Albert Serra
Albert Serra | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2003–present |
Albert Serra Juanola (Catalan: [əlˈβɛrt ˈsɛrə]; born 9 October 1975) is a Spanish independent filmmaker and manager of the production company Andergraun Films, set up by Montse Triola primarily to produce Serra's films.[1][2][3] He is best known for his films Story of My Death (2013), The Death of Louis XIV (2016), starring Jean-Pierre Léaud,[4] and Pacifiction (2022).
Selected filmography[edit]
Feature films[edit]
Year | Original title | English title | Reception | |
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Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |||
2003 | Crespià | Crespià, the film not the village | —
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2006 | Honor de cavalleria | Honour of the Knights | 80 % (5 reviews)[5] | —
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2008 | El cant dels ocells | Birdsong | 100 % (7 reviews)[6] | —
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2011 | El senyor ha fet en mi meravelles | The Lord Has Worked Wonders in Me | —
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2013 | Història de la meva mort | Story of My Death | 75 % (12 reviews)[7] | 80 (6 reviews)[8] |
2016 | La Mort de Louis XIV | The Death of Louis XIV | 88 % (57 reviews)[9] | 76 (16 reviews)[10] |
2019 | Liberté | —
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71 % (38 reviews)[11] | 51 (9 reviews)[12] |
2022 | Pacifiction – Tourment sur les îles | Pacifiction | 85 % (60 reviews)[13] | 76 (17 reviews)[14] |
Short films[edit]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009 | Bauçà | —
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2011 | 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero | Collection of one-minute short films by 60 filmmakers |
2014 | Cubalibre | Part of the 101-hour installation The Three Little Pigs |
2020 | My Influences | Part of the Spaces series for the Thessaloniki International Film Festival |
2022 | Filmoteca de Catalunya 10 anys al Raval | Short film for the 10th anniversary of the Filmoteca de Catalunya |
Film installations[edit]
Year | Original title | English title | Premiere exhibition venue |
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2010 | Els noms de Crist | The Names of Christ | Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain |
2013 | Els tres porquets | The Three Little Pigs | dOCUMENTA (13), Germany |
2015 | La singularitat | Singularity | 56th Venice Biennale, Italy |
2018 | Roi Soleil | —
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Galeria Graça Brandão, Portugal |
2019 | Personalien | —
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain |
Accolades[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Pacifiction | Nominated | [15] |
2022 | Louis Delluc Prize | Best Film of the Year | Pacifiction | Won | [16] |
2023 | César Awards | Best Film | Pacifiction | Nominated | [17] |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
2023 | Lumières Awards | Best Film | Pacifiction | Nominated | [18] |
Best Director | Won | ||||
2009 | Gaudí Awards | Best Film in Catalan Language | Birdsong | Won | [19] |
Best Director | Won | ||||
2023 | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Pacifiction | Won | [20] | |
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Best Editing | Nominated |
Other awards:
- Honor of the Knights (2006)
- 2006 Viennale Directors' Fortnight – FIPRESCI Prize[21][22][23]
- Best Feature Film, also Holden Award for Best Script – Special Mention, at the 2006 Torino Film Festival[24]
- Grand Prize at the 2006 Entrevues Belfort film festival[25]
- Best Emerging Director and Best Film in Catalan Language awards, 2006 Barcelona Cinema Awards[26]
- Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the 10 best films of 2007.[27][28][29]
- Birdsong (2008)
- 2008 Cannes Directors' Fortnight[30]
- Grand Prize at the 2008 Split International Film Festival
- Grand Prize at the 2008 Entrevues Belfort film festival[31]
- Story of My Death (2013)
- Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival[32][33][34]
- Silver Puma for Best Director at the 2014 UNAM International Film Festival (FICUNAM)[35]
- Best wardrobe at the 2014 Gaudí Awards[36]
- The Death of Louis XIV (2016)
- Toronto International Film Festival – Official Selection[37]
- New York Film Festival – Official Selection[38]
- Winner in feature film category, 2016 Prix Jean Vigo[39]
- Best International Film at the 2016 Jerusalem Film Festival[40]
- Pacifiction (2022)
- 10th Feroz Awards – Nomination for the Arrebato Award (Fiction)[41]
- Tromsø International Film Festival - Winner FIPRESCI Prize [42]
- International Cinephile Society - Best Director (2022), Ex Aqueo with Laura Citadella (Trenque Lauquen) [43]
- Selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as the best film of 2022 [44]
References[edit]
- ^ "Albert Serra: Radical Classicist" Archived 2016-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, Harvard Film Archives. Re-retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Andergraun Films at the Catalan Film Database. (in Catalan, Spanish, and English). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Montse Triola, Spain, European Film Promotion, Promotion of European Film and Talent Worldwide. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Cannes 2016: The Well-Told Tale". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Honour of the Knights, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ Birdsong, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ Story of My Death, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ Story of My Death, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ The Death of Louis XIV, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ The Death of Louis XIV, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ Freedom, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ Liberté, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ Pacifiction, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ Pacifiction, retrieved 24 February 2023
- ^ "PACIFICTION - Festival de Cannes 2023". www.festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Le Prix Delluc récompense ex aequo les films 'Saint Omer' d'Alice Diop et 'Pacifiction' d'Albert Serra". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Vlessing, Scott Roxborough,Etan; Roxborough, Scott; Vlessing, Etan (24 February 2023). "César Awards: 'The Night of the 12th' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lumières 2023 : "La Nuit du 12", "Pacifiction", "Saint Omer" et "Les Enfants des autres" en tête des nominations". Franceinfo (in French). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "El cant dels ocells d'Albert Serra triomfa a la gala dels premis Gaudí del cinema", Vilaweb, 20 January 2009. (in Catalan). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Aller, Por María (23 January 2023). "Premios Gaudí 2023: 'Alcarràs' y 'Pacifiction', las películas ganadoras de la XV edición". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ 44th Viennale, FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Fipresci 2006 Awards, FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Festivalarchiv 06, Viennale, Vienna International Film Festival. (in German and English). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Honor de Cavalleria", Torino Film Festival. (in Italian and English). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "2006. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: A look back at the awards", official festival site. (in English and French). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "V Premis Barcelona de Cinema", news on VilaWeb TV, 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Story of My Death" Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, 40th Seattle International Film Festival, 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Top Ten 2007. "Palmares 2007: Meilleurs films de l'année 2007" Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, Cahiers du Cinéma. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Lists 1951-2009" Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, from Caltech alumnus site. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Quinzaine: 2008 Archived 6 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs / Director's Fortnight. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ 2008 Edition, official festival site. (in English and French). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Albert Serra Film Wins Locarno Top Prize", by Scott Foundas, Variety.com, August 17, 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "The Death of Louis XIV", by Albert Serra (2016) Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine, Caprici Arthouse Cinema Label. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Story of My Death", New Zealand International Film Festival, with commentary by Chris Darke excerpted from Film Comment. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Ganadores del cuarto FICUNAM", Toma, Revista Mexicana de Cine, 11 March 2014. (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "Premis Gaudí 2014: les dues vies del cinema català", by Judith Vives, Núvol, el digital de la cultura, 3 February 2014. (in Catalan). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "The Death of Louis XIV". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "The Death of Louis XIV | NYFF54". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Albert Serra, at the Prix Jean Vigo site. (in French). Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ "And the JFF 2016 Winners are...", Jerusalem Film Festival website. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ Cinemanía (29 January 2023). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz 2023:". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "FIPRESCI". Tromsø International Film Festival (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Stevens, Beth