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Fernando Birri

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Fernando Birri

Born March 13, 1925 — died December 27, 2017 · Santa Fe, Argentina

Fernando Birri was an Argentinian filmmaker, poet, painter, teacher and film school founder, and has been a key figure in Latin American cinema.

Known For 20

Attila

Attila

1954

Toss Me a Dime

Toss Me a Dime

1958 · Director

Abandoned

Abandoned

1955 · Scattered Soldiers' Lieutenant

Flooded Out

Flooded Out

1962 · Director

Dar la cara

Dar la cara

1962 · Cameo-bar Laboratorios Alex 1 (no acreditado)

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988 · A very old man with enormous wings

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003 · Self

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988 · Director

ORG

ORG

1979 · Director

The Compass Rose

The Compass Rose

1983 · Mateo

The Cheerful Squadron

The Cheerful Squadron

1954

Century of the Wind

Century of the Wind

1999 · Director

Rocha Que Voa

Rocha Que Voa

2002 · Self

The First Foundation of Buenos Aires

The First Foundation of Buenos Aires

1959 · Director

Entangling Shadows

Entangling Shadows

1998 · Director

Vlado: Thirty Years Later

Vlado: Thirty Years Later

2005

Atenas

Atenas

2019 · Thanks

Ho ritrovato mio figlio

Ho ritrovato mio figlio

1954

Historias Breves II: Trece Segundos

Historias Breves II: Trece Segundos

1996 · Cliente bar

Tie Your Plow to a Star

Tie Your Plow to a Star

2017

Directing 19

El Fausto Criollo

El Fausto Criollo

2011 · Director

Century of the Wind

Century of the Wind

1999 · Director

Che: muerte de la utopia?

Che: muerte de la utopia?

1999 · Director

Entangling Shadows

Entangling Shadows

1998 · Director

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988 · Director

Mi hijo el Che

Mi hijo el Che

1985 · Director

Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)

Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo)

1984 · Director

Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet

Rafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet

1984 · Director

ORG

ORG

1979 · Director

Castagnino Diario Romano

Castagnino Diario Romano

1967 · Director

Che, Buenos Aires

Che, Buenos Aires

1966 · Director

Buenos días, Buenos Aires

Buenos días, Buenos Aires

1966 · Director

Flooded Out

Flooded Out

1962 · Director

The First Foundation of Buenos Aires

The First Foundation of Buenos Aires

1959 · Director

Toss Me a Dime

Toss Me a Dime

1958 · Director

Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri

Immagini Popolari Siciliane Sacri

1954 · Director

Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane

Immagini Popolari Siciliane Profane

1954 · Director

One Is One

1951 · Assistant Director

Selinunte, i templi addormentati

Selinunte, i templi addormentati

1951 · Director

Writing 3

Compañero Fernando

Compañero Fernando

1981 · Writer

Sierra Maestra

Sierra Maestra

1969 · Story

La Pampa Gringa

La Pampa Gringa

1963 · Writer

Crew 2

Transfiguración de la luz

Transfiguración de la luz

2026 · Thanks

Atenas

Atenas

2019 · Thanks

Acting 30

Mario Verdone: Il critico viaggiatore

Mario Verdone: Il critico viaggiatore

2024 · Self

Tie Your Plow to a Star

Tie Your Plow to a Star

2017

BirriLata, Around by Train

BirriLata, Around by Train

2015

Osvaldo Bayer “La livertá”

Osvaldo Bayer “La livertá”

2014

Vanishing Landscapes

Vanishing Landscapes

2013

Fernando Birri, el utópico andante

Fernando Birri, el utópico andante

2012 · himself

El Fausto Criollo

El Fausto Criollo

2011 · El diablo 8

Amizade

2009

Carpani, vida y obra

Carpani, vida y obra

2009

Donde comienza el camino

Donde comienza el camino

2005

Vlado: Thirty Years Later

Vlado: Thirty Years Later

2005

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

2003 · Self

Un tal Ragone: deconstruyendo a Pa

Un tal Ragone: deconstruyendo a Pa

2002

Rocha Que Voa

Rocha Que Voa

2002 · Self

Antoine Bonfanti, sonic traces of an engaged listening

Antoine Bonfanti, sonic traces of an engaged listening

2002 · Self (archival footage)

Jorge Giannoni: NN, ese soy yo

Jorge Giannoni: NN, ese soy yo

2000

Soriano

1999

Historias Breves 2

Historias Breves 2

1997 · (Segmento: Trece segundos)

Historias Breves II: Trece Segundos

Historias Breves II: Trece Segundos

1996 · Cliente bar

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988 · A very old man with enormous wings

Claves, 2: We will return younger

Claves, 2: We will return younger

1984 · himself

The Compass Rose

The Compass Rose

1983 · Mateo

Compañero Fernando

Compañero Fernando

1981

Non ho tempo

Non ho tempo

1977

Sierra Maestra

Sierra Maestra

1969 · Manolo il Guerrigliero

Dar la cara

Dar la cara

1962 · Cameo-bar Laboratorios Alex 1 (no acreditado)

Abandoned

Abandoned

1955 · Scattered Soldiers' Lieutenant

Attila

Attila

1954

Ho ritrovato mio figlio

Ho ritrovato mio figlio

1954

The Cheerful Squadron

The Cheerful Squadron

1954