Biography
Víctor Erice first studied political economics before attending Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia in 1963 to study film direction. While at school he made a name for himself as a film critic and theoretician, and he began his professional moviemaking career as an assistant director. Thanks to producer Elías Querejeta he got a chance to direct his own work.
He co-authored and directed a segment of the story showcase The Challenges (Los desafíos, 1969), awarded at the San Sebastián IFF. At the same fest in 1973 Erice took the Golden Shell for his feature debut The Spirit of the Beehive, which pits the poetic world of childhood fantasies against Franco's totalitarianism.
After a decade-long hiatus, the director came out with another esthetically elegant and stylized picture, El sur (1983), which also picked up a number of awards. Although shot at more extended intervals, he continues to make documentaries and features of varying lengths.
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Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2023 |
Close Your Eyes |
2012 |
Centro Histórico |
2002 |
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet |
1983 |
El sur |
1973 |
The Spirit of the Beehive |
1967 |
El próximo otoño |
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
Víctor Erice: Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondencias |
1992 |
Quince Tree of the Sun |
Short | |
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2006 |
La morte rouge |
Director
Movies | |
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2023 |
Close Your Eyes |
2012 |
Centro Histórico |
2002 |
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet |
1983 |
El sur |
1973 |
The Spirit of the Beehive |
1969 |
The Challenges |
1966 |
Entre vías |
1962 |
Páginas de un diario perdido |
1961 |
On the Terrace |
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
Víctor Erice: Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondencias |
2011 |
3.11 Sense of Home |
1992 |
Quince Tree of the Sun |
Short | |
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2006 |
La morte rouge |
1963 |
Los días perdidos |
Actor
Movies | |
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2019 |
El método de los claros |
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
Miguel Picazo, un cineasta extramuros |
2011 |
Don't Expect Too Much |
2010 |
Sodankylä ikuisesti (series) |
2009 |
Paris-Madrid, Aller-Retours |
2008 |
A Place in the Cinema |
Short | |
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2006 |
La morte rouge |
1969 |
Antoñito vuelve a casa |
Producer
Movies | |
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2023 |
Close Your Eyes |
Guest
Shows | |
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2010 |
Janela Indiscreta |
1998 |
Versión española |
1982 |
De película |
Cinematographer
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
Víctor Erice: Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondencias |
Editor
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
Víctor Erice: Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondencias |