Ulyses Petit de Murat (28 January 1907 – 19 August 1983) was an

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poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

and

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. He wrote the script for ''

The Gaucho War ''The Gaucho War'' (''La guerra gaucha'') is a 1942 Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. The film's script, written by Homero Manz ...

'' (1942) with

Homero Manzi Homero Nicolás Manzione Prestera, better known as Homero Manzi (November 1, 1907 – May 3, 1951) was an Argentine tango lyricist, author of various famous tangos. He was born on November 1 of 1907 in Añatuya (province of Santiago del Ester ...

based on the 1905 novel by

Leopoldo Lugones Leopoldo Antonio Lugones Argüello (13 June 1874 – 18 February 1938) was an Argentine poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, historian, professor, translator, biographer, philologist, theologian, diplomat, politician and journalist. His poetic ...

. At the

1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards The 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards ceremony was held in Buenos Aires on 10 January 1943 to honour the best films and contributors to Argentine cinema in 1942. This was the first time the awards had been presented. Awards given *Be ...

, Murat and Manzi won the

Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ( es, Premio Cóndor de Plata al mejor guion adaptado), given by the Argentine Film Critics Association, awards the best adapted screenplay in film in Argentina each year: {{Argentine Film Cr ...

for their screenplay of the film which proved highly successful. His poem "Graciela Oscura" was set to music by

Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...

for the film '' Extraña ternura''; this song was repeated several times in the movie, and was reported to be the main attraction of the film when it opened at Cine Monumental in the spring of 1964. He was a member of the jury at the

1960 Cannes Film Festival The 13th Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 20 May 1960. The Palme d'Or went to the ''La Dolce Vita'' by Federico Fellini. The festival opened with '' Ben-Hur'', directed by William Wyler. Jury The following people were appointed as the Ju ...

and the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film '' Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican film ''Alsino and ...

in 1983.

Selected filmography

*''

Prisoners of the Earth ''Prisoners of the Earth'', also known as ''Prisoners of the Land'', (Spanish: ''Prisioneros de la tierra'') is a 1939 Argentine drama film directed by Mario Soffici. The film premiered in Buenos Aires. The film is often cited as one of the greate ...

'' (1939) *''

'' (1942) *''

His Best Student ''His Best Student'' (Spanish:''Su mejor alumno'') is a 1944 Argentine biographical drama film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño and Ángel Magaña. It was released in Buenos Aires on 22 May 1944. The film won many awards, incl ...

'' (1944) *'' Savage Pampas'' (1945) *''

Where Words Fail ''Where Words Fail'' (Spanish:''Donde mueren las palabras'') is a 1946 Argentine drama film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Enrique Muiño, Dario Garzay and Héctor Méndez. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Germán Gel ...

'' (1946) *''

The Earring ''The Earring'' (Spanish:''El Pendiente'') is a 1951 Argentine thriller film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Mirtha Legrand. It is a film noir based on a story by Cornell Woolrich.Spicer p.437 The film's art direction was by Germán G ...

'' (1951) *''

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'' (1951) *''

The Orchid ''The Orchid'' is an Edwardian musical comedy in two acts with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, a book by James T. Tanner, lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, and additional numbers by Paul Rubens (composer), Paul Rubens. The st ...

'' (1951) *''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...

'' (1953) *''

Bluebeard "Bluebeard" (french: Barbe bleue, ) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in ''Histoires ou contes du temps passé''. The tale tells the st ...

'' (1955) *'' The Romance of a Gaucho'' (1961) *'' Savage Pampas'' (1966)

Awards

*1935 - Municipal Poetry Prize granting the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires. *1943 - Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the Film Critics Association of Argentina, shared with Homero Manzi, for ''The Gaucho War''. *1962 - Argentores Prize and the National Endowment for the Arts for theater, for his work ''A Mirror to the Saint''. *1967 - Argentores Trophy for Best Film by cinecomedia ''To Hell with This Cure''. *1971 - Grand Prize of the National Endowment for the Arts. *1976 - Award "Sixto Pondal Rivers" to established authors. *1977 - Municipal Poetry Prize awarded by the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires. *1981 - Grand Prize of Honor of the Argentina Society of Writers.

References

External links

* 1907 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Argentine male writers 20th-century Argentine poets Argentine male poets Argentine people of French descent Male screenwriters Silver Condor Award for Best Adapted Screenplay winners Writers from Buenos Aires 20th-century Argentine screenwriters Argentine film critics {{Argentina-poet-stub