabella (1982)
, 1h8Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Medeea Marinescu, Ion Popescu-Gopo, Rogvold Sukhoverko, Dem Rădulescu
Roles Uncle Time
Rating75%
Oache ([o̯aˈkɛ]), a frog meets old acquaintances: a butterfly, Omide ([omidɛ']) and a fire-fly, Scaparici ([skəpə'ritʃ]). Together they watch two girls playing in a meadow, Maria and Mirabela. Oache remembers an adventure when they all first met each other, and Oache begins to tell the story.
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Maria, Mirabella (1982)
, 1h8Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Medeea Marinescu, Ion Popescu-Gopo, Rogvold Sukhoverko, Dem Rădulescu
Rating75%
Oache ([o̯aˈkɛ]), a frog meets old acquaintances: a butterfly, Omide ([omidɛ']) and a fire-fly, Scaparici ([skəpə'ritʃ]). Together they watch two girls playing in a meadow, Maria and Mirabela. Oache remembers an adventure when they all first met each other, and Oache begins to tell the story.
The White Moor (1966)
, 1h31Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Origin Roumanie
Genres Fantasy, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Florin Piersic, Emil Botta, Irina Petrescu
Rating68%
A Bomb Was Stolen (1962)
, 1h5Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Origin Roumanie
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Emil Botta, Iurie Darie, Draga Olteanu Matei, Florin Piersic, Geo Saizescu, Nicu Constantin
Rating66%
Un dialogue sans science-fiction roumaine espion-comédie qui fait appel à la farce, la satire et le surréalisme comme il déconstruit subversivement le thriller d'espionnage avec la découverte accidentelle du protagoniste d'une bombe valise nucléaire et la lutte ultérieure sur la propriété entre les puissances rivales des criminels et la militaire.
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Maria, Mirabella (1982)
, 1h8Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Medeea Marinescu, Ion Popescu-Gopo, Rogvold Sukhoverko, Dem Rădulescu
Roles Writer
Rating75%
Oache ([o̯aˈkɛ]), a frog meets old acquaintances: a butterfly, Omide ([omidɛ']) and a fire-fly, Scaparici ([skəpə'ritʃ]). Together they watch two girls playing in a meadow, Maria and Mirabela. Oache remembers an adventure when they all first met each other, and Oache begins to tell the story.
The White Moor (1966)
, 1h31Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Origin Roumanie
Genres Fantasy, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Florin Piersic, Emil Botta, Irina Petrescu
Rating68%
A Bomb Was Stolen (1962)
, 1h5Directed by Ion Popescu-Gopo
Origin Roumanie
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Emil Botta, Iurie Darie, Draga Olteanu Matei, Florin Piersic, Geo Saizescu, Nicu Constantin
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Un dialogue sans science-fiction roumaine espion-comédie qui fait appel à la farce, la satire et le surréalisme comme il déconstruit subversivement le thriller d'espionnage avec la découverte accidentelle du protagoniste d'une bombe valise nucléaire et la lutte ultérieure sur la propriété entre les puissances rivales des criminels et la militaire.