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Fabián Bielinsky (3 February 1959 – 29 June 2006) was an
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.


Career

Fabián Bielinsky was born in
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on February 3, 1959. He started to make films while a student at the
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. At thirteen years old, in 1972, he made his first short film, based on the short story ''Continuity of the Parks'' by
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. After graduation from high school, he started studying psychology, before dropping out in favor of enrolling in the
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's film school. He graduated in 1983 with a short film called '' La espera'', based on a story by
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. The short earned him a prize at the
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in Spain. Bielinsky entered the film industry around 1983 as an
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, working under such filmmakers as Miguel Pérez, Carlos Soria and
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. He also worked on a Mégane commercial that Wim Wenders was filming in Argentina. Bielinsky wrote the script for the 1998 film ''La sonámbula, recuerdos del futuro'' (released abroad as ''Sleepwalker''), directed by Fernando Spiner. By 1998, he had worked as assistant director on several feature films and more than 400 TV commercial projects. Bielinsky directed his first film, '' Nine Queens'' () in 2000, a crime thriller about a scam involving forged stamps. The film was critically acclaimed both in Argentina and abroad, and earned seven
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awards, including
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,
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and
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, as well as 21 more prizes internationally. Bielinsky was asked by several Hollywood companies to remake the film in English, but declined. An American remake, ''
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'', was produced by
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and released in 2004, however, receiving tepid response from critics and audience because it lacked ingenuity of the original. Bielinsky directed his second film, '' The Aura'', in 2005.
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, who played the lead in ''Nine Queens'', also played the lead role in ''The Aura''. While less financially successful that ''Nine Queens'', it received critical praise. Critics noted how ''The Aura'' dropped many of the black comedy elements of ''Nine Queens'' in favor of a more atmospheric and cerebral noir. The film won
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,
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and
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at the
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awards. The film was the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
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. In both of his films various characters mention "El Turco", a powerful underworld figure who is never shown on screen.


Personal life and legacy

Bielinsky was married and had one child. A month before Bielinsky was going to present ''The Aura'' at the
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, he died from a
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in his sleep in
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,
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, while casting for an advertisement. In 2011, he was posthumously awarded a
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as one of the 5 best film directors of the decade in Argentina.


References


Literature

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External links

* * BBC Movies. 8 July 2002
Interview
* Clarín. 29 June 2006

* Página/12. 29 June 2006

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