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'''José Luis Guerín''' (b. 1960) is a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] filmmaker and educator, known for his meditative <ref>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref> and intellectually curious <ref>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref><ref>[http://www.24fpsmagazine.com/Archive/Guerin.html 24 Fps Magazine: Interview with Guerin by Gabe Klinger]</ref> work in both [[documentary film|documentary]] and [[narrative film|narrative]] filmmaking.
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'''José Luis Guerín''' (born 1960) is a Spanish filmmaker and educator known for ''[[Train of Shadows]]'' (1997), ''{{ill|En construcción|es}}'' (2001), and ''[[The Academy of Muses]]'' (2015).
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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 film|narrative]] and [[documentary film|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>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref>


==Style and influences==
==Influences==
As a young [[cinephile]], Guerín attended many film screenings, made films on Super 8 and 16mm <ref>[http://www.24fpsmagazine.com/Archive/Guerin.html 24 Fps Magazine: Interview with Guerin by Gabe Klinger]</ref> and sought out and befriended many of the filmmakers he admired, including [[Robert Bresson]]<ref>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref>, [[Raoul Ruiz]] <ref>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref> and [[Philippe Garrel]]<ref>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref>. Guerín's films are often described as being influenced by the [[Lumière Brothers]]<ref>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref>, [[Howard Hawks]]<ref>[http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html Guerín at the Harvard Film Archive]</ref>, [[Yasujiro Ozu]]<ref>[http://www.24fpsmagazine.com/Archive/Guerin.html 24 Fps Magazine: Interview with Guerin by Gabe Klinger]</ref> and [[John Ford]] (Guerín went so far as to shoot a film in [[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 |url-status=dead |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|access-date=2008-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817230039/http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2008janfeb/guerin.html|archive-date=2010-08-17|url-status=dead}}</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"/> [[Yasujirō 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"/>
==Awards==


==Filmography==
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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 as Best Documentary in 2002.
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* ''[[Berta's Motives]]'' (1985)
* ''Souvenir'' (1986, Short)
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* ''City Life'' (1990)
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* ''[[Innisfree (film)|Innisfree]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Train of Shadows]]'' (1997)
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* ''En construcción'' AKA ''Work in Progress'' (2001)
* ''Tren Estrasburgo-Paris/ Mujer esperando al tranvia'' (2006, Short)
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* ''Unas fotos en la ciudad de Sylvia'' (2007)
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* ''[[In the City of Sylvia]]'' (2007)
* ''Guest'' (2010)
* ''Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J. L. Guerin'' (2011)
* ''Dos cartas a Ana'' AKA ''Two Letters for Ana'' (2011, Short)
* ''Recuerdos de una manana'' AKA ''Memories of a Morning'' (2011)
* ''L’Accademia delle muse'' AKA ''[[The Academy of Muses]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Saphir (ship)|Le Saphir de Saint-Louis]] AKA The Sapphire of St. Louis '' (2015)
* ''De una Isla'' (2019, Short)


===Filmography===
==Awards==
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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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* ''[[Unas fotos en la ciudad de Sylvia]]'' (2007)
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* ''[[En la ciudad de Sylvia]]'' (''In the City of Sylvia'') (2007)
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* ''[[En construcción]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Tren de sombras]]'' (1997)
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* ''[[City Life]]'' (1990)
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* ''[[Innisfree (film)|Innisfree]]'' (1990)


== References ==
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José Luis Guerín
José Luis Guerín
Born1960
Barcelona, Spain
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

José Luis Guerín (born 1960) is a Spanish filmmaker and educator known for Train of Shadows (1997), En construcción [es] (2001), and The Academy of Muses (2015).

Style and influences[edit]

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] Yasujirō 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[edit]

  • Berta's Motives (1985)
  • Souvenir (1986, Short)
  • City Life (1990)
  • Innisfree (1990)
  • Train of Shadows (1997)
  • En construcción AKA Work in Progress (2001)
  • Tren Estrasburgo-Paris/ Mujer esperando al tranvia (2006, Short)
  • Unas fotos en la ciudad de Sylvia (2007)
  • In the City of Sylvia (2007)
  • Guest (2010)
  • Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J. L. Guerin (2011)
  • Dos cartas a Ana AKA Two Letters for Ana (2011, Short)
  • Recuerdos de una manana AKA Memories of a Morning (2011)
  • L’Accademia delle muse AKA The Academy of Muses (2015)
  • Le Saphir de Saint-Louis AKA The Sapphire of St. Louis (2015)
  • De una Isla (2019, Short)

Awards[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "24 Fps Magazine: Interview with Guerin by Gabe Klinger". Archived from the original on July 19, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "José Luis Guerín". Harvard Film Archive. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2008-12-08.

External links[edit]

José Luis Guerín at IMDb


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