One of the most versatile, profound and subtle actors, with a 50-year long experience in film and theatre, Victor Rebengiuc is one of the most vibrant personalities of Romanian culture. The famous actor played key parts on several theatre stages and explored various sides: from tragic characters to dramatic or comic ones, working with acclaimed directors such as Liviu Ciulei, Andrei Serban or Alexandru Dabija.The leading part in Liviu Ciulei's The Forest of the Hanged (1965), awarded with Best Director in Cannes, was a mile stone in Rebengiuc's acting career.
His cinema path was coherent and constant and includes the oustanding performance as Tănase Scatiu in Dan Pița's film, the violent rudeness of Iancu Pampon in Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitică? (1981) directed by Lucian Pintilie, or the masterly Ilie Moromete in Stere Gulea's Moromeții (1988). The leading parts list continues with iconic films such as Niki Ardelean (2003, directed by Lucian Pintilie) and Medal of Honor (2009, directed by Călin Peter Netzer), for which he was awarded Best Actor in Thessaloniki IFF, Special Mention in Torino IFF and Honorable Mention in Wiesbaden. His leading role in Tudor Jurgiu's The Japanese Dog (the Romanian entry for the American Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category 2015) brought Rebengiuc a second Gopo Award in his career. In 2014, The Theatre Romanian Union (UNITER) honored Victor Rebengiuc with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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