Juan Pallejá
Juan Pallejá Mañanet (* 1889 in Lleida , † 1971 in Barcelona ) was a Spanish film director and film editor .
Pallejá studied at the University of Fine Arts in Barcelona and made his film debut in the 1910s as a director with two films; further works were created in 1921 - the western material Lilian - and in 1925. He also wrote the screenplay several times . Between 1934 and 1936 he worked as an editor for Josep María Bosch . In 1937, together with Louis Frank , he shot the almost 50-minute Un pueblo en armas (international title Fury over Spain ), which was close to the anarchist ideas of the time and was made from documentary material .; As editor he had already worked on the thematically similar Aurora de esperanza the year before . Until the 1950s he also worked as an editor for feature films. In total he was responsible for the film editing of over 40 productions .
Filmography (selection)
- 1921: Lilian
- 1937: Un pueblo en armas (co-director of the documentary)
- 1965: Our man from Istanbul ( Operación Estambul )
Web links
- Juan Pallejá in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Juan Pallejá in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lilian at mundocine.net (Spanish)
- ↑ Magí Crusells: Directores de cine en Cataluña: de la A a la Z. 2009, p. 190.
- ↑ http://grupodeestudiosgomezrojas.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/especial-de-cinema-anarquista-un-pueblo-en-armas-de-juan-palleja-louis-frank-1937/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pallejá, Juan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pallejá Mañanet, Juan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish film director and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lleida |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1971 |
| Place of death | Barcelona |