Chilean filmmaker Raul Ruiz is one of the most innovative and versatile filmmakers in international cinema. The free-spirited Ruiz is unafraid to experiment in a variety of genres, including documentaries; he is also prolific and during his twenty year career has made over 50 films for theatrical release and European television. Before becoming a director, Ruiz wrote over 100 plays for avant-garde theater between 1956-1962. He began playing with filmmaking in the early sixties, but did not release a full feature Tres Tristes Tigres until 1968. This film put Ruiz in league with Chilean cinema innovators Miguel Littin and Aldo Francia. Ruiz's political activities forced him into to self-exile during the politically tempestuous '70s. Since 1973, he has been living in Paris where he has worked in European television while also continuing to make features. His films are characterized by fantastic images that deftly meld reality with imagination. To create his images, he utilizes a variety of strange camera angles, close-ups, bright colors, and complex plotlines that force the audience to work hard to understand his message. Though his films are renowned internationally, only a few of his films are available in the US.
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La noche de enfrente
Director |
2012 | |||
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A Closed Book
Director |
2010 | NOT YET RELEASED | ||
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Mysteries of Lisbon
Director |
2010 | |||
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La Recta Provincia
Director |
2008 | |||
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Litoral, Cuentos del Mar
Director |
2008 | |||
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Nucingen Haus
Art Director, Director, Screenwriter |
2008 | |||
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Secretos
Screenwriter |
2008 | |||
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To Each His Own Cinema
Director |
2007 | |||
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Klimt
Director, Screenwriter |
2006 | |||
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Responso
Director, Editor, Screenwriter |
2005 | |||
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The Lost Domain
Director, Screenwriter |
2005 | |||
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Dias de Campo
Director, Screenwriter |
2004 | |||
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Ce Jour-La
Director, Screenwriter |
2003 | |||
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Une Place Parmi Les Vivants
Director, Screenwriter |
2003 | |||
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Vertige de la Page Blanche
Director, Screenwriter |
2003 | |||
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Miotte Vu Par Raul Ruiz
Director |
2002 | |||
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Les Ames Fortes
Director |
2001 | |||
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Combat d'amour en songe
Director, Screenwriter |
2000 | |||
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The Comedy of Innocence
Director, Screenwriter |
2000 | |||
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Time Regained
Director, Screenwriter |
1999 | |||
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L'Inconnu de Strasbourg
Screenwriter |
1998 | |||
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Shattered Image
Director |
1998 | |||
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Genealogies of a Crime
Director, Screenwriter |
1997 | |||
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Three Lives and Only One Death
Director, Screenwriter |
1996 | |||
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Elle
Screenwriter |
1995 | |||
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À Propos de Nice, la Suite
Director, Screenwriter |
1995 | |||
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Fado Majeur et Mineur
Director, Screenwriter |
1994 | |||
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Il Viaggio Clandestino: Vite di Santi e Peccatori
Director, Screenwriter |
1994 | |||
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Las Soledades
Director |
1993 | |||
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Miroirs De Tunis
Director |
1993 | |||
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Palomita Blanca
Director |
1993 | |||
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L'Oeil Qui Ment
Director |
1992 | |||
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L'Ile Au Trésor
Director, Screenwriter |
1991 | |||
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The Golden Boat
Director, Screenwriter |
1990 | |||
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Brise-glace
Director |
1988 | |||
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Des Grands Evenements et des Gens Ordinaires: Les Elections
Director, Screenwriter |
1987 | |||
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La Chouette Aveugle
Director |
1987 | |||
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Dans un Miroir
Director |
1986 | |||
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Mammame
Director, Production Designer, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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Mémoire des Apparences
Director, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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Regime Sans Pain
Director, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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Richard III
Director, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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L'Eveille Du Pont D'Alma
Director, Screenwriter |
1985 | |||
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La Presence Réelle
Director, Screenwriter |
1985 | |||
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Les destins de Manoel
Director, Screenwriter |
1985 | |||
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Treasure Island
Director, Screenwriter |
1985 | |||
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Berenice
Director |
1984 | |||
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Point de Fuite
Director |
1983 | |||
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Ville des Pirates
Director, Screenwriter |
1983 | |||
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Het Dak Van De Walvis
Director, Screenwriter |
1982 | |||
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Les Trois Couronnes du Matelot
Director, Screenwriter |
1982 | |||
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The Territory
Director, Screenwriter |
1981 | |||
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Le Jeu de l'Oie
Director, Screenwriter |
1980 | |||
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Petit manuel d'histoire de France
Director |
1979 | |||
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Dora Et La Lanterne Magique
Screenwriter |
1978 | |||
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L'Hypothese Du Tableau Volé
Director, Screenwriter |
1978 | |||
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Colloque de Chiens
Director, Screenwriter |
1977 | |||
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La vocation suspendue
Director |
1977 | |||
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Dialogues of the Exiled
Director, Producer |
1975 | |||
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The Expropriation
Director |
1974 | |||
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Abastecimiento
Director |
1973 | |||
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El Realismo Socialista
Director |
1973 | |||
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Ahora Te Vamos a Llamar Hermano
Director |
1971 | |||
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La Colonia Penal
Director, Screenwriter |
1971 | |||
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Nadie dijo nada
Director |
1971 | |||
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Que Hacer?
Director, Screenwriter |
1970 | |||
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Tres Tristes Tigres
Director, Screenwriter |
1968 | |||
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Le Retour
Director |
1964 | |||
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La Maleta
Director |
1960 |