Gastón Solnicki (born 1978) is an Argentine film director. Coming from an immigrant Jewish family, he studied photography at
International Center of Photography, as well as film directing at
Tisch School of the Arts in New York.
[Bérénice Reynaud,]
Vancouver 2016: The Daughters Generation
" ''Senses of Cinema
''Senses of Cinema'' is a quarterly online film magazine founded in 1999 by filmmaker Bill Mousoulis. Based in Melbourne, Australia, ''Senses of Cinema'' publishes work by film critics from all over the world, including critical essays, career ...
'' (82), March 2017.
His first short was ''Liliana.Rebecca'' (2007), a short film made with only two actors. He later made the documentaries ''Süden'' (2008) and ''Papirosen'' (2011), both of which were critically acclaimed.
His real breakthrough, however, came with ''
Kékszakállú
''Kékszakállú'' ( en, Bluebeard) is a 2016 Argentine drama film written and directed by Gastón Solnicki.Diana Sanchez,Kékszakállú" Toronto International Film Festival, 19 September 2016. It was screened in the Orizzonti section at the 7 ...
'' (2016), his first narrative feature, which depicted the coming-of-age of a circle of adolescent girls in Buenos Aires. The film was screened in the
Orizzonti section at the
73rd Venice International Film Festival
The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016. English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition. The opening night film was Damien Chazelle's musical ''La La ...
, yet did not win any awards. It was later shown at festivals in
Rotterdam,
New York
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,
Vancouver and
Thessaloniki.
[Carmen Gray,]
International Film Festival Rotterdam: Bread and Mirrors
" ''Senses of Cinema'', March 2017.
: Daniel Walber,
Bluebeard Revisited: Gastón Solnicki’s ''Kékszakállú''
" '' Brooklyn Rail'', 1 November 2016.
: Jonathan Murray,
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Web Exclusive)
" '' Cineaste'' XLII, no. 2 (2017).
References
External links
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Gastón Solnickiat cinenational.com
1978 births
Argentine film directors
Living people
People from Buenos Aires
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