Miguel Littin
Miguel Littin | |
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Member of the Constitutional Council | |
In office 7 June 2023 – 7 November 2023 | |
Constituency | O'Higgins Region (8th) |
Personal details | |
Born | Palmilla, Chile | 9 August 1942
Political party | Socialist Party (PS) |
Spouse | Elizabeth Menz |
Children | Four |
Miguel Ernesto Littin Cucumides (born 9 August 1942) is a Chilean
Career
Miguel Littin directed El Chacal de Nahueltoro (1969) becoming a figure of the New Latin American Cinema.
Littin was
In México he directed several films:
- Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[2]
- El Recurso del Método (Long Live the President) based on El Recurso del método(Reasons of State); a co-production with Mexico, France and Cuba.
- The Widow of Montiel, with Geraldine Chaplin, based on a Gabriel García Márquez short story.
Then he went to Nicaragua to make Alsino and the Condor, based on the novel Alsino by Pedro Prado. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
After moving to Spain in 1984, Littin decided to enter Chile clandestinely to make a documentary that showed the condition of the country under the Pinochet regime. It was made the subject of
He eventually returned to Chile where he continued to make films, among them
His films Actas de Marusia and Alsino and the Condor were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Best Film in a Foreign Language.[4] Alsino and the Condor won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.[5]
His 2005 film The Last Moon was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.[6]
Filmography
Year | Title |
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1969 | El Chacal de Nahueltoro (Jackal of Nahueltoro) |
1971 | Compañero Presidente (Documentary) |
1973 | La Tierra Prometida (The Promised Land) |
1974 | Actas de Marusia (Letters from Marusia) |
1978 | El Recurso del método (Long Live the President)
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1980 | La Viuda de Montiel (The Widow of Montiel) |
1981 | Alsino y el Condor (Alsino and the Condor) |
1986 | Acta General de Chile (Documentary)
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1990 | Sandino |
1994 | Los náufragos |
2000 | Tierra del Fuego |
2002 | Los Caminos de la Ira; Cronicas Palestinas (Palestinian Chronicles) (Documentary) |
2002 | El Abanderado |
2005 | La Ultima Luna (The Last Moon) |
2009 | Dawson, Isla 10
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2014 | Allende en su Laberinto (Allende in his Maze)
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References
- ^ "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ "13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "27th Moscow International Film Festival (2005)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
External links
- Miguel Littin at IMDb