lucrecia martel

Director


Born in 1966 in Salta, Argentina, Lucrecia Martel studied at Avellaneda Experimental (AVEX) and attended the National Experimentation Filmmaking School (ENERC) in Buenos Aires.
Issued from the "nouvelle vague" of Argentinean directors, which includes A. Caetano, D. Burman, U. Rosell, B. Stagnaro, S. Gugliotta and J. Gaggero, she directed a number of short films between 1988 and 1994. « Rey Muerto » (Dead King) in 1995 was part of Historias Breves I (Brief Tales I). In 2001, she directed her first feature « La Ciénaga » (The Swamp), award-winner at Berlin, Sundance, Havana, and Toulouse among other festivals. Selected for the 3rd edition of the 2002 Festival's Residence, she has since written and directed La Niña Santa (The Holy Girl), a reflection about adolescence, and the awakening of desire and faith, selected in Competition at the 2004 Festival de Cannes.

2011 Muta (SHORT)

2010 Pescados (SHORT)

2010 Nueva Argiropolis (SHORT)  

2007    La Femme Sans Tête / The headless women

2004    La Nina Santa / The Holy Girl                              

2001    La Cienaga / The Swamp

1998    Documentary about Encamacion Ezcurra and Silvina Ocampo

1995    Rey Muerto / king is dead

1991    Besos Rojos / Rouges Baisers

1989    Piso 24 / Piso 24 (SHORT)

1988    El 56 / The 56 (SHORT)