Raoul Ruiz
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Raúl Ernesto Ruiz Pino was a Chilean
filmmaker.
Ruiz spent some years at the Catholic University of Santa Fe, Argentina's cinema school. Back in Chile, he directed his first feature film Tres tristes tigres in the late 1960s, winning the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. He was something of an outsider among the politically oriented filmmakers of his generation, such as Miguel Littín
and Helvio Soto, his work being far more ironic
, surrealistic, and experimental. In 1973, after the coup d'état led by the dictator Augusto Pinochet
, he left Chile and settled in France
. After several years producing and directing low-budget telefilms, he began working with larger budgets and "name" stars in 1996 with Three Lives and Only One Death
. The following year he directed Genealogies of a Crime
, starring Catherine Deneuve
. John Malkovich
starred in Le temps retrouvé
, Les Âmes fortes
and Klimt
.
He was married to Valeria Sarmiento
, who is also a film director and editor.
According to El Repuertero on August 19, 2011 Chile Minister of Culture Luciano Cruz-Coke announced his death on Twitter just after 8:00 a.m.. He posted that Ruiz “just died of a long illness.” The city of Paris, confirmed this information. The Church of Saint George-Paul in Paris will veil his remains and hold a memorial service. His body will return to Chile to be buried as specified by his will according to the minister.
He left a catalogue of 113 films during his 48-year-long career.
Chilean people
Chilean people, or simply Chileans, are the native citizens and long-term immigrants of Chile. Chileans are mainly of Spanish and Amerindian descent, with small but significant traces of 19th and 20th century European immigrant origin...
filmmaker.
Ruiz spent some years at the Catholic University of Santa Fe, Argentina's cinema school. Back in Chile, he directed his first feature film Tres tristes tigres in the late 1960s, winning the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival. He was something of an outsider among the politically oriented filmmakers of his generation, such as Miguel Littín
Miguel Littin
Miguel Ernesto Littín Cucumides is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, film producer and novelist. He was born to a Palestinian father, Hernán Littin and a Greek mother, Cristina Cucumides....
and Helvio Soto, his work being far more ironic
Irony
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions...
, surrealistic, and experimental. In 1973, after the coup d'état led by the dictator Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
, he left Chile and settled in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. After several years producing and directing low-budget telefilms, he began working with larger budgets and "name" stars in 1996 with Three Lives and Only One Death
Three Lives and Only One Death
Three Lives and Only One Death is a 1996 French film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, and was the penultimate film to star Marcello Mastroianni, before his death in 1996.-Cast:...
. The following year he directed Genealogies of a Crime
Genealogies of a Crime
-Cast:*Catherine Deneuve as Jeanne/Solange*Michel Piccoli as Georges Didier*Melvil Poupaud as René*Andrzej Seweryn as Christian*Bernadette Lafont as Esther...
, starring Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...
. John Malkovich
John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director and fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award...
starred in Le temps retrouvé
Time Regained (film)
Time Regained is a 1999 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It is an adaptation of the final volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust...
, Les Âmes fortes
Savage Souls (film)
Savage Souls is a 2001 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laetitia Casta - Thérèse* Frédéric Diefenthal - Firmin* Arielle Dombasle - Madame Numance...
and Klimt
Klimt (film)
Klimt is a 2006 Austrian art-house biographical film about the life of the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt . It was written and directed by Raoul Ruiz, with an English screenplay adaptation by Gilbert Adair. The director of photography was Ricardo Aronovich, and the music was composed by...
.
He was married to Valeria Sarmiento
Valeria Sarmiento
Valeria Sarmiento is a Chilean film editor, director and screenwriter. She has directed 18 films since 1972. Her 1991 film Amelia Lópes O'Neill was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival...
, who is also a film director and editor.
