José Luis Garci - Movie and Film Biography, Credits and Filmography

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January 20, 1944 in Madrid, Spain

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by Sandra Brennan biography

Spanish filmmaker José Luis Garci earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Volver a Empezar/Return to the Beginning (1982). Garci had made his film debut in 1977 with Asignatura Pendiente/Failed Exam. Before that, Garci gained early experience in cinema by writing scripts for producers José M. González Sinde, José Luis Tafur, and José Esteban Alenda. His subsequent films include La Herida Luminosa/The Wound of Light (1997) and El Abuelo/The Grandfather (1998), which was Spain's submission for the Best Foreign Film category of the American Academy Awards. In addition to directing, Garci works as a television and radio sportscaster. Interestingly, though American critics loved Volver a Empezar, it was unsuccessful in Spain.

Title	Year	Editors' Rating		User Rating
Sangre de Mayo Director, Screenwriter	2008
Luz de domingo Director	2007
Ninette Director, Screenwriter	2005
Merry-Go-Round C. 1950 Director, Editor, Producer, Screenwriter	2004
Hotel Danubio Producer	2003
Historia de un Beso Director, Screenwriter	2002
You're The One (Una Historia De Entonces) Director, Producer, Screenwriter	2000
The Grandfather Director, Producer, Screenwriter	1998
La Herida Luminosa Director, Producer, Screenwriter	1997
Cancion de Cuna Director, Producer, Screenwriter	1994
Asignatura Aprobada Director, Producer, Screenwriter	1987
Sesion Continua Director, Producer	1984
Begin the Beguine Director	1982
Volver a Empezar Director, Producer, Screenwriter	1982
El Crack Director, Producer, Screenwriter	1981
Viva La Clase Media Actor, Executive Producer, Screenwriter	1980
Las Verdes Praderas Director, Screenwriter	1979
Solos En La Madrugada Director, Screenwriter	1978
Asignatura Pendiente Director, Screenwriter	1977
Los Nuevos Espanoles Screenwriter	1974
Murder in a Blue World Screenwriter	1973
Canciones para Despues de una Guerra First Assistant Director	1971

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