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As a young [[cinephile]], Guerín attended many film screenings, made films on Super 8 and 16mm<ref name="24fps">{{cite web|url=http://www.24fpsmagazine.com/Archive/Guerin.html |title=24 Fps Magazine: Interview with Guerin by Gabe Klinger |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080719124740/http://www.24fpsmagazine.com/Archive/Guerin.html |archivedate=July 19, 2008 }}</ref> and sought out and befriended many of the filmmakers he admired, including [[Robert Bresson]],<ref name="harvard2008">{{cite web|url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html|title=José Luis Guerín|publisher=Harvard Film Archive}}</ref> [[Raoul Ruiz]]<ref name="harvard2008"/> and [[Philippe Garrel]].<ref name="harvard2008"/> Guerín's films are often described as being influenced by the [[Lumière Brothers]],<ref name="harvard2008"/> [[Howard Hawks]],<ref name="harvard2008"/> [[Yasujiro Ozu]]<ref name="24fps"/> and [[John Ford]] (Guerín went so far as to shoot a film in [[Lake Isle of Innisfree|Innisfree]], the setting of Ford's ''[[The Quiet Man]]''). |
As a young [[cinephile]], Guerín attended many film screenings, made films on Super 8 and 16mm<ref name="24fps">{{cite web|url=http://www.24fpsmagazine.com/Archive/Guerin.html |title=24 Fps Magazine: Interview with Guerin by Gabe Klinger |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719124740/http://www.24fpsmagazine.com/Archive/Guerin.html |archivedate=July 19, 2008 }}</ref> and sought out and befriended many of the filmmakers he admired, including [[Robert Bresson]],<ref name="harvard2008">{{cite web|url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html|title=José Luis Guerín|publisher=Harvard Film Archive}}</ref> [[Raoul Ruiz]]<ref name="harvard2008"/> and [[Philippe Garrel]].<ref name="harvard2008"/> Guerín's films are often described as being influenced by the [[Lumière Brothers]],<ref name="harvard2008"/> [[Howard Hawks]],<ref name="harvard2008"/> [[Yasujiro Ozu]]<ref name="24fps"/> and [[John Ford]] (Guerín went so far as to shoot a film in [[Lake Isle of Innisfree|Innisfree]], the setting of Ford's ''[[The Quiet Man]]''). |
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Guerín is known for his meditative<ref name="harvard2008"/> and intellectually curious<ref name="24fps"/><ref name="harvard2008"/> work in both documentary and narrative filmmaking. Describing Guerín in an introduction to a series of his films, the programmers of the [[Harvard Film Archive]] wrote: "Guerín's films purposefully confound narrative and documentary traditions, discovering rich narrative threads woven into the tapestries of his real life subjects and unraveling mysteries without solutions that nevertheless leave the viewer deeply satisfied."<ref name="harvard2008"/> |
Guerín is known for his meditative<ref name="harvard2008"/> and intellectually curious<ref name="24fps"/><ref name="harvard2008"/> work in both documentary and narrative filmmaking. Describing Guerín in an introduction to a series of his films, the programmers of the [[Harvard Film Archive]] wrote: "Guerín's films purposefully confound narrative and documentary traditions, discovering rich narrative threads woven into the tapestries of his real life subjects and unraveling mysteries without solutions that nevertheless leave the viewer deeply satisfied."<ref name="harvard2008"/> |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
José Luis Guerín (born 1960) is a Spanish filmmaker and educator.
Style and influences
As a young cinephile, Guerín attended many film screenings, made films on Super 8 and 16mm[1] and sought out and befriended many of the filmmakers he admired, including Robert Bresson,[2] Raoul Ruiz[2] and Philippe Garrel.[2] Guerín's films are often described as being influenced by the Lumière Brothers,[2] Howard Hawks,[2] Yasujiro Ozu[1] and John Ford (Guerín went so far as to shoot a film in Innisfree, the setting of Ford's The Quiet Man).
Guerín is known for his meditative[2] and intellectually curious[1][2] work in both documentary and narrative filmmaking. Describing Guerín in an introduction to a series of his films, the programmers of the Harvard Film Archive wrote: "Guerín's films purposefully confound narrative and documentary traditions, discovering rich narrative threads woven into the tapestries of his real life subjects and unraveling mysteries without solutions that nevertheless leave the viewer deeply satisfied."[2]
Filmography
- Berta's Motives (1985)
- City Life (1990)
- Innisfree (1990)
- Tren de sombras (1997)
- En construcción (2001)
- Unas fotos en la ciudad de Sylvia (2007)
- In the City of Sylvia (2007)
- Guest (2010)
- Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J. L. Guerin (2011)
- L’Accademia delle muse (2015)
Awards
His film Under Construction (En construcción) won the Special Prize of the Jury in the San Sebastián Film Festival in 2001 and the Goya Prize for Best Documentary in 2002.
References
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