Raúl Beceyro (born 1944) is a movie director, critic and photographer from
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
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He is known for the movie ''Nadie Nada Nunca'' (No, No, Never – 1998) that he produced and directed, based on the novel of the same name by
Juan Jose Saer. The movie starred Antonio Germano, Marina Vasquez and Alicia Dolinsky.
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He met and was inspired by Saer in 1962 when Saer was his teacher at the Instituto de Cine de Santa Fe.][
His book ''History of photography in 10 images'', published in the 1980s, discussed photographs not just in terms of technique or aesthetics but also in terms of what the images say or represent.
From 1985 he has headed the Film Workshop of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Santa Fe.][
His book "Fotogramas Santafesinos. Instituto de Cinematografía de la UNL, 1956–1976" is a retrospective of this institution dedicated to the lost students.][
He has made several documentary movies about different aspects of Santa Fe, where he lives, including one on the constitutional convention held in the town, and one on the 2007 elections.][
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Films
Beceyro worked in various roles in the Argentinian movie industry:Palo y hueso
''Palo y hueso'' (''Stick and Bone'') is a 1968 Argentine film released on 7 August 1968, directed by Nicolás Sarquís and starring Héctor da Rosa and Miguel Ligero. The film was shot entirely in Buenos Aires, premiering there on August 7, 1968 ...
'' (1968), directed by Nicolás Sarquís
Nicolás Sarquís (March 6, 1938 – April 19, 2003) was an Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter. His first full-length film was ''Palo y hueso'' (1968), filmed in black and white. He died of lung cancer in 2003.
Filmography
*1965 ' ...
, based on a short story by Juan Jose Saer
* Writer, producer and director of ''Nadie Nada Nunca'' (1998), also based on a story by Juan Jose Saer
* Sound for ''Nadar contra la corriente'' (2002) and ''Bienal'' (2004)
* Writer and director of ''Guadalupe / Imágenes de Santa Fe 1'' (2000)
* Writer and director of ''Jazz / Imágenes de Santa Fe 2'' (2005).
* Writer and director of ''2007. Imágenes de Santa Fe 3'' (2008)
* Self-published documentaries ''La noche de las cámaras despiertas'' (2002) and ''Dirigido por...'' (2005)
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References
Argentine film directors
Living people
1944 births
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