Carlos Sorín

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1944

 

Director
Sorin is an Argentinian director, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He studied film at the University of La Plata, and in 1970 and 1971 he worked as a cinematographer on several films. He directed promotional films and commercials until 1986, when he filmed his directing debut with feature-length film La película del rey (1986), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay. This film brought him an award as best debutant in Venice in 1986, the Argentinian film critics' first film award, best original script in 1987, and the Spanish award Goya for best foreign film in Spanish language in 1987. He made the false documentary La era del ñandú in 1986, about an alleged life-extending medicine. During his advertising career he liked to work as an amateur actor. In his second feature-length film Eversmile, New Jersey (1989) he gave the leading role to Daniel Day-Lewis. After that he continued to film commercials until 2002. With his other feature-length film Historias mínimas (2002) he won many awards around the world and received international recognition. He directed the mini TV series Ensayo (2003), and took part in the omnibus of ten directors 18-j (2004) about the terrorist attack that took place on July 18, 1994 in Argentina. He directed the drama El perro (2004), comedy El camino de San Diego (2006), about the cult of football player Diego Maradona, drama La ventana (2008) and psychological drama El gato desaparece (2011). Drama Días de pesca (2012) is currently his last film.

Filmography


Films by this director

Gone Fishing

(Días de pesca, 2012.)

Directed by: Carlos Sorín
PHOTOGRAPHY: Julián Apezteguia
Synopsis:

Marco, 52-year-old sales representative, is a former alcoholic who wants to turn his life around. As part of his therapy he decides to take up a hobby. He choses fishing and travels to Patagonia, to a small village Puerto Deseado where the whaling season is starting. A more important reason for choosing this destination is because his daughter Ana lives there. They have not been in touch for years, and all he knows is that she lives somewhere in Puerto Deseado.

color, digital, 77 min

Intimate Stories

(Historias Mínimas, Argentina, 2002)

Directed by: Carlos Sorín
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hugo Colace
Synopsis:

This film is made in a neorealist style and features mostly non-professional actors. It shows a part of life of three people from south Argentina. Don Justo leaves his shop to his son and daughter in law and goes looking for his lost dog. A travelling salesman Roberto is in love and he chooses the best cake and drives to San Julián to surprise a widow whose son is celebrating his birthday. The poor María Flores travels to the same town in order to get her prize that she won in a TV...

color, digital, 92 min
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