Fernando Birri

Fernando Birri

Known for

Directing

Born

March 13, 1925

Birthplace

Santa Fe, Argentina

Died

December 27, 2017 (aged 92)

Biography

Fernando Birri was an Argentinian filmmaker, poet, painter, teacher and film school founder, and has been a key figure in Latin American cinema.

Best known work

Attila
Attila
1954
Toss Me a Dime
Toss Me a Dime
1958
Abandoned
Abandoned
1955
Flooded Out
Flooded Out
1962
Dar la cara
Dar la cara
1962
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
1988
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth
2003
ORG
ORG
1979
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose
1983
The Cheerful Squadron
The Cheerful Squadron
1954

Filmography

  1. TBA

    untitled (Document No. 1)(Helmut Waldemar / Winchester Banz)

  2. 2026

    Transfiguración de la luz

    Thanks

  3. 2024

    Mario Verdone: Il critico viaggiatore

    as Self

  4. 2019

    Atenas

    Thanks

  5. 2017

    Tie Your Plow to a Star

  6. 2015

    BirriLata, Around by Train

  7. 2014

    Osvaldo Bayer “La livertá”

  8. 2013

    Vanishing Landscapes

  9. 2012

    Fernando Birri, el utópico andante

    as himself

  10. 2011

    El Fausto Criollo

    as El diablo 8, Director, Writer

  11. 2009

    Carpani, vida y obra

  12. 2009

    Amizade

  13. 2005

    Vlado: Thirty Years Later

  14. 2005

    Donde comienza el camino

  15. 2003

    Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

    as Self

  16. 2002

    Rocha Que Voa

    as Self

  17. 2002

    Un tal Ragone: deconstruyendo a Pa

  18. 2002

    Antoine Bonfanti, sonic traces of an engaged listening

    as Self (archival footage)

  19. 2000

    Jorge Giannoni: NN, ese soy yo

  20. 1999

    Che: muerte de la utopia?

    Director

  21. 1999

    Soriano

  22. 1999

    Century of the Wind

    Director, Writer

  23. 1998

    Entangling Shadows

    Director

  24. 1997

    Historias Breves 2

    as (Segmento: Trece segundos)

  25. 1996

    Historias Breves II: Trece Segundos

    as Cliente bar

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