Adolfo Aristarain
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| Born | October 19, 1943 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19, 1943) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter who is famous for his filmic sophistication and subtle examination of issues of political oppression. Variety has deemed him "a master filmmaker."[1]
Biography
Aristarain was born in
Back in
Aristarain wrote all the scripts of his directed movies with the exception of the Columbia Pictures release The Stranger, which was written by American screenwriter Dan Gurskis.[3]
He has received numerous awards for his work, including
The Academy Award Nomination was disqualified by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences because the film was submitted for consideration (for Best Foreign Movie) by Uruguay (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) and Ulises Dumont (2 times). He has held Spanish Citizenship since 2003.
Filmography
- 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
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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| 1982 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
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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
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Grand Prix Award | Won | ||
Huelva Latin American Film Festival
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Golden Colon | Últimos días de la víctima | Won | |
| Mystfest | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| 1983 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
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Best Screenplay | Won | |
| Best Director | Won | |||
| 1984 | Cognac Festival du Film Policier
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Critics Award | Tiempo de revancha | Won |
| 1992 | Nantes Three Continents Festival
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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
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Best Screenplay | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Won | |||
| Fribourg International Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | ||
| Goya Awards | Best Spanish Film | Won | ||
Gramado Film Festival
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Best Latin Film | Won | ||
Ondas Awards
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Best Director | Won | ||
| Turia Awards | Best Foreign Film | Won | ||
| 1996 | Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
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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
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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
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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
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Best Director | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Cinema Writers Circle Awards
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Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Fribourg International Film Festival | Grand Prix Award | Nominated | ||
| Audience Award | Won | |||
| Goya Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
Gramado Film Festival
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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
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Best Director | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Goya Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
Toulouse Cinespaña
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Best Screenplay | Won | ||
| Violette d"or | Won |
References
- ^ Koehler, Robert (2006-12-14). "Filmmakers examine maternal heroines". Variety. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ISBN 9780838754795.
- ^ "The Stranger (1987)". imdb.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ LaSalle, Mick (1995-07-21). "FILM REVIEW -- A Lovely 'Place' in a Boy's Heart". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
External links
- Adolfo Aristarain at IMDb
- Biography Pantalla (in Spanish)
- Interview to Adolfo Aristarain Diagonal (in Spanish)
