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Carlos Atanes (born November 8, 1971) is a Spanish film director, writer and playwright. He was born in
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, Jack Smith and others. His first finished feature-length movie was '' FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions'', which he released in 2004. The movie won the ''Best Feature Film Award'' at the Athens Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in 2005 and was also nominated for the ''Méliès d'Argent'' at
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that same year.


Reception

Critics often express the difficulty of valuing Atanes' cinematography and sometimes they even refrain from scoring it, since these are unusual films that escape the standard classification. Dave J. Wilson from ''Cinematic Shocks'' says regarding '' Maximum Shame'' “it exists outside of the cinematic norm not following its conventions (…) it is purely visual art rather than a real narrative a dreamlike mind-fuck of philosophical musings. It is not a question of whether it is good or not as it does not conform to cinematic conventions. Therefore, I will not be giving a rating for this review, as it is hard for me to judge it on such terms. Whether you like the film or not you will ultimately more likely all reach the same conclusion that it is at least a unique work.” ''
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'', meanwhile, says that within ''Gallino, the Chicken System'' “is an entire universe of creativity, albeit one that may or may not reflect this plane of reality as we know it. I don't know that the traditional sense of how we react to film applies here. It's more of an art experience than a simple film (…) I don't know that it's for everyone (or anyone), but it's certainly unique.”


As a writer

In addition to his work as a screenwriter and playwright, Carlos Atanes has published several books and essays on cultural issues, cinema and
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Filmography as director

*''La ira'' (1989) *''Le Descente à l’enfer d’un poète'' (1990) *''Romanzio in el sècolo ventuno'' (1991) *''Els Peixos argentats a la peixera'' (1991) *''Morir de calor'' (1991) *''The Marvellous World of the Cucu Bird'' (1991) *''Els Peixos Argentats a la Peixera'' (1991, co-directed with Hermann Bonnin) *''El Parc'' (1992, co-directed with Hermann Bonnin) *''The Mental Tenor'' (1993) *''The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka'' (1993) *''Metaminds & Metabodies'' (1995) *''Morfing'' (1996) *''Borneo'' (1997) *''The Seven Hills of Rome'' (1998) *''Welcome to Spain'' (1999) *''Cyberspace Under Control'' (2000) *''Perdurabo (Where is Aleister Crowley?)'' (2003) *''FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions'' (2004) *'' Proxima'' (2007) *''Made in Proxima'' (2007) *''Codex Atanicus'' (2007) *''Scream Queen'' (2008) *''Maximum Shame'' (2010) *''Gallino, the Chicken System'' (2012) *''Meat Market - Esa Linna'' (2013) (Music video) *''Romance bizarro'' (2017)


Released plays

* 2021 – ''Rey de Marte'' (Dramatic reading, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) * 2021 – ''Báthory'' (Dramatic reading, Madrid) * 2019 – ''Antimateria'' (Tenerife) * 2018 – Amaya Galeote's ''La incapacidad de exprimirte'' (Madrid) * 2018 – ''La línea del horizonte'' (Madrid) * 2015 – ''Un genio olvidado (Un rato en la vida de
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)'' (Madrid) * 2014 – ''La quinta estación del puto Vivaldi'' (Madrid) * 2014 – ''Los ciclos atánicos'' (Madrid) * 2013 – ''El triunfo de la mediocridad'' (Madrid) * 2013 – ''Secretitos'' (Madrid) * 2011 – ''El hombre de la pistola de nata'' (Madrid) * 2011 – ''La cobra en la cesta de mimbre'' (Madrid)


Brief plays

* 2019 – ''¿Hasta cuándo estáis?'' (Madrid) * 2019 – ''A Praga y vámonos'' (Madrid) * 2018 – '' Chéjov bajo cero'' (Málaga) * 2017 – ''Sexo y tortilla'' (Madrid) * 2017 – ''Pasión mostrenca'' (Madrid) * 2016 – ''La abuela de Frankenstein'' (Madrid) * 2016 – ''Love is in the Box'' (Madrid) * 2015 – ''Caminando por el valle inquietante'' (Madrid) * 2015 – ''Santos varones'' (Madrid) * 2015 – ''Porno emocional'' (Madrid) * 2014 – ''El grifo de 5.000.000 euros'' (Madrid) * 2014 – ''El vello público'' (Madrid) * 2013 – ''Necrofilia fina'' (Madrid) * 2013 – ''Romance bizarro'' (Madrid) * 2012 – ''La lluvia'' (Madrid) * 2012 – ''La depredadora'' (Leganés)


Bibliography

* 2021 – ''Filmar los sueños'' (Essay) – * 2018 – ''Magia del Caos para escépticos'' (Essay) – ; tr. ''Chaos Magic For Skeptics'',
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2022 – * 2018 – ''Demos lo que sobre a los perros'' (Essay) – * 2017 – ''Un genio olvidado (Un rato en la vida de
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)'' (Theatre) – * 2013 – ''
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in the Mouth of Hell: The screenplay never filmed'' – * 2007 – ''Los trabajos del director'' (Essay) – * 2003 – ''El hombre de la pistola de nata'' (Theatre) – * 2002 – ''Confutatis Maledictis'' (Novel) – * 2002 – ''La cobra en la cesta de mimbre'' (Theatre) – * 2001 – ''Combustión espontánea de un jurado'' (Novel) –


Collective books

* 2022 – ''Querida - A Doll's Tale of Misery and Liberation'' (Novel illustrated by Jan van Rijn) * 2022 – ''Monstruos'' (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – * 2021 – ''La invasión de los ultracuerpos, de Philip Kaufman'' (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – * 2020 – ''Cine que hoy no se podría rodar'' (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – * 2020 – ''Eyes Wide Shut'' (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – * 2020 – ''Space Fiction: Visiones de lo cósmico en la ciencia ficción'' (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – * 2019 – ''De Arrebato a Zulueta'' (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – * 2016 – ''In the Woods & on the Heath'' (Artbook illustrated by Jan van Rijn) * 2010 – ''La Bestia en la pantalla. Aleister Crowley y el cine fantástico'' (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) –


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External links

* * * https://lylagencia.com/author-book/carlos-atanes/?lang=en * https://film-makerscoop.com/filmmakers/carlos-atanes-2 {{DEFAULTSORT:Atanes, Carlos 1971 births Living people Spanish dramatists and playwrights Spanish male dramatists and playwrights Spanish film directors Spanish experimental filmmakers 20th-century Spanish writers 20th-century Spanish male writers 21st-century Spanish writers