José Luis Garci

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José Luis Garci

Directing 82 January 20, 1944

Madrid, España

José Luis Garci is a Spanish director, producer, film critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film…

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The Telephone Box

The Telephone Box

7.3 1972 Movie
The Night of the Sunflowers

The Night of the Sunflowers

6.4 2006 Movie
El crack

El crack

7.2 1981 Movie
The Grandfather

The Grandfather

6.4 1998 Movie
Begin the Beguine

Begin the Beguine

6.6 1982 Movie
The Crack: Inception

The Crack: Inception

6.7 2019 Movie
Murder in a Blue World

Murder in a Blue World

4.7 1973 Movie
El crack dos

El crack dos

6.9 1983 Movie
Ninette

Ninette

5.2 2005 Movie
¡Al fútbol!

¡Al fútbol!

5.9 1975 Movie
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

6.0 2004 Movie
Double Feature

Double Feature

5.5 1984 Movie

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José Luis Garci is a Spanish director, producer, film critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Eloy de la Iglesia: Film Addict

    Movie Self

  2. 2025
    Miguel Velázquez. El catedrático del ring

    Movie Self

  3. 2024
    Summers el rebelde

    Movie

  4. 2024
    Samuel: Hollywood vs Hollywood

    Movie

  5. 2020
    Olea… ¡Más alto!

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  6. 2019
    The Crack: Inception

    Movie Director

  7. 2014
    Operación Palace

    Movie Himself

  8. 2012
    Holmes & Watson: Madrid Days

    Movie Director

  9. 2011
    Enrique Herreros

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  10. 2008
    Blood of May

    Movie Writer

  11. 2007
    Sunday Light

    Movie Director

  12. 2006
    Hécuba: un sueño de pasión

    Movie Thanks

  13. 2006
    The Night of the Sunflowers

    Movie Himself - Radio Host (voice) (uncredited)

  14. 2005
    Ninette

    Movie Director

  15. 2004
    Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

    Movie Director

  16. 2002
    Historia de un beso

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2000
    You're the One

    Movie Director

  2. 2000
    Leo

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2000
    Yoyes

    Movie Producer

  4. 2000
    Cóndor Crux

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 1999
    Un uomo perbene

    Movie Producer

  6. 1999
    Shacky Carmine

    Movie Producer

  7. 1999
    The Revenge

    Movie Associate Producer

  8. 1999
    Yerma

    Movie Writer

  9. 1998
    The Grandfather

    Movie Director

  10. 1998
    Stolen Moments

    Movie Producer

  11. 1997
    La herida luminosa

    Movie Producer

  12. 1995
    ¡Qué grande es el cine!

    TV show Self - Host

  13. 1994
    Cradle Song

    Movie (uncredited)

  14. 1992
    Casablanca revisitada

    Movie Director

  15. 1988
    El tesoro

    Movie Writer

  16. 1988
    El río que nos lleva

    Movie Executive Producer

  17. 1988
    La gran comedia

    Movie Producer

  18. 1988
    Historias del otro lado

    TV show Writer

  19. 1987
    Course Completed

    Movie Director

  20. 1985
    Beyond the Walls

    Movie Producer

  21. 1984
    Double Feature

    Movie Director

  22. 1983
    El crack dos

    Movie Minor Role (uncredited)

  23. 1982
    Begin the Beguine

    Movie Director

  24. 1981
    El crack

    Movie Director