María Luisa Bemberg

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María Luisa Bemberg

Born April 14, 1922 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died May 7, 1995 · aged 73

María Luisa Bemberg (April 14, 1922 – May 7, 1995) was an Argentine film writer, director and actress. She was one of the first Argentine female directors with a powerful presence both in the filmmaking and the intellectual world of Latin America, particularly during her most active period, from 1970 to 1990. In her work, she specialized in portraying famous Argentinian women and exploring issues…

Known For

The ImpostorThe Impostor · 1997
The Impostor
4.71997
Movie
This drama is based on a novel and incomplete screenplay by the late Maria Luis Bemberg. In 1930s Argentina, wealthy Sebastian (Antonio Birabent) leaves his Buenos Aires home for the family estate on the pampas. His family, concerned for his physical and mental health, arranges for Sebastian's childhood friend Juan (Walter Quiroz) to check on Sebastian's situation. Juan finds the highly erratic Sebastian caught in a doomed relationship with the Danish daughter of religious sect members. Unfortunately, Juan also becomes obsessed with the young woman, and Sebastian's suspicions increase.
CamilaCamila · 1984
Camila
7.21984
MovieDramaRomance
In 1847 Buenos Aires, a young noblewoman and a young Jesuit fall in love, much to the disapproval of her family and the Church.
I, the Worst of AllI, the Worst of All · 1990
I, the Worst of All
6.01990
MovieDramaRomance
A 17th-century Mexican nun defies expectations by becoming a renowned intellectual and writer during the Spanish Inquisition.
MomentosMomentos · 1981
Momentos
5.91981
MovieDrama
A married woman with a traumatic past embarks on an affair with a younger married man.
ToysToys · 1978
Toys
8.01978
MovieDocumentary
This short film, filmed at the Rural Exhibition, is a testimony that, based on 70 interviews with girls and boys of 9 and 10 years old, investigates the behavior guidelines imposed by conventional education and the results obtained. Boys are educated in a specific way, with very different life goals, and toys reflect this discrimination: kitchens, dolls, hairdryers, cosmetic equipment, the whole domestic world for girls. Creative games, those that awaken the imagination (trains, cars, building games, men in space), are intended for boys.
Triangle of FourTriangle of Four · 1975
Triangle of Four
8.01975
MovieDrama
In a boring marriage a model-photographer attracts the husband and a young man to the woman.
Woman's WorldWoman's World · 1972
Woman's World
8.01972
MovieDocumentary
Centered on a trade fair of products for women, the work's sarcastic and biting perspective falls on both the men who build that "world" (workers and businessmen) and the women who support them. Through techniques of distancing, mostly of image from sound, the artist developed a poignant reflection on the social debasement of and discrimination against women carried out by products that supposedly exalt and distinguish them.
Miss MaryMiss Mary · 1986
Miss Mary
6.71986
MovieDrama
A young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is slowly crumbling, and how a fascist movement is preparing to install itself in power.

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