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The life of Eugene Ionesco, the great Romanian-born, French-language writer and dramatist who founded the Theatre of the Absurd, and whose plays have been performed uninterrupted for the past 50 years at the Théâtre de la Huchette in Paris. We see exclusive footage of the Ionesco home with commentary by his daughter, Marie-France Ionesco, the years of fame, the reception into the Academy française, his international apotheosis. In his lifetime, his plays were published by Gallimard and became classics of French literature. He had sensed this destiny coming when, at age 16, he wrote in his diary: "I shall be one of the world’s greatest writers."

Romania - 2007 - 50 mn - Betacam SP • 4/3 • PAL - Colour

Director Lucia Hossu Longin, Dan Necsulea Writer Lucia Hossu Longin Camera Ion Cristodulo, Valentin Ilie, Viorel Sergovici Sound Ion Holtea Editing Sebastian Chelu

Production Televiziunea Romana, Calea Dorobantilor 191, Sector 1, 010565 Bucarest, Roumanie Tél : +40 2 1319 9178 Fax : +40 2 1319 9178 E-mail : relatii.internationale@tvr.ro

Sales Luminita Boerescu Televiziunea Romana, Calea Dorobantilor 191, Sector 1, 010565 Bucarest, Roumanie Tél : +40 2 1319 9178 Fax : +40 2 1319 9178 E-mail : relatii.internationale@tvr.ro