Fernando Birri
Directing · Director · Writer · Script
Born Mar 13, 1925 · Santa Fe, Argentina
Active 1951–2017 · Awards: Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Guggenheim Fellowship
Fernando Birri was an Argentinian filmmaker, poet, painter, teacher and film school founder, and has been a key figure in Latin American cinema.
Filmography
Toss Me a Dime (1958) — Director · WriterRafael Alberti: A Portrait of the Poet (1984) — DirectorAbandoned (1955) — Scattered Soldiers' LieutenantFlooded Out (1962) — Director · WriterUn tal Ragone: deconstruyendo a Pa (2002)Jorge Giannoni: NN, ese soy yo (2000)Donde comienza el camino (2005)Ho ritrovato mio figlio (1954)La Pampa Gringa (1963) — Writer · DirectorDar la cara (1962) — Cameo-bar Laboratorios Alex 1 (no acreditado)Mi hijo el Che (1985) — Director · WriterAttila (1954)Century of the Wind (1999) — Director · WriterThe Cheerful Squadron (1954)Vanishing Landscapes (2013)The First Foundation of Buenos Aires (1959) — Director · WriterCompañero Fernando (1981) — WriterSoriano (1999)Che, Buenos Aires (1966) — DirectorChe: muerte de la utopia? (1999) — DirectorVlado: Thirty Years Later (2005)Rte.: Nicaragua (Carta al mundo) (1984) — Director · Script · SoundA Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988) — A very old man with enormous wings · Director · ScreenplayEntangling Shadows (1998) — Director