Overview
José Luis Garci
Known For
Summers el rebelde
Samuel: Hollywood vs Hollywood
Enrique Herreros
The story of Enrique Herreros (1903-1977), cartoonist, advertiser, poster designer,...
The Night of the Sunflowers
Two speleologists, Esteban and Pedro, travel to a mountainous area...
Biography
José Luis Garci is a Spanish director, producer, film critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots.