Juan Antonio Bardem

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bardem and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.
Juan Antonio Bardem
Bardem in 1977
Born
Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz

(1922-06-02)2 June 1922
Madrid, Spain
Died30 October 2002(2002-10-30) (aged 80)
Madrid, Spain[1]
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1951–1997
SpouseMaría Aguado Barbado
Children4, including Miguel
Parents
RelativesPilar Bardem (sister)

Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid. Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and El puente (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] His 1979 film Seven Days in January won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

In 1953, he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, Objetivo, which existed until 1956.[4] He was a member of the Communist Party.[5]

During the Franco dictatorship, Bardem was imprisoned by the Spanish State due to the anti-fascist nature of his films.[6]

In 1981, he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[7] In 1993, he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[8] Bardem was the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem. Bardem died in Madrid in 2002, at age 80.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1948 Paseo por una antigua guerra Yes Yes Documentary short film
Co-directed with Luis García Berlanga & Augustín Navarro
1951 Esa pareja feliz Yes Yes Co-directed with Luis García Berlanga
1953 Welcome Mr. Marshall! No Yes
1954 Novio a la vista No Yes
Cómicos Yes Yes
Chateaux en Espagne No Yes
Felices pascuas Yes Yes
1955 Death of a Cyclist Yes Yes
1956 Playa Prohibida No Yes
Don Juan No Yes
Calle Mayor Yes Yes
Tormento D'Amore No Yes
1957 Vengeance Yes Yes
1959 Sonatas Yes Yes
1960 At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon Yes Yes
1963 Los inocentes Yes Yes
Nunca pasa nada Yes Yes
1965 Los pianos mecánicos Yes Yes
1970 El último día de la guerra Yes Yes
1971 Variety Yes Yes
1973 La corrupción de Chris Miller Yes Yes
La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo Yes Yes Co-directed with Henri Colpi
La Campana del Infierno Uncredited No Replaced Caludio Guerrin as the director after him being killed on set.
1975 El poder del deseo Yes Yes
1977 El puente Yes Yes
1979 Siete días de enero Yes Yes
1982 Die Manhung Yes Yes
1985 España, una fiesta Yes No Documentary short film
1997 Resultado final Yes Yes Final film

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1972 Les Évasions Célèbres Yes No TV Series
1973 La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo Yes Yes TV Miniseries; 6 episodes
Extended version of his movie from the same name co-directed with Henri Colpi
1985 La Huella del Crimen Yes Yes TV Series
Episode: "Jarabo"
1987-1988 Lorca, muerte de un poeta Yes Yes TV Miniseries
6 episodes
1993 El joven Picasso Yes Yes TV Miniseries
4 episodes

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
1951 Esa pareja feliz Técnico de sonido Uncredited cameo
1954 Cómicos Atrecista
Felices pascuas Recadero del Bar
1973 La corrupción de Chris Miller Pedro Credited as Juan Bardem
1977 A Dog Called....Vengeance Abraham Abatti
1978 El Diputado Juan
1986 Adios pequeña Uncredited role
1996 Noctámbulos Mendigo viejo Short film

References

  1. ^ "Juan Antonio Bardem". November 2002.
  2. ^ "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ^ Virginia Higginbotham (27 January 2014). Spanish Film Under Franco. University of Texas Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-292-76147-6. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ^ Marvin D'Lugo (1991). The Films of Carlos Saura: The Practice of Seeing. Princeton University Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-691-00855-8. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. ^ Turner, Christopher (9 February 2008). "'I always fight directors'". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Berlinale: 1993 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

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