Maria Luisa Bemberg tells the untold.
Americas (English Edition) › Vol. 46 Nbr. 2, March 1994
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Argentine film director - Interview
Leading Argentine film director Maria Luisa Bemberg grew up a sheltered, privileged life and began her directing career at 56. She has written and directed several feature-length scripts and documentaries portraying strong, 20th century women, one of which has been nominated for an Oscar.See the full content of this document
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Maria Luisa Bemberg tells the untold.
One of Argentina's leading film directors speaks candidly about her art and her commitment to women's issues
It is an improbable script to which few film directors would give credence: Into the largely male-dominated world of moviemaking, an Argentine woman dares to enter. From the privileged upper crust of Buenos Aires, she has no high school diploma, no college degree, only private tutoring at the hands of a governess, an education sheltered from the tumult. She is divorced, raising four children, but somehow has done a few scripts and directed two short documentaries. Otherwise, this self-taught upstart has no filmmaking experience. Most remarkably, she dives in at age fifty-six, already a grandmother. But in the passage of twelve years, she directs six feature-length films, which in her own words, "propose images of women that are vertical, autonomous, independent, thoughtful, courageous, spunky." In the critics' judgment, each film is better crafted and conceptually more daring than the last. Two are featured at the Venice Film Festival, and one is nominated for an Oscar as best foreign film. Admittedly, this scena...See the full content of this document
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