Adolfo Aristarain
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Born | Buenos Aires,Argentina | October 19, 1943
Adolfo Aristarain(born October 19, 1943) is anArgentinefilm director and screenwriter who is famous for his filmic sophistication and subtle examination of issues of political oppression.Varietyhas deemed him "a master filmmaker."[1]
Biography[edit]
Aristarain was born inBuenos Aires.After leaving Argentina, he started working as assistant director in theArcente cinema,and then inEuropeduring his short exile forMario Camus,Giorgio SteganiandLewis Gilbertbefore returning to Argentina in 1974, following the death of Argentine presidentJuan Perón.His first 3 films did not receive favorable reviews, but in 1981Tiempo de revanchareceived both critical acclaim and public success. Released in the midst of the so-calledGuerra Sucia( "Dirty War" ) when Argentina was ruled by a military dictatorship, the film had strong political undercurrents but faced few problems from censors. As Aristarain would later explain, he initially included long, unnecessary sex scenes in the film, "so the censors took five days and questioned things—not politics or ideology but sex. All I had to do was cut a few frames at the end of some scenes, like one of a strip tease. It doesn't hurt the scenes—especially if you made them longer than they should have been."[2]
Back inSpainhe directed a mini-series for television, and after a series of aborted projects he had renewed success in Argentina:Un Lugar en el Mundo,starringFederico Luppi,with whom he has maintained frequent collaboration. He then filmedLa Ley de la fronteraandMartín (hache)in Spain, also starring Luppi. Aristarain continued with his Argentine-Spanish mixture of actors inLugares comunesandRoma.
Aristarain wrote all the scripts of his directed movies with the exception of theColumbia PicturesreleaseThe Stranger,which was written by American screenwriter Dan Gurskis.[3]
He has received numerous awards for his work, includingGolden Seashelland anAcademy Awardnomination forUn Lugar en el mundo,Best Director award at the Havana Film Festival, and Golden Seashell nomination forMartín (Hache),the First Prize at the Havana Film Festival and theGrand Prix des Amériquesaward at theMontréal World Film FestivalforTiempo de revancha.
The Academy Award Nomination was disqualified by theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesbecause the film was submitted for consideration (for Best Foreign Movie) byUruguay(his wife's country) while The Academy claimed it was an Argentine production, and should therefore have been submitted by that country.[4]
Aristarain has worked many times with several, notable actors, such as Federico Luppi (7 times),Julio de Grazia(4 times),Cecilia Roth(3 times),Ricardo Darín(3 times) andUlises Dumont(2 times). He has held Spanish Citizenship since 2003.
Filmography[edit]
- La parte del león(1978)
- La playa del amor(1979)
- La discoteca del amor(1980)
- Tiempo de revancha(1981)
- Últimos días de la víctima(1982)
- The Stranger(1987)
- Un lugar en el mundo(1991)
- La Ley de la frontera(1995)
- Martín (hache)(1997)
- Lugares comunes(2002)
- Roma(2004)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1982 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Tiempo de revancha | Won |
Best Director | Won | |||
Chicago International Film Festival | Best Feature | Nominated | ||
Havana Film Festival | Grand Coral - First Prize | Won | ||
Montréal World Film Festival | Grand Prix Award | Won | ||
Huelva Latin American Film Festival | Golden Colon | Últimos días de la víctima | Won | |
Mystfest | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
1983 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | |
Best Director | Won | |||
1984 | Cognac Festival du Film Policier | Critics Award | Tiempo de revancha | Won |
1992 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | Audience Award | A Place in the World | Won |
San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Won | ||
OCIC Award | Won | |||
1993 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated | |
Best Director | Won | |||
Fribourg International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | ||
Goya Awards | Best Spanish Film | Won | ||
Gramado Film Festival | Best Latin Film | Won | ||
Ondas Awards | Best Director | Won | ||
Turia Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
1996 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | La ley de la frontera | Nominated |
Best Director | Nominated | |||
1997 | Havana Film Festival | Audience Award | Martin (Hache) | Nominated |
Grand Coral - First Prize | Won | |||
Best Director | Won | |||
San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Nominated | ||
1998 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Butaca Awards | Best Art House Film | Nominated | ||
Fribourg International Film Festival | Award of the Pestalozzi Foundation | Won | ||
Goya Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Oslo Films from the South Festival | Audience Award | Won | ||
Valdivia International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | ||
2002 | Huelva Latin American Film Festival | Prize of the City of Huelva | Won | |
Havana Film Festival | Vigia Award | Common Ground | Won | |
OCIC Award | Won | |||
Glauber Rocha Award | Won | |||
San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Won | |||
2003 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Cinema Writers Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
Fribourg International Film Festival | Grand Prix Award | Nominated | ||
Audience Award | Won | |||
Goya Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
Gramado Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | ||
2004 | Cartagena Film Festival | Best Film | Nominated | |
Havana Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Roma | Won | |
Audience Award | Won | |||
San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Nominated | ||
2005 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best Director | Won | |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Goya Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Toulouse Cinespaña | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
Violette d "or | Won |
References[edit]
- ^Koehler, Robert (2006-12-14)."Filmmakers examine maternal heroines".Variety.Retrieved2010-01-31.
- ^Raznovich, Diana (2002).Defiant Acts.Bucknell University Press. p. 38.ISBN9780838754795.
- ^"The Stranger (1987)".imdb.com.Retrieved13 January2015.
- ^LaSalle, Mick (1995-07-21)."FILM REVIEW -- A Lovely 'Place' in a Boy's Heart".San Francisco Chronicle.Retrieved2010-01-31.
External links[edit]
- Adolfo AristarainatIMDb
- BiographyPantalla(in Spanish)
- Interview to Adolfo AristarainDiagonal(in Spanish)