José Luis Garci

Directing

Born 1944-01-20 · Madrid, España

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José Luis Garci is a Spanish director, producer, film critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots.

Known for

El crack dosEnrique HerrerosCradle SongThe Night of the SunflowersOperación PalaceSummers el rebeldeViva la clase mediaLa noche de los cien pájarosVida conyugal sanaMiguel Velázquez. El catedrático del ring