Mario Bava
Mario Bava( 31 July 1914 – 27 April 1980) was an Italian cinematographer, director, special effects artist and screenwriter, frequently referred to as the" Master of Italian Horror" and the" Master of the Macabre".
His low- budget genre films, known for their distinctive visual flair and technical ingenuity, feature recurring themes and imagery concerning the conflict between illusion and reality, and the destructive capacity of human nature.
Born to sculptor, cinematographer and special effects pioneer Eugenio Bava, the younger Bava followed his father into the film industry, and eventually earned a reputation as one of Italy's foremost cameramen, lighting and providing the special effects for such films as" Hercules"( 1958) and its sequel" Hercules Unchained"( 1959)( each were lampooned on" Mystery Science Theater 3000").
During the late 1950s, his eventual career trajectory as a director began when he was relied upon to complete projects begun by or credited to his colleague Riccardo Freda and other filmmakers, including" I Vampiri"( 1957)( the first Italian horror film of the sound era)," The Day the Sky Exploded"( 1958)( the first Italian science fiction film)," Caltiki – The Immortal Monster"( 1959) and" The Giant of Marathon"( 1959).
Although most of Bava's films as director failed to achieve major commercial success upon release, many of them would eventually find acclaim as cult classics, with their content and production values being favourably compared to the works of Alfred Hitchcock.
Several of them have been noted for their revolutionary impact on their respective genres:" Black Sunday"( 1960), his official directorial debut, was the forerunner of the Italian gothic horror film cycle;" The Girl Who Knew Too Much"( 1963) is considered to be the first giallo film;" Kill, Baby, Kill"( 1966) heavily influenced the iconography of modern J-Horror;" Roy Colt& Winchester Jack"( 1970) is regarded as one of the earliest self- parodying Spaghetti Westerns;" Four Times That Night"( 1971) was an early Italian sex comedy; and" A Bay of Blood"( 1971) was a precursor to slasher films.
His other notable films include" Hercules in the Haunted World"( 1961)," Erik the Conqueror"( 1961)," Black Sabbath"( 1963)," The Whip and the Body"( 1963)," Blood and Black Lace"( 1964)," Planet of the Vampires"( 1965)," Knives of the Avenger"( 1966),( 1968)," Hatchet for the Honeymoon"( 1970)," Five Dolls for an August Moon"( 1970)," Baron Blood"( 1972)," Lisa and the Devil"( 1974)," Rabid Dogs"( 1974) and" Shock"( 1977).
Despite his reputation as a talented artist during his lifetime, Bava's shy, self- deprecating demeanour prevented him from taking advantage of opportunities that would have furthered his international standing within the film industry, and he turned down multiple opportunities to work in Hollywood.
Among the filmmakers Bava and his work have influenced include Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Federico Fellini, John Carpenter, Nicolas Winding Refn, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Joe Dante, John Landis, Francis Ford Coppola, Roger Corman, Edgar Wright, Jennifer Kent and Quentin Tarantino.
His son and frequent assistant director, Lamberto Bava, later became a noted fantasy and horror film director in his own right.
Blood and Black Lace
Blood and Black Lace is a 1964 giallo film directed by Mario Bava.
Bava co-wrote the screenplay with Giuseppe Barilla and Marcello Fondato.
The film stars Cameron Mitchell and Eva Bartok.
The story concerns the stalking and brutal murders of various scantily- clad fashion models, committed by a masked killer in a desperate attempt to obtain a scandal- revealing diary.
The film is generally considered one of the earliest and most influential of all" gialli" films and served as a stylistic template for the" body count" slasher films of the 1980s.
Tim Lucas said that the film inspired" legions of contemporary filmmakers, from Dario Argento to Martin Scorsese to Quentin Tarantino."
In 2004, one of its sequences was voted No. 85 in" The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" by the Bravo TV network.
W. Augustus Barratt
W. Augustus Barratt( 1873- 1947) was a Scottish- born, later American, songwriter and musician.
Terror and Black Lace
Terror and Black Lace( Spanish: Terror y encajes negros) is a 1985 Mexican film directed by Luis Alcoriza.
Dana Bunescu
Dana Bunescu( born 11 September 1969) is a Romanian film editor and sound editor.
She is known for editing Cristian Mungiu's films" 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"( 2007) and" Tales from the Golden Age"( 2009), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Born in Craiova, she attended Bucharest University and studied physics, and graduated in 1993.
For" 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", Bunescu was nominated for the Gopo Award for Best Editing.
For Călin Peter Netzer's film" Ana, mon amour", Bunescu received the Silver Bear for technical achievement at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival.
Laura Vasiliu
Laura Vasiliu( born 25 January 1976) is a Romanian actress.
Born in Piatra Neamț, she shared an interest in the arts with her mother, with whom she would practice William Shakespeare works.
Laura learned to act while spending time in a hospital with an actress.
After going on to act on stage and in film, Vasiliu came to international prominence after starring in the Palme d' Or-winning 2007 film" 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
At the Palm Springs International Film Festival, she won Best Actress for her role in" 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
In 2016, she starred in the film" Fiore", which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is a 2007 Romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov.
The film is set in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceaușescu era.
It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university dormitory, who try to procure an illegal abortion.
Inspired by an anecdote from the period and the general social historic context, it depicts the loyalty of the two friends and the struggles they face.
Mungiu and cinematographer Oleg Mutu shot it in Bucharest and other Romanian locations in 2006.
After making its world premiere at Cannes," 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" made its Romanian debut on 1 June 2007, at the Transilvania International Film Festival.
It opened to critical acclaim, and was noted for its minimalism and intense themes.
The film won three awards at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, including the Palme d' Or.
It went on to win numerous honours, including Best Film at the European Film Awards and Romania's national Gopo Awards.
" 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" became the subject of some controversy over censorship, the abortion debate, and its exclusion from the 80th Academy Awards, but in 2016 it was named one of BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.
Cristian Mungiu
Cristian Mungiu( born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker.
He won the Palme d' Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film" 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", which he wrote and directed.
He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director, at the 2012 and 2016 Cannes Film Festivals, for his films" Beyond the Hills" and" Graduation".
Adi Cărăuleanu
Adi Cărăuleanu( born 8 March 1957) is a Romanian actor known for his roles in" The Paper Will Be Blue"( 2006) and Cristian Mungiu's Palme d' Or-winning 2007 film" 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days".
Born in Calafat, Cărăuleanu completed his studies at the Institute of Theatre and Cinema Art in Bucharest in 1981.
From 1996 to 2015, he served as the artistic director at Iași National Theatre.

Question: Which film has the director born later, Blood And Black Lace or 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days?