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