Luis Garci Biography (1945-)

Born January 20,1945, in Madrid, Spain. Career: Director, producer, and screenwriter. Film critic, c. 1960s Awards, Honors: Circulos de Escritores Cinemtografico Award, 1968; Academy Award, best foreign film, 1984, for Volver a empezar; Goya Award, best direction, 1988, for Asignatura aprobada; Montreal World Film Festival Award, best director, 1994, forCancion de cuna; Grand Priz des Ameriques nomination, Montreal World Film Festival, 1997, for La herida luminosa; Goya Award nominations, best screenplay adapted from another medium (with Horacio Valcarcel) and best direction, 1999, for El Abudelo. Addresses: Contact: Paul Kohner, Inc., 9169 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069-3129.

Nationality
Spanish
Gender
Male
Occupation
director, producer, screenwriter
Birth Details
January 20, 1945
Madrid, Spain

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Director, Except Where Indicated
  • Mi Marilyn, 1975
  • Al futbol, 1975
  • Tiempo de gente acobardada, 1976
  • Asignatura pendiente (also known as Pending Examination), Arte 7 Distribucion, 1977
  • Solos en la madrugada (also known as Alone at Dawn), Arte 7Distribucion, 1978
  • Las Verdes praderas (also known as The Green Prairies), Arte 7 Distribucion, 1979
  • Alfonso Sanchez, 1980
  • Executive producer, Viva la Clase Media, 1980
  • El Crack (also known as The Crack), 1981
  • And producer, Volver a empezar (also known as To Begin Again and Begin the Beguine), Warner Bros., 1982
  • El Crack Dos, Ache Distri. Cine, 1983
  • And producer, Sesion continua (also known as Double Feature), 1984
  • And producer, Asignatura aprobada (also known as Course Completed and Examinations Approved), United Int. Pic. Cia., 1987
  • Casablanca revisitada, 1992
  • And producer, Cancion de cuna (also known as Cradle Song),M. Salvador, 1994
  • And producer, La Herida luminosa (also known as A Wound of Light), 1997
  • And producer, El Abuelo (also known as The Grandfather), Miramax, 1998
  • Film Appearances
  • Viva la Clase Media, 1980
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Historias del otro lado, 1990
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • El Cronicon (also known as The Chronicle), 1969
  • La Cabina, 1970
  • La Casa de las Chivas, 1972
  • No es bueno que el hombre este solo (also known as A Man Shouldn't Be Alone), 1973
  • Vida conyugal sana (also known as Healthy Married Life), 1973
  • Los nuevos espanoles (also known as New Spaniards), 1974
  • Tocata y fuga de Lolita (also known as Lolita's Toccata and Fugue), 1974
  • Mi Marilyn, 1975
  • Al futbol, 1975
  • Tiempo de gente acobardada, 1976
  • Solos en la madrugada (also known as Alone at Dawn), Arte 7Distribucion, 1978
  • Las verdes praderas (also known as The Green Prairies), Arte 7 Distribucion, 1979
  • Alfonso Sanchez, 1980
  • Viva la Clase Media, 1980
  • El Crack (also known as The Crack), 1981
  • Volver a empezar (also known as To Begin Again and Beginthe Beguine), Warner Bros., 1982
  • El Crack Dos, Ache Distri. Cine, 1983
  • Sesion continua (also known as Double Feature), 1984
  • Asignatura aprobada (also known as Course Completed and Examination Approved), United Int. Pic. Cia., 1987
  • Casablanca revisitada, 1992
  • Cancion de cuna (also known as Cradle Song), M. Salvador, 1994
  • La Herida luminosa (also known as A Wound of Light), 1997
  • El Abuelo (also known as The Grandfather), Miramax, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books:
    • Guide to the Cinema of Spain, pp. 159-60.*