Ivan Zulueta
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Iván Zulueta | |
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| Born | Juan Ricardo Miguel Zulueta Vergarajauregui 29 October 1943 País Vasco, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Director Writer |
| Years active | 1966-2000 |
Juan Ricardo Miguel Zulueta Vergarajauregui known as Iván Zulueta (29 September 1943 – 30 December 2009)[1] was a designer and film director. His work spanned different fields such as art designer in movies or music and he was mainly known for writing and directing the film Arrebato (Rapture), and for designing the posters and promotion of Pedro Almodóvar's first movies.
Biography
Childhood and early career
Iván Zulueta was born Juan Ricardo Miguel due to the
Zulueta moved to
Coming back to Madrid in 1964, Zulueta enrolled in the Spanish Cinema School. He directed a couple of shorts in 35 mm. The first one, called Agata, based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. And the second one, called Ida y Vuelta (Round Trip), based on a short story by William Jenkins. However, he did not get his degree and the School was closed by the Francoist State. Zulueta would not be allowed to sign his works until Franco died because of this.
Pop-art and psychedelic
In 1968, Jose Luis Borau, his teacher in the Film School, produced a TV show called Ultimo Grito (Latest Trends). The anchormen were Jose Maria Inigo and Judy Stephen. Ivan Zulueta directed the show. The production means and budget were low and therefore among the methodologies employed for this production was to have friends take on the different positions and creative capacities required for its realization.
In 1969, Un, Dos, Tres, Al Escondite Inglés (Hide and Seek) was produced. It was Jose Luis Borau’s first work as a producer of a full-length movie. The production was carried the same way as in the TV show Ultimo Grito. The film was a musical which made fun of
70s: experimentation
Jose Luis Borau provided Zulueta with unused film from his newly created production company. Zulueta used it for experimenting mainly with tempo and editing. He also used other underground formats like 16mm or 8mm. Most of the time, the experimentation was related to re-filming preexisting material in other formats and rhythms. This visual style was very popular in those years, used by other directors and achieving a peak with the eminent Koyaanisqatsi (1983). At same time, Zulueta started a prolific career as poster designer.
Ivan met Pedro Almodóvar and helped him in his first underground short movies. Zulueta also worked as assistant director for other directors such as Jaime Chavarri or Antonio Drove.
Ivan Zulueta proposed to hit other non-underground segments of the public by directing a short movie and releasing it. The result: Leo Es Pardo (Leo is Dark); a short movie recorded with a 16mm camera. It was released in the
Arrebato (Rapture)
A Spanish architect interested in movies decided to help Zulueta financially. The planning was a 15-day filming. However, it was shot in real interiors owned by Zulueta and other friends, like Jaime Chavarri; and most of collaborators used drugs like
80s: silence
Finally, his heroin addiction forced him to retire temporarily. Living in San Sebastián, he declined offers for new projects in filming industry. On the other hand, Zulueta continued with his career as poster designer. It is in these years when he produced his best known works for Pedro Almodóvar, among others. He also started experimenting with photography.
The come-back: "Párpados" & "Ritesti"
At the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, Zulueta directed a couple of episodes for two different TV serials. The first one, called “Parpados” (“Eyelids”), was a love story between a couple of twins. The second one, called “Ritesti”, was a horror story. Both were traced by Zulueta’s style, visual obsessions, circular screenplay, format mixing (film and video) and a fragmented editing which reminded some of David Lynch movies.
Latest years
By mid-90s, Zulueta came back to the silence. He continued his work designing posters. However, at the beginning of the 2000s, some personalities in the Spanish film industry rediscovered Zulueta’s early work: different exhibitions (paintings, posters and photography) were organized in different Spanish cities such as Madrid or Barcelona; his films were broadcast on TV and cinema again; his short movies were shown on film festivals and Arrebato was first launched on DVD. "Un, Dos, Tres, al Escondite Inglés" was released on VHS and some of his experimental shorts were launched on a limited DVD release.
His death was reported on 30 December 2009.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Le réalisateur basque Ivan Zulueta est mort - EiTB Actualites Culture". www.eitb.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- Iván Zulueta: la vanguardia frente al espejo, Carlos F. Heredero. Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares, 1989, ISBN 84-404-5604-2
- Arrebato de Iván Zulueta, Francisco Javier Gómez Tarín. Octaedro Editorial, 2001, ISBN 84-8063-493-6
- Guión Cinematográfico de Arrebato y Leo Es Pardo, Iván Zulueta. Ocho y Medio. Colección Espiral, 2002.
- Imagen-Enigma, Concept: Joxean Muñoz, José Luis Lanzagorta ; Text: Begoña del Teso. San Sebastián - Diputacion, 2002.
- VV. AA: De Arrebato a Zulueta. Solaris Textos de Cine, Trama Editorial, Madrid, 2019. ISBN 978-84-120493-1-2
External links
- Official Ivan Zulueta website
- Iván Zulueta at IMDb
- [1] Online Documentary "Ivan Z", Goya Awards Nomination, 2004
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