is film director, scriptwriter and producer, fled Ceaucescu’s rule and ended up in the Parisian film industry. His films Trahir (1992) and Train de vie (1998) were very well received and played at international festivals, but he became known to the general public with Va, vis et deviens (Live & Become, 2005), which earned him no less than twenty-five international prizes, not the least of which was a César. His next film, Le Concert, is due to be released in 2009. Mihaileanu is also the author of a book of poetry, a novel and a play. [110609]