died of lymphatic cancer aged 51, was best known as a witty and perceptive film critic in Romania. He was also a skilled translator, photographer and visual artist and an admired teacher. Leo--as his friends called him--had a gift for languages. He spoke impeccable English and French, and could communicate easily in Italian, Spanish and German. He translated Paul Bowles's novels The Sheltering Sky and Up Above the World into Romanian. His other translations included Martin Sherman's play Bent, as well as poems, stories and essays by WH Auden, Samuel Beckett, Don DeLillo, Vladimir Nabokov and Susan Sontag.from The Guardian: Alex Leo Serban
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