Ángel Faretta
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Ángel Faretta is an Argentine author of his own theory of cinema
, film critic, writer, poet and teacher
. Since 1980, he has been published in various media, testing, analysis articles and reviews on art, literature and cinema. For many followers of his theory he is "the person who most reflected on the cinema in Argentina, and its theoretical more lucid, original and influential, true to his thinking and away from any fashion." About Faretta, the film critic Fernando Regueira
wrote:
, Argentina
. He was formed with the parents at school Calasanz Piarists Caballito
, where he attended the primary and secondary school. According to Faretta,
"in those years, the secondary, at least there is now a full education. Latin, theology, philosophy, literature, and especially the interaction was with most of the teachers."
Acknowledges in its train a series of anonymous individuals and teachers, as Horacio Alvarez Boero, scholar in American
cinema
classic
. "When we chatted with Samuel Fuller
, as he stares and says:" Horace, how many years you lived in Hollywood without you knowing. "
Another focus of their training would be self-learning, where Faretta includes: "... the bookshops. And the back of bookshops. And the bars, cherries, the whiskerías like that in front of the theater was Tania Cervantes
... How many years now I repeat: "I have not lived in Argentina
in Buenos Aires in those years not ever know what the sweetness of life."
Minotauro and Fierro.
and film critic, he gave courses, lectures and seminars on "romance and romantic-minded," "Film and evil," "Introduction to fantasy," "The traditional symbol
ism," " On the myth and its relationship with art", always showing his own theory.
He founded and directed the school Aquilea name taken from the legendary Buenos Aires, called Aquilea by Jorge Luis Borges
and Hugo Santiago
in the movie Invasión
of Hugo Santiago.
, Universal
, Paramount
, Metro, 20th Century Fox
, etc.) and directors: an equivalence with the idea on uncultivated despots with money "and" sensitive artists. Based on the origin of the Austro-Hungarian Empire dominated many of those pioneers of cinema, Faretta genesis in the most conclusive reason for much of his theory: "film, as an expression of the specific look and contemporary knowledge, was able developing aesthetic expression and art but not be supported in designing and liberal atheist in the world. "
According to Marcelo Zapata for Faretta:
"Austro-Hungarian immigrants that Hollywood was a true" alien "religion in the body of a political power that boasts only thanks to the tinsel of fame, money and glamor, who, at heart, a contradiction. Of course, this design, film (in the traditional sense) has been lost, without replacement, at its most authentic artists."
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, film critic, writer, poet and teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
. Since 1980, he has been published in various media, testing, analysis articles and reviews on art, literature and cinema. For many followers of his theory he is "the person who most reflected on the cinema in Argentina, and its theoretical more lucid, original and influential, true to his thinking and away from any fashion." About Faretta, the film critic Fernando Regueira
Fernando Regueira
Fernando Regueira is an Argentine film writer. He wrote scripts for cinema, television and short films. He studied film theory and criticism at "Aquilea" school with Angel Faretta. He also studied Philosophy, Music and History. He wrote the first season of the series "Mosca & Smith in Once"...
wrote:
Biography
Angel Faretta was born in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. He was formed with the parents at school Calasanz Piarists Caballito
Caballito
Caballito is a barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is the only barrio in the administrative division Comuna 6....
, where he attended the primary and secondary school. According to Faretta,
"in those years, the secondary, at least there is now a full education. Latin, theology, philosophy, literature, and especially the interaction was with most of the teachers."
Acknowledges in its train a series of anonymous individuals and teachers, as Horacio Alvarez Boero, scholar in American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
classic
Classic
The word classic means something that is a perfect example of a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality. The word can be an adjective or a noun . It denotes a particular quality in art, architecture, literature and other cultural artifacts...
. "When we chatted with Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Michael Fuller was an American screenwriter, novelist, and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes.-Personal life:...
, as he stares and says:" Horace, how many years you lived in Hollywood without you knowing. "
Another focus of their training would be self-learning, where Faretta includes: "... the bookshops. And the back of bookshops. And the bars, cherries, the whiskerías like that in front of the theater was Tania Cervantes
Cervantes
-People:*Alfonso J. Cervantes , mayor of St. Louis, Missouri*Francisco Cervantes de Salazar, 16th-century man of letters*Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban composer*Jorge Cervantes, a world-renowned expert on indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse cannabis cultivation...
... How many years now I repeat: "I have not lived in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in Buenos Aires in those years not ever know what the sweetness of life."
Collaboration magazine
Faretta began to publish several magazines. He collaborated in publications such as the legendary comic magazine and the magazineMagazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
Minotauro and Fierro.
Seminars
Parallel to his activities as a journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and film critic, he gave courses, lectures and seminars on "romance and romantic-minded," "Film and evil," "Introduction to fantasy," "The traditional symbol
Symbol
A symbol is something which represents an idea, a physical entity or a process but is distinct from it. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP". On a map, a picture of a tent might represent a campsite. Numerals are symbols for...
ism," " On the myth and its relationship with art", always showing his own theory.
He founded and directed the school Aquilea name taken from the legendary Buenos Aires, called Aquilea by Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo , known as Jorge Luis Borges , was an Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires. In 1914 his family moved to Switzerland where he attended school, receiving his baccalauréat from the Collège de Genève in 1918. The family...
and Hugo Santiago
Hugo Santiago
Hugo Santiago was born Hugo Santiago Muchnick in 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has lived in France since 1959. He studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959 to 1966 he was assistant director to Robert Bresson...
in the movie Invasión
Invasión
Invasión is an Argentine film released in 1969 and directed by Hugo Santiago. It is an example of an interphase between the classic cinema and nouvelle vague of French style...
of Hugo Santiago.
Theory
His theory of cinema was defined as "a theory of modernity and the modern world through film." Is expressed in his books "The concept of cinema" and notes "Spirit of symmetry." Faretta establishes a line of continuity between the relationship was established between the Renaissance artist and patron, which happened during the golden age of cinema between the "system of education" (Warner Bros.Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, Universal
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
, Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, Metro, 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
, etc.) and directors: an equivalence with the idea on uncultivated despots with money "and" sensitive artists. Based on the origin of the Austro-Hungarian Empire dominated many of those pioneers of cinema, Faretta genesis in the most conclusive reason for much of his theory: "film, as an expression of the specific look and contemporary knowledge, was able developing aesthetic expression and art but not be supported in designing and liberal atheist in the world. "
According to Marcelo Zapata for Faretta:
"Austro-Hungarian immigrants that Hollywood was a true" alien "religion in the body of a political power that boasts only thanks to the tinsel of fame, money and glamor, who, at heart, a contradiction. Of course, this design, film (in the traditional sense) has been lost, without replacement, at its most authentic artists."
Books
- Datos tradicionales (poemas, 1993), Data traditional (poems, 1993)
- El concepto del cine (2005), The concept of cinema (summary of his theory of cinema, 2005)
- El saber del cuatro (2005), Knowing the four (stories, 2005)
- Espíritu de simetría (2008), Spirit of symmetry (essay, 2008) collection of essays published in the journal Fierro during the 1980s and 1990s
- Tempestad y asalto (2009)