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Víctor Manuel Gaviria González (born January 19, 1955, in Liborina, Antioquia, Colombia) is a Colombian film director, writer, and poet. His four feature-length films are acclaimed and have won many international awards. He is the first Colombian filmmaker to be featured at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] He is often recognized as Colombia's most influential and well-known filmmaker.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]He was born in the town of Liborina and raised in Medellin, Colombia, the sixth of 8 siblings. He grew up during the beginning of the Colombian conflict; an ongoing civil war between the Colombian government and extremist groups and drug cartels, which led to immense violence and unrest throughout Medellin. He attended the University of Antioquia and earned a degree in psychology. Gaviria took interest in poetry, writing seven poetry books that won several awards.
He studied psychology at Antioquia University, but quit to pursue his film-making career. He joined several art collectives and met Catholic priest Luis Alberto Álvarez, who became a close friend and an important figure in his development.
Career
[edit]He is known for his raw style in portraying social issues and exclusion. His method has influenced Colombian and Latin American cinema; presenting actors with no acting background, but who are natural storytellers and are actively involved in the development of the film.
Films
[edit]Title | Year | Runtime |
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Buscando treboles | 1980 | 8 min |
Sueños sobre un mantel vacío | 1980 | 9 min |
La Lupa del Fin del Mundo | 1981 | 20 min |
El vagón rojo | 1981 | 15 min |
Los habitantes de la noche | 1984 | 20 min |
La vieja guardia | 1984 | 25 min |
Que pase el aserrador | 1985 | 50 min |
Los músicos 1986 | 1986 | 32 min |
¿Quién escucha a Vieco? | 1986 | 30 min |
Los cuentos de Campo Valdés | 1987 | 30 min |
Urabá hoy: la recreación en Urabá | 1988 | 48 min |
Dario Lemos: Un retrato | 1989 | 30 min |
David y Roberto: Los polizones de Nueva Colonia | 1989 | 27 min |
Urabá hoy: Vereda La Balsa | 1989 | 25 min |
Lo que dañaba a mi hermano era la edad: La historia de Víctor Manuel Zúñiga | 1989 | 31 min |
Mamá Margarita | 1990 | 30 min |
El obispo llega el 15 | 1990 | 27 min |
Yo te tumbo tu me tumbas | 1990 | 60 min |
Rodrigo D. No futuro | 1990 | 90 min |
El Paseo | 1992 | 30 min |
Los derechos del niño | 1992 | 30 min |
Mirar al muerto, por favor | 1992 | 30 min |
Simón el mago | 1994 | 85 min |
Muchachos a lo bien | 1995 | 28 min |
La mita - una vieja inolvidable | 1995 | 22 min |
La vendedora de rosas | 1998 | 115 min |
Poner a actuar pájaros | 1998 | 90 min |
Sumas y restas | 2004 | 105 min |
El gol que costó un muerto | 2004 | 30 min |
La marcha continúa | 2013 | 78 min |
La mujer del animal | 2017 | 90 min |
Awards
[edit]- Rodrigo D: No Future, 1990 (official selection at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival)[2]
- La vendedora de rosas, 1998 (official selection at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival)[3]
- Sumas y restas, 2004
- The Animal's Wife, 2016
Books
[edit]Title | Year | Publisher |
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En la ciudad, alguien también perplejo | 1978 | Cúcuta: Instituto de Cultura y Bellas Artes |
Con los que viajo sueño | 1980 | Universidad Externado de Colombia |
La luna y la ducha fría | 1980 | Universidad de Antioquia |
El campo al fin de cuentas no es tan verde | 1982 | Ediciones Acuarimántima: Ediciones Hombre Nuevo |
El Pulso del cartógrafo | 1986 | Ediciones Autores Antioqueños |
El pelaíto que no duró nada | 1990/2020 | Planeta / Seix Barral |
El rey de los espantos | 1993 | Centro Editorial Universidad del Valle |
El tío Miguel | 1998 | Norma |
Los días del Olvidadizo | 1998 | Norma |
La mañana del tiempo | 2003 | Hombre Nuevo Editores |
Detrás de Cámara | 2018 | Pigmaleón |
References
[edit]- ^ Suarez, Juana (2012). Critical Essays on Colombian Cinema and Culture. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Rodrigo D: No Future". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: La vendedora de rosas". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
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