Aristizza Romanescu

Romanian actress

Aristizza Romanescu

Born	1854
Died	1918
Nationality	Romanian

Aristizza Romanescu (December 24, 1854, Craiova – June 4, 1918, Iași) was a Romanian stage actress, active 1872–1918.^[1]

Life

In 1911 Grigore Brezeanu was making the first Romanian films to deal with fiction. He employed Romanescu as well as other leading actors like Constantin Nottara and Elvire Popesco. The first two films were called "Fatal Love" and "Spin a Yarn". No copies are known of these films.^[2]

References

^ George Marcu (coord.), Dicţionarul personalităţilor feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009.
^ Dominique Nasta (19 November 2013). Contemporary Romanian Cinema: The History of an Unexpected Miracle. Wallflower Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-231-16744-4.