Basilio Martín Patino (29 October 1930, in
Lumbrales,
Salamanca Province – 13 August 2017, in
Madrid
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)
was a Spanish
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...
, specializing in a creative approach to documentary works. Patino produced pieces on the
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeli ...
(''Canciones para después de una guerra''), the famous dictator (''Caudillo''), or his executioners (''Queridísimos verdugos''). He also produced fiction (''Nueve cartas a Berta'', ''Octavia''). Patino often experimented with new technologies, including digital tools, 3D, and offline editing.
In 1977, he was a member of the jury at the
27th Berlin International Film Festival
The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June – 5 July 1977. The festival opened with ''Nickelodeon'' by Peter Bogdanovich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film '' The Ascent'' directed by Larisa Shep ...
.
In 2005, he received the Gold Medal from the
Spanish Academy of Cinema.
Filmography
*''El noveno'' (1960)
*''Torerillos, 61'' (1962)
*''Nueve cartas a Berta'' (1966)
* ''
Love and Other Solitudes'' (1969)
*''Paseo por los letreros de Madrid'' (1968) with J. L. García Sánchez
*''
Canciones para después de una guerra'' (1971)
*''Queridísimos verdugos'' (1973)
*''
Caudillo
A ''caudillo'' ( , ; osp, cabdillo, from Latin , diminutive of ''caput'' "head") is a type of personalist leader wielding military and political power. There is no precise definition of ''caudillo'', which is often used interchangeably with " ...
'' (1974)
*''Hombre y Ciudad'' (1980)
*''Retablo de la Guerra Civil Española'' (1980)
*''Inquisición y Libertad'' (1982) with J. L. García Sánchez
*''El Nacimiento de un Nuevo Mundo'' (1982) with J. L. García Sánchez
*''El Horizonte Ibérico'' (1983) with Elbia Álvarez
*''La Nueva Ilustración Española'' (1983) with J. L. García Sánchez
*''Los Paraísos Perdidos'' (1985)
*''Madrid'' (1987)
*''Octavia'' (2002)
*''Homenaje a Madrid'' (2004)
*''Corredores de fondo'' (2005)
*''Fiesta'' (2005)
*''Capea'' (2005)
*''Libre te quiero'' (2012)
References
External links
Official home page*
1930 births
2017 deaths
People from the Province of Salamanca
Spanish film directors
Film directors from Castile and León
University of Salamanca alumni
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