Iulian Mihu

Iulian Mihu (3 November 1926 – 20 June 1999) was a Romanian film director. He directed nineteen films between 1953 and 1998. His 1981 film The Pale Light of Sorrow was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Diploma.

Born in Bucharest, he graduated in 1955 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC). He made his directing debut with two short films: La mere (1953), directed together with Manole Marcus, and Jocurile copilăriei (1955). His first feature film, Viața nu iartă (1957), was the adaptation of a novel by Alexandru Sahia. He died in 1999 in Bucharest, at age 72.

Selected filmography (1953) Jocurile copilăriei (1955) (1957) (1961) (1965) Felix and Otilia (1972) (1975) (1975) (1976) Femeia la volan (1979) The Pale Light of Sorrow (1981) (1981) (1983) (1984) (1986) (1988) Băiatul cu o singură bretea (1991) (1998)