Jorge Fons
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Jorge Fons Pérez is a Mexican film director
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He belongs to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM
. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based in the homonym book by Naguib Mahfouz
, Midaq Alley
of 1947 (زقق المدق), which breaks the classic lineal plots in films.
His 1976 film, Los albañiles
, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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He belongs to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based in the homonym book by Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie...
, Midaq Alley
Midaq Alley (novel)
This article is about the Naguib Mahfouz novel. For the film of the novel, see El callejón de los milagros. For the alley, see Khan El-Khalili....
of 1947 (زقق المدق), which breaks the classic lineal plots in films.
His 1976 film, Los albañiles
The Bricklayers
The Bricklayers is a 1976 Mexican drama film directed by Jorge Fons. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.-Cast:* Ignacio López Tarso - Don Jesus* Jaime Fernández - Perez Gomez...
, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival
27th Berlin International Film Festival
The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 24 to July 5, 1977.-Jury:* Senta Berger * Ellen Burstyn* Helène Vager* Rainer Werner Fassbinder* Derek Malcolm* Andrej Michaolkow-Kontschalowski* Ousmane Sembène...
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Filmography
- El atentado (2010)
- La cumbre (2003)
- El callejón de los milagrosEl callejón de los milagrosEl callejón de los milagros is an award-winning 1994 Mexican film adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, written by Vicente Leñero and directed by Jorge Fons...
(1995) - Rojo amanecerRojo amanecerRojo Amanecer is a 1989 Silver Ariel Award-winning Mexican film, directed by Jorge Fons.It is a film about the Tlatelolco Massacre in the section of Tlatelolco in Mexico City in the evening of October 2, 1968....
(1989) - Así es Vietnam (1979)
- Los albañilesThe BricklayersThe Bricklayers is a 1976 Mexican drama film directed by Jorge Fons. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.-Cast:* Ignacio López Tarso - Don Jesus* Jaime Fernández - Perez Gomez...
(1976) - La ETA (1974)
- Cinco mil dólares de recompensa (1972)
- Fe, esperanza y caridad (1972)
- Jory (1972)
- Los cachorrosLos CachorrosLos Cachorros is a 1973 Mexican film directed by Jorge Fons and written by Fons, Eduardo Lujan, José Emilio Pacheco based upon the novel The Cubs and Other Stories by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. More depressing than shocking, it tells the story of a group of friends that stand by each...
(1971) - Tú, yo, nosotros (1970)
- Exorcismos (1970)
- La hora de los niños (1969)
- El quelite (1969)
- Trampas de amor (1968)
- Los caifanes (1966)
- Amor, amor amor (1965)
- Los bienamados (1965)
- Pulquería La Rosita (1964)