Marco Bechis (born in

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) is a Chilean-

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film

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and

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. His film '' Garage Olimpo'' was screened at the

1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 12 to 23 May 1999. Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg served as jury president for the main competition. Kristin Scott Thomas was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. Belgian filmmakers ...

in the

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section.

Selected filmography

* '' Alambrado'' (1991) * '' Garage Olimpo'' (1999) * '' Figli/Hijos'' (''Sons and Daughters'') (2001) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' The Smile of the Leader'' (2011) * '' The Noise of Memory'' (2014) web serie * '' The Noise of Memory, the film'' (2015) * '' All the Schools of the Kingdom'' (2015)

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* 1955 births Living people Chilean screenwriters Chilean film directors Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters {{Chile-film-director-stub