Memoria Del Saqueo

Born in Olivos, Argentina, in 1936. He studied theater, music and law. In his career in movies —Solanas is a director, screenwriter, producer and senator— he has made 17 feature films. The first, from 1968, was the documentary The Hour of the Furnaces, divided in three segments, also exhibited in over 70 countries and is on the 42 nd Mostra’s programming. In 1976, during the military dictatorship, he was exiled in France. He only went back to Argentina in 1983, when the democracy was restored, where he resumed his filmography. Among his remarkable movies are Tangos - The Exile of Gardel (1985), winner of the Grand Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival, South (1988) winner of Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival, The Journey (1992), Memoria del Saqueo (2004, 28 th Mostra), La Dignidad de Los Nadies (2005 29 th Mostra) and Land in Revolt, Part 1, Impure Gold (2009, 35 th Mostra) and Land in Revolt, Part 2, Black Gold (2011, 35 th Mostra). In 2004, he was graced with the Honorary Golden Bear, in Berlin International Film Festival, for his career.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA