Pablo Larraín
Pablo Larraín Matte (born August 19, 1976 in Santiago de Chile ) is a Chilean film director , producer and screenwriter .
Life
Pablo Larraín was born in the Chilean capital Santiago in 1976 as the second child of the later UDI party officials Hernán Larraín and Magdalena Matte .
He studied film at the Universidad de las Artes, Ciencias, y Comunicaciones (UNIACC) in Santiago. His lecturers included the renowned Chilean filmmaker and writer Miguel Littín . He then worked as a photographer and commercial filmmaker.
In 2005 he founded the production company Fábula with his brother Juan de Dios Larraín . He made his feature film debut a year later with the award-winning musician drama Fuga .
In the three subsequent feature films Tony Manero , Post Mortem and No! he deals with the history of the military dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet . No! was nominated for an Oscar for best foreign language film in 2013 as the first Chilean film ever . At the Berlinale 2015 , his film was El Club the Grand Jury Prize .
In 2016, Jackie: The First Lady, his first English-language feature film, followed. The drama follows the American President's wife Jacqueline Kennedy (played by Natalie Portman ) for three days after the murder of her husband John F. Kennedy .
In addition to his directorial work, Larraín has also appeared as a producer of other highly regarded Chilean films in recent years, such as The Year of the Tiger and Gloria by Sebastián Lelio or Young & Wild by Marialy Rivas .
He is married to the Chilean actress Antonia Zegers . The couple have two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 2006: Fuga - director, screenplay
- 2008: Tony Manero - director, screenplay
- 2010: Post Mortem - director, screenplay
- 2011: The Year of the Tiger (El año del tigre) - production
- 2012: Young & Wild (Joven y alocada) - production
- 2012: No! (No) - direction, production
- 2013: Gloria - production
- 2015: El Club - director
- 2016: Neruda - director
- 2016: Jackie: The First Lady (Jackie) - director
- 2019: Ema - director
- 2020: Nobody Knows I'm Here (Nadie sabe que estoy aquí) - Production
Awards (selection)
- 2015: Silver Bear - Grand Jury Prize (El Club)
- 2015: Big Coral - Grand Prize (El Club)
- 2012: CICAE Prize (No!)
Web links
- Pablo Larraín in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography on the official German website of the film No! , accessed March 20, 2013
- ↑ No on oscar.com, accessed March 20, 2013
- ↑ Jackie at labiennale.org (English; accessed September 1, 2016).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larraín, Pablo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larraín Matte, Pablo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean film director, producer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th August 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Chile |