Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo | |
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Luis Puenzo in 2016. | |
Born | (1946-02-19) 19 February 1946 (age 78) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Occupation(s) | Film Director, producer, writer |
Luis Adalberto Puenzo (born 19 February 1946) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina, but has also worked in the United States.[1]
Biography
Puenzo was born in Buenos Aires in 1946. He began a successful career in 1965 producing television advertising spots in Argentina. He founded Luis Puenzo Cinema, a production company, with Sergio Tamburri (film editor and trombone player of the famous Porteña Jazz Band); the firm's name was changed to Cinemanía S.A. in 1974.[2]
During Argentina's Civic-military dictatorship of Argentina in the mid 1970s and early 1980s many filmmakers became victims of repression and some went into exile; some disappeared. During this difficult time, Puenzo decided to work in advertising.[3]
In the United States he is known for his film Old Gringo (1989), starring Gregory Peck, Jane Fonda and Jimmy Smits.
His film The Official Story (1985) won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and many other accolades.[4]
He was the president of the INCAA under the presidency of Alberto Fernández.
He is the father of screenwriter and film director Lucía Puenzo.
Observations
The Official Story, arguably Puenzo's best work, has been lauded by film critics and scholars for bringing to the screen a story that "[is] an excellent point of departure to explore some of Argentina and Latin America's most salient problems today. As the film deals with its various themes, it shows their impact on individuals in a very personal way, thus making them more immediate." Today, Puenzo's film has become "a staple in many Latin American culture courses throughout the U.S. and Europe, keeping its relevance intact even though it is now well into its second decade."[5][6]
According to Sandra Brennan most of his films "offer probing, metaphorical portraits of characters and relationships in the face of larger sociopolitical issues."[7]
Filmography
- Luces de mis zapatos (1973)
- Las Sorpresas (1975), segment "Cinco años de vida"
- La Historia oficial (1985), aka The Official Story
- Old Gringo (1989)
- With Open Arms (1990)
- La Peste (1992), The Plague (USA). Based on Albert Camus' novel of the same name.
- Broken Silence (2002), Mini-TV Series, segment "Some Who Lived."
- La Puta y la Ballena (2004), The Whore and the Whale
Awards for The Official Story
Wins
- Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film, 1985.
- Argentinian Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Director and Best Screenplay, 1986.
- Berlin International Film Festival: Interfilm Award, Otto Dibelius Film Award, Luis Puenzo, 1986.
- Cannes Film Festival: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Luis Puenzo (1986).
- Toronto International Film Festival: People's Choice Award, Luis Puenzo, 1985.
- Association of Latin Entertainment Critics: Premio ACE, 1985.
Nominations
- Academy Awards: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, 1985.
- Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm, Luis Puenzo, 1985.
References
- ^ IMDb film data base.
- ^ ABC Guionistas: Reconocimiento a Luis Puenzo en Tandil Cine (in Spanish)
- ^ Aufderheide, Patricia Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Cross-Cultural Film Guide, The American University, 1992.
- ^ "The 58th Academy Awards (1986) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
- ^ Blommers, Thomas J. "Social and Cultural Circularity in La historia oficial," California State University-Bakersfield.
- ^ Cinergía Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine movie file by Cristina Molano-Wendt, Amy Bianchi, Shannon Tierny, and Brian Sabella. For educational purposes.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. Allmovie, biography.
External links
- Luis Puenzo at AllMovie
- Luis Puenzo at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
- Luis Puenzo at Spanish Wikipedia
- Luis Puenzo at IMDb
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(Honorary)
- 1947: Shoeshine – Vittorio De Sica
- 1948: Monsieur Vincent – Maurice Cloche
- 1949: Bicycle Thieves – Vittorio De Sica
- 1950: The Walls of Malapaga – René Clément
- 1951: Rashomon – Akira Kurosawa
- 1952: Forbidden Games – René Clément
- 1953: No Award
- 1954: Gate of Hell – Teinosuke Kinugasa
- 1955: Samurai, The Legend of Musashi – Hiroshi Inagaki
- 1956: La Strada – Federico Fellini
- 1957: Nights of Cabiria – Federico Fellini
- 1958: My Uncle – Jacques Tati
- 1959: Black Orpheus – Marcel Camus
- 1960: The Virgin Spring – Ingmar Bergman
- 1961: Through a Glass Darkly – Ingmar Bergman
- 1962: Sundays and Cybèle – Serge Bourguignon
- 1963: 8½ – Federico Fellini
- 1964: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Vittorio De Sica
- 1965: The Shop on Main Street – Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos
- 1966: A Man and a Woman – Claude Lelouch
- 1967: Closely Watched Trains – Jiří Menzel
- 1968: War and Peace – Sergei Bondarchuk
- 1969: Z – Costa-Gavras
- 1970: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri
- 1971: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio De Sica
- 1972: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel
- 1973: Day for Night – François Truffaut
- 1974: Amarcord – Federico Fellini
- 1975: Dersu Uzala – Akira Kurosawa
- 1976: Black and White in Color – Jean-Jacques Annaud
- 1977: Madame Rosa – Moshé Mizrahi
- 1978: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs – Bertrand Blier
- 1979: The Tin Drum – Volker Schlöndorff
- 1980: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears – Vladimir Menshov
- 1981: Mephisto – István Szabó
- 1982: Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') – José Luis Garci
- 1983: Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman
- 1984: Dangerous Moves – Richard Dembo
- 1985: The Official Story – Luis Puenzo
- 1986: The Assault – Fons Rademakers
- 1987: Babette's Feast – Gabriel Axel
- 1988: Pelle the Conqueror – Bille August
- 1989: Cinema Paradiso – Giuseppe Tornatore
- 1990: Journey of Hope – Xavier Koller
- 1991: Mediterraneo – Gabriele Salvatores
- 1992: Indochine – Régis Wargnier
- 1993: Belle Époque – Fernando Trueba
- 1994: Burnt by the Sun – Nikita Mikhalkov
- 1995: Antonia's Line – Marleen Gorris
- 1996: Kolya – Jan Svěrák
- 1997: Character – Mike van Diem
- 1998: Life Is Beautiful – Roberto Benigni
- 1999: All About My Mother – Pedro Almodóvar
- 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Ang Lee
- 2001: No Man's Land – Danis Tanović
- 2002: Nowhere in Africa – Caroline Link
- 2003: The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand
- 2004: The Sea Inside – Alejandro Amenábar
- 2005: Tsotsi – Gavin Hood
- 2006: The Lives of Others – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- 2007: The Counterfeiters – Stefan Ruzowitzky
- 2008: Departures – Yōjirō Takita
- 2009: The Secret in Their Eyes – Juan José Campanella
- 2010: In a Better World – Susanne Bier
- 2011: A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
- 2012: Amour – Michael Haneke
- 2013: The Great Beauty – Paolo Sorrentino
- 2014: Ida – Paweł Pawlikowski
- 2015: Son of Saul – László Nemes
- 2016: The Salesman – Asghar Farhadi
- 2017: A Fantastic Woman – Sebastián Lelio
- 2018: Roma – Alfonso Cuarón
- 2019: Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
- 2020: Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg
- 2021: Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- 2022: All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger
- 2023: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer