Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19 1943 in
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) is an
ArgentineArgentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico,...
film director.
After leaving Argentina Aristarain started working as assistant director in the Arcente cinema, and then in
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during his short exile for
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,
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and
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before returning to Argentina in 1974, following the death of Argentine president
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. His first 3 films did not receive favorable reviews, but in 1981
Tiempo de revancha received both critical acclaim and public success.
Back in
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[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
he directed a mini-series for television, and after a series of aborted projects he had renewed success in Argentina:
Un Lugar en el MundoA Place in the World is an Argentine drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Adolfo Aristarain. The film features José Sacristán, Federico Luppi, Leonor Benedetto, and others....
, starring
Federico LuppiFederico Luppi is an Argentine film, TV, radio and theatre actor.-Biography:Luppi works mostly in Argentine cinema, but also has worked in Mexico, Spain, and the United States...
, with whom he has maintained frequent collaboration.
Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19 1943 in
Buenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital, and largest city, of Argentina, currently the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the eastern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) is an
ArgentineArgentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico,...
film director.
After leaving Argentina Aristarain started working as assistant director in the Arcente cinema, and then in
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
during his short exile for
Mario CamusMario Camus is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He won the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival with La colmena .- Film director:* 1962 – El Borracho* 1963 – La Suerte* 1963 – Los Farsantes...
,
Giorgio SteganiGiorgio Stegani is an Italian film and television writer, film director and second unit director.Stegani is best known for his western films of the 1960s. He wrote the script for westerns such as Un Dollaro bucato , directed and wrote Adiós gringo in 1965 and co-wrote Mille dollari sul nero .-...
and
Lewis GilbertLewis Gilbert CBE is an English film director, producer and screenwriter, born in London. After a career as a child actor in films in the 1920s and 1930s, he began shooting documentary films for the Royal Air Force during World War II. Gilbert made his name in the 1950s with a series of successful...
before returning to Argentina in 1974, following the death of Argentine president
Juan PerónJuan Domingo Perón was an Argentine general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina, after serving in several government positions, including the Secretary of Labor and the Vice Presidency. He was overthrown in a military coup in 1955...
. His first 3 films did not receive favorable reviews, but in 1981
Tiempo de revancha received both critical acclaim and public success.
Back in
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
he directed a mini-series for television, and after a series of aborted projects he had renewed success in Argentina:
Un Lugar en el MundoA Place in the World is an Argentine drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Adolfo Aristarain. The film features José Sacristán, Federico Luppi, Leonor Benedetto, and others....
, starring
Federico LuppiFederico Luppi is an Argentine film, TV, radio and theatre actor.-Biography:Luppi works mostly in Argentine cinema, but also has worked in Mexico, Spain, and the United States...
, with whom he has maintained frequent collaboration. He then filmed
La Ley de la frontera and
Martín (hache)Martín is a 1997 Spanish and Argentine film directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi, Juan Diego Botto, Cecilia Roth and Eusebio Poncela.It was nominated for four Goya Awards in 1998, and Cecilia Roth won one for lead actress....
in Spain, also starring Luppi. Aristarain continued with his Argentine-Spanish mixture of actors in
Lugares comunes and
Roma.
Aristarain wrote all the scripts of his directed movies, except for the unreleased co-production with
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,
The Stranger. He refuses to release the film because he is not content with the result.
He has received numerous awards for his work, including Golden Seashell and an
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nomination for
Un Lugar en el mundo, Best Director award at the Havana Film Festival, and Golden Seashell nomination for
Martín (Hache), the First Prize at the Havana Film Festival and the
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award at the Montréal World Film Festival for
Tiempo de revancha.
The Academy Award Nomination was disqualified by the
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because the film was submitted for consideration (for Best Foreign Movie) by
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(his wife's country) while The Academy claimed it was an Argentine production, and should therefore have been submitted by that country.
Aristarain has worked many times with several, notable actor, such as Federico Luppi (7 times), Julio de Grazia (4 times),
Cecilia RothCecilia Roth is an Argentine actress. Her father, a Jewish Ukrainian, worked as an editor and a journalist. He met Cecilia's mother, Chilean singer Dina Rot, in Argentina. Cecilia Roth has made appearances in numerous television series...
(3 times),
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(3 times) and
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(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 (unreleased - 1986)
- Un lugar en el mundo
A Place in the World is an Argentine drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Adolfo Aristarain. The film features José Sacristán, Federico Luppi, Leonor Benedetto, and others....
(1991)
- La Ley de la frontera (1995)
- Martín (hache)
Martín is a 1997 Spanish and Argentine film directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi, Juan Diego Botto, Cecilia Roth and Eusebio Poncela.It was nominated for four Goya Awards in 1998, and Cecilia Roth won one for lead actress....
(1997)
- Lugares comunes (2002)
- Roma
Roma is a Argentine and Spanish film released in 2004 directed by Adolfo Aristarain. The picture stars Juan Diego Botto, Susú Pecoraro and José Sacristán.-Plot:...
(2004)
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