Mario Camus

Scenariusz, Reżyseria, Aktor

19 kwietnia 1935 — 18 września 2021 (86 years)
Camus started studying Law, but soon left his studies to enter the IIEC (now EOC) in 1956, where he got a director's diploma in 1963 with the training film El borracho (1962) and, finally, ended up as a professor. He worked with Carlos Saura in several screenplays during the early 60s (The Delinquents (1960), Llanto por un bandido (1964)), and also directed some shorts. His first feature films were Los farsantes (1963) and Young Sánchez (1964), a film about boxing -one of his passions- which won the Best Film Award at the Buenos Aires Film Festival in 1964. This way he started a three decade filmography full of great works, varying from romantic comedies and musicals to splendid adaptations from famous novels, as is the case of the prestigious TV series Fortunata y Jacinta (1980) or the film La colmena (1982), which won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. In 1983 he was given the 'Medalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes' (Arts Gold Medal), and one year later he prepared his most successful work both with public and critic: The Holy Innocents (1984), an adaptation from the novel by Miguel Delibes. This film won the Best Actor Award for Francisco Rabal and Alfredo Landa (ex- aequo) at the Cannes Film Festival. It also won the 'Premio Nacional de Cinematografía' (National Cinematography Award) in 1985 and the 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts des Lettres' Award in 1986.

Camus's filmography combines films made with others with a more personal style, where he tells stories closer to him that let him go through less worn themes. That is the case of Con el viento solano (1966), Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975) or Los días del pasado (1977).

In the 90s he continued working with great actors and telling dramatic stories made up from complex characters living rebel or broken lives, or entering other genres like noir. Examples of this stage are La rusa (1987), Después del sueño (1992), Sombras en una batalla (1993) and Adosados (1996), a film which won the International Critic Award.

He was married to Concha Bergareche from 1961 - 2016, date of her death. They had 7 children.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Miguel Ángel Díaz González

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Wind's Fierce
    The Wind's Fierce1970

Known For

  • Niewinni święci
    Niewinni święci1984
  • Ul
    Ul1982
  • Rzym
    Rzym2004
  • The Wind's Fierce
    The Wind's Fierce1970
  • Dom Bernardy Alby
    Dom Bernardy Alby1987
  • Ulicznicy
    Ulicznicy1960
  • Beltenebros
    Beltenebros1991
  • Cienie bitwy
    Cienie bitwy1993
  • Po drugiej stronie ogrodu
    Po drugiej stronie ogrodu1996
  • Lament dla bandyty
    Lament dla bandyty1964
  • Ptak szczęścia
    Ptak szczęścia1993
  • Curro Jiménez
    Curro Jiménez3 seasons
  • Miłość własna
    Miłość własna1994
  • Dni przeszłości
    Dni przeszłości1977
  • Con el viento solano
    Con el viento solano1967
  • Przedmieścia
    Przedmieścia1996
  • Let Them Talk
    Let Them Talk1968
  • Luces de bohemia
    Luces de bohemia1985
  • Cuando tú no estás
    Cuando tú no estás1966
  • Łąka gwiazd
    Łąka gwiazd2007

Filmografia

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