Marco Bechis
Encyclopedia
Marco Bechis is a Chilean
-Italian
film screenwriter
and director
. His film Garage Olimpo was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
in the Un Certain Regard
section.
Cinema of Chile
The cinema of Chile began when the earliest films were made there in the first decade of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, it was not until the 1970s when the cinematic culture there developed, with the foundation of a national cinema and a department of experimental film at the University of...
-Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
film screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and director
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:...
. His film Garage Olimpo was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks...
in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section.
Selected filmography
- AlambradoAlambradoAlambrado is an 1991 Argentine and Italian film written and directed by Marco Bechis.The film starred Jacqueline Lustig, Martin Kalwill, and Arturo Maly.-Plot:...
(1991) - Garage Olimpo (1999)
- Figli/Hijos (Sons and Daughters) (2001)
- BirdWatchersBirdWatchers (film)BirdWatchers is a 2008 film drama set in Brazil directed by Marco Bechis. It depicts the breakdown of a community of Guarani-Kaiowa native Indians whilst attempting to reclaim their ancestral land from a local farmer....
(2008)