Manuel Antín (February 27, 1926 – September 5, 2024) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Manuel Antín was born in

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, in 1926. He first wrote for Argentine television in 1956 and made his directorial debut in 1962 with his first film: ''La cifra impar'' (Odd Number), based on a story by

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, (Cartas de mamá). The film'' The Venerable Ones'' earned him a

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nomination at the

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, and his ''

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'' (1964), a

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nomination at the

14th Berlin International Film Festival The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1964. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' Dry Summer'' directed by Metin Erksan. The Swedish film ''491'' by Vilgot Sjöman was rejected by festival director Alf ...

. Perhaps his best-known film, the bucolic ''

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'' (1969), earned him a second Golden Palm nomination at Cannes. In 1983, he was designated as director of the Instituto Nacional de Cine in the government of Raúl Alfonsín. In 1991, he founded the Universidad del Cine, an institution devoted to film teaching and production. In 2023, the University of Buenos Aires gave him the title of DR. Honoris Causa. Antín died on September 5, 2024, at the age of 98.Murió Manuel Antín, cineasta y director de la Universidad del Cine que abolió la censura

Filmography

*'' La Invitación'' (1982) *'' Allá lejos y hace tiempo (Far Away and Long Ago)'' (1978) *'' La Sartén por el mango (In the Driver's Seat)'' (1972) *''

Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confedera ...

'' (1972) *''

'' (1969) *'' Castigo al traidor ( Punishment to the Traitor)'' (1966) *'' Psique y sexo (segment "La Estrella del desierto")'' (1965) *'' Intimidad de los parques'' (1965) *''

'' (1964) *''

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(Odd Number)'' (1962) *'' Los Venerables todos (The Venerable Ones)'' (1962)

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* 1926 births 2024 deaths Argentine film directors Argentine screenwriters Argentine male screenwriters Argentine people of French descent People from Las Palmas, Chaco {{Argentina-film-director-stub