Manuel Antín (born February 27, 1926) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. Manuel Antín was born in

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Chaco Province Chaco (; Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( es, provincia del Chaco ), is one of the 23 provinces in Argentina. Its capital and largest city, is Resistencia. It is located in the north-east of the country. It is borde ...

, 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

Julio Cortázar Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine, nationalized French novelist, short story writer, essayist, and translator. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenced an ...

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

Golden Palm The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

nomination at the

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, and his ''

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'' (1964), a

Golden Bear The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The win ...

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 Swedish film ''491 (film), 491'' by Vilgot Sjöman was rejected by festival director ''Alfred Bauer'' owing to its controversial nature. The Golden Bear ...

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

Don Segundo Sombra ''Don Segundo Sombra'' is a 1926 novel by Argentine rancher Ricardo Güiraldes. Like José Hernández's poem ''Martín Fierro'', its protagonist is a gaucho. However, unlike Hernandez's poem, ''Don Segundo Sombra'' does not romanticize the figu ...

'' (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.

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 Rosas (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 Confederation. Although ...

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

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