Pedro Olea (30 June 1938,
Bilbao) is a Spanish
screenwriter
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,
film producer
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and
film director
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. His 1984 film ''
Akelarre
''Akelarre'' is the Basque term meaning Witches' Sabbath (the place where witches hold their meetings). ''Akerra'' means male goat in the Basque language. Witches' sabbaths were envisioned as presided over by a goat.
The word has been loaned t ...
'' was entered into the
34th Berlin International Film Festival
The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with ''The Noah's Ark Principle'' by Roland Emmerich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Love Streams'' directed by John ...
.
Selected directorial filmography
* ''Días de viejo color'' (1968)
* ''
El bosque del lobo
''The Ancines Woods'' ( es, El Bosque del Lobo, lit=The Forest of the Wolf also known as ''The Wolf's Forest'') is a 1970 Spanish drama/ horror film co-written, produced, and directed by Pedro Olea. It is based on the novel by Carlos Martínez-B ...
'' (1971)
* ''
La casa sin fronteras
''A House Without Boundaries'' ( es, La casa sin fronteras) is a 1972 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Olea. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* María Arias
* Charly Bravo
* Geraldine Chaplin
* Luis Cig ...
'' (1972)
* ''
No es bueno que el hombre esté solo
''No es bueno que el hombre esté solo'' is a 1973 Spanish drama film directed by Pedro Olea. Its music was composed by Alfonso G. Santisteban.
Cast
* Carmen Sevilla as Lina
* José Luis López Vázquez as Martín
* Máximo Valverde as Mauro
* ...
'' (1973)
* ''
Akelarre
''Akelarre'' is the Basque term meaning Witches' Sabbath (the place where witches hold their meetings). ''Akerra'' means male goat in the Basque language. Witches' sabbaths were envisioned as presided over by a goat.
The word has been loaned t ...
'' (1984)
* ''Bandera negra'' (1986)
* ''La Leyenda del cura de Bargota'' (1990)
* ''El Día que nací yo'' (1991)
* ''
El Maestro de esgrima'' (1992)
* ''
Morirás en Chafarinas
''You Shall Die in Chafarinas'' ( es, Morirás en Chafarinas, links=no) is a 1995 crime thriller film directed by Pedro Olea. It is based on the novel by . It stars Jorge Sanz and María Barranco alongside Óscar Ladoire and Javier Albalá.
Plot ...
'' (1994)
* ''
Beyond the Garden'' (1996)
* ''Más allá del jardín'' (1997)
* ''Tiempo de tormenta'' (2003)
* ''¡Hay motivo!'' (2004)
* ''La conspiracion'' (2012)
Filmography as producer
* ''El bosque del lobo'' (1971)
* ''El maestro de esgrima'' (1992)
* ''
Los novios búlgaros'' (Bulgarian Lovers) (2002, directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia).
* ''Los managers'' (2006, directed by
Fernando Guillén Cuervo).
References
External links
*
1938 births
Living people
Spanish film directors
Spanish film producers
Spanish screenwriters
Spanish male writers
Male screenwriters
People from Bilbao
Film directors from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
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