According to El Repuertero on August 19, 2011 Chile Minister of Culture Luciano Cruz-Coke announced his death on Twitter just after 8:00 a.m.. He posted that Ruiz “just died of a long illness.” The city of Paris, confirmed this information. The Church of Saint George-Paul in Paris will veil his remains and hold a memorial service. His body will return to Chile to be buried as specified by his will according to the minister.
He left a catalogue of 113 films during his 48-year-long career.
Filmography
- La maletaLa maletaLa maleta is a 1963 Chilean short film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was Ruiz's first film as a director....
(1963, short) - Le retour (1964)
- El tango del viudo (1967)
- Tres tristes tigresThree Sad TigersThree Sad Tigers is a 1968 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It won the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1969.-Cast:* Shenda Román as Amanda* Nelson Villagra as Tito* Luis Alarcón as Lucho...
(1968) - La catanaria (1969)
- Militarismo y tortura (1969)
- ¡Qué hacer!¡Qué hacer!¡Qué hacer! is a 1970 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz, Nina Serrano and Saul Landau.-Cast:* Sandra Archer - Suzanne McCloud* Aníbal Reyna - Simon Vallejo* Richard Stahl - Martin Scott Bradford* Luis Alarcón - Osvaldo Alarcón...
(1970) - La colonia penalThe Penal Colony (film)-Cast:* Luis Alarcón as President* Mónica Echeverría as Journalist* Aníbal Reyna as Minister* Nelson Villagra...
(1970) - Ahora te vamos a llamar hermano (1971)
- Nadie dijo nadaNadie dijo nada-Cast:* Carlos Solanos - Waldo Martínez* Jaime Vadell - Germán* Luis Vilches - Tomás* Luis Alarcón - The poet* Nelson Villagra - Tony Ventura* Shenda Román - Elsa* Pedro Gaete - God* Humberto Miranda - Suicide* Carla Cristi - Abandoned mother...
(1971) - Los minuteros (1972)
- Poesía popular: La teoría y la práctica (1972)
- La expropiaciónThe Expropriation-Cast:* Jaime Vadell - Agronomo Vidal* Nemesio Antúnez - Don Nemesio* Delfina Guzmán - Dona Delfina* Luis Alarcón - Capataz Lucho* Nicolas Eyzaguirre - Nicolas* Rodrigo Maturana - Military Phantasm* Joaquín Eyzaguirre - Joaquin...
(1972) - Abastecimiento (1973)
- Palomita blancaLittle White DoveLittle White Dove is a 1973 Chilean comedy film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It is based on the novel by Enrique Lafourcade. Due to the censorship of the military dictatorship, the film was not screened until 1990, after Ruiz had re-edited it.-Cast:...
(1973) - El realismo socialistaEl realismo socialista-Cast:* Marcial Edwards as Derechista* Javier Maldonado as Chef politique du front populaire* Juan Carlos Moraga* Jaime Vadell as Député socialiste...
(1973) - Palomita brava (1973)
- Diálogos de exiliadosDialogues of Exiles-Cast:* Françoise Arnoul* Carla Cristi* Daniel Gélin* Sergio Hernández* Percy Matas* Etienne Bolo* Edgardo Cozarinsky* Huguette Faget* Luis Poirot* Waldo Rojas* Valeria Sarmiento* Carlos Solanos* Aquiles Varas* Alfonso Varela...
[Dialogues of Exiles] (1975) - Sotelo (1976)
- Utopia (1976)
- Colloque de chiensColloque de chiens-Cast:* Eva Simonet as Henri* Robert Darmel - * Silke Humel as Monique* Frank Lesne* Marie Christine Poisot* Hugo Santiago* Genevieve Such* Laurence Such* Michel Such* Pierre Olivier Such* Yves Wecker...
(1977, short) - Les divisions de la nature (1978)
- La vocation suspendueThe Suspended VocationThe Suspended Vocation is a 1978 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It is an adaptation of the 1950 novel of the same name by Pierre Klossowski.-Cast:* Didier Flamand as Jérôme #1* Gabriel Gascon as Le père-confesseur...
[The Suspended Vocation] (1978) - Petit manuel d'histoire de France (1979)
- Jeux (1979)
- De grands événements et de gens ordinaires (1979)
- Images de débat (1979)
- L'hypothèse du tableau voléThe Hypothesis of the Stolen PaintingThe Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting is a 1979 French mystery film directed by Raúl Ruiz.-Cast:* Jean Rougeul - The collector* Chantal Paley - Tableaux Personnel* Jean Raynaud - Tableaux Personnel* Daniel Grimm - Tableaux Personnel...
[The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting] (1979) - Zig-Zag - le jeu de l'oie (une fiction didactique à propos de la cartographie) (1980)
- La ville nouvelle (1980)
- Fahlstrom (1980)
- Musée Dali (1980)
- L'image en silence (1980)
- Le borgne (1980)
- Teletests (1980)
- The TerritoryThe Territory-Cast:* Isabelle Weingarten - Françoise* Rebecca Pauly - Barbara* Geoffrey Carey - Peter* Jeffrey Kime* Paul Getty Jr. - Guide* Shila Turna - Linda* Artur Semedo - Indefinite man* Camila Mora - Young girl* Ethan Stone - Young boy* José Nascimento - Prawler...
(1981) - Images de sable (1981)
- Ombres chinoises (1982)
- Querelle des jardins (1982)
- Le petit théâtre (1982)
- Het dak van de WalvisOn Top of the Whale-Cast:* Willeke van Ammelrooy as Eve* Jean Badin as Luis* Fernando Bordeu as Narciso* Herbert Curiel as Adam* Amber De Grau as Eden* Luis Mora* Ernie Navarro...
[On Top of the Whale] (1982) - Bérénice (1983)
- La ville de Paris (1983)
- Lettre d'un cinéaste ou Le retour d'un amateur de bibliothèques (1983)
- Les trois couronnes du matelotThree Crowns of the Sailor-Cast:* Jean-Bernard Guillard as Le matelot* Philippe Deplanche as L'étudiant* Jean Badin as Un officier* Nadège Clair as Maria* Lisa Lyon as Mathilde* Claude Derepp as Le capitaine* Franck Oger as L'aveugle...
[The Three Crowns of the Sailor] (1983) - La ville des piratesCity of Pirates-Cast:* Hugues Quester as Toby* Anne Alvaro as Isidore* Melvil Poupaud as Malo, l'enfant* André Engel as Le pêcheur* Duarte de Almeida as Le père* Clarisse Dole as La mère* André Gomes as Le carabinier...
[City of Pirates] (1983) - Voyages d'une main (1984)
- Régime sans painRégime sans pain-Cast:* Anne Alvaro as Alouette* Olivier Angèle as Jason* Gérard Maimone as Professeur Pie* Gilles Arbona* Marc Betton* Jean-Marie Boëglin* David Bursztein* Jean-Noël Cassara* Philippe Morier-Genoud* Annie Perret* Marie-Paule Trystram* Jacques Wenger...
(1984) - Point de fuite (1984)
- Les destins de ManoelManoel's Destinies-Cast:* Armanda Bacelar* Isabel Branco* Aurélie Chazelle* José de Freitas* Marco Paulo de Freitas* Ruben de Freitas* Diogo Dória* Cecília Guimarães* Fernando Heitor* Teresa Madruga as Manoel's Mother* Vasco Pimentel* Pedro M. Ruivo...
(1985) - L'Île au trésorTreasure Island (1985 film)Treasure Island is a 1985 Chilean-French adventure film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Melvil Poupaud - Jim Hawkins* Martin Landau - Old Captain...
[Treasure Island] (1985) - La présence réelle (1985)
- L'éveillé du pont de l'Alma (1985)
- Richard III (1986)
- Mémoire des apparences [Life is a Dream] (1986)
- Dans un miroir (1986)
- Mammame (1986)
- Brise-glace (1987)
- La chouette aveugle (1987)
- Le professeur Taranne (1987)
- Allegoria (1988)
- Tous les nuages sont des horloges (1988)
- Il pozzo dei pazzi (1989)
- Derrière le mur (1989)
- Hub (1989)
- The Golden Boat (1990)
- La novela errante (1990)
- L'Oeil qui ment [Dark at Noon] (1993)
- Fado majeur et mineur [Fado, Major and Minor] (1994)
- Three Lives and Only One DeathThree Lives and Only One DeathThree Lives and Only One Death is a 1996 French film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, and was the penultimate film to star Marcello Mastroianni, before his death in 1996.-Cast:...
[Trois vies et une seule mort] (1996) - Généalogies d'un crime [Genealogies of a Crime] (1997)
- Le film à venir (1997)
- Shattered Image (1998)
- Le temps retrouvéTime Regained (film)Time Regained is a 1999 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It is an adaptation of the final volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust...
[Time Regained] (1999) - Comédie de l'innocenceComedy of InnocenceComedy of Innocence is a 2000 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz and starring Isabelle Huppert.-Cast:* Isabelle Huppert - Ariane* Jeanne Balibar - Isabella* Charles Berling - Serge* Edith Scob - Laurence* Nils Hugon - Camille...
[Comedy of Innocence] (2000) - Combat d'amour en songe [Love Torn in a Dream] (2000)
- Les Âmes fortesSavage Souls (film)Savage Souls is a 2001 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laetitia Casta - Thérèse* Frédéric Diefenthal - Firmin* Arielle Dombasle - Madame Numance...
[Savage Souls] (2001) - Cofralandes, rapsodia chilena [Cofralandes, Chilean Rhapsody] (2002)
- Ce jour-làThat Day (film)That Day is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Bernard Giraudeau - Pointpoirot* Elsa Zylberstein - Livia* Jean-Luc Bideau - Raufer* Jean-François Balmer - Treffle...
[That Day] (2003) - Une place parmi les vivants [A Taste for Murder/A Place Among the Living] (2003)
- Vertige de la page blanche [Vertigo of the Blank Page] (2003)
- Días de campo [Days in the Country] (2004)
- Le Domaine perdu [The Lost Domain] (2005)
- KlimtKlimt (film)Klimt is a 2006 Austrian art-house biographical film about the life of the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt . It was written and directed by Raoul Ruiz, with an English screenplay adaptation by Gilbert Adair. The director of photography was Ricardo Aronovich, and the music was composed by...
(2006) - Le DonTo Each His Own CinemaTo Each His Own Cinema is a 2007 French anthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a collection of 34 short films, each 3 minutes in length, by 36 acclaimed directors...
(2007) - short film - La Recta Provincia (2007)
- Litoral, cuentos del mar (2008)
- Nucingen Haus (2008)
- Mistérios de LisboaMysteries of LisbonMysteries of Lisbon is a 2010 Portuguese drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. The film has won 7 awards and has been nominated twice.-Cast:*Adriano Luz as Father Dinis* Maria João Bastos as Ângela de Lima* Ricardo Pereira as Alberto de Magalhães...
(2010) - As Linhas de Torres (2012) (conceived by Ruiz, completed by Valeria SarmientoValeria SarmientoValeria Sarmiento is a Chilean film editor, director and screenwriter. She has directed 18 films since 1972. Her 1991 film Amelia Lópes O'Neill was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival...
and Carlos Saboga)
External links
- Raúl Ruiz, l'enfant terrible de la vanguardia parisina
- Complete annotated Ruiz filmography at Rouge online film magazine
- Raúl Ruiz photograph by photographer/filmmaker Clay WalkerClay Walker (filmmaker)Clay Walker is an American filmmaker.In 1992, Walker produced, directed, photographed and edited the PBS documentary Post No Bills on Los Angeles "guerilla" satirical political poster artist Robbie Conal. Post No Bills received a at the 1992 Chicago International Film Festival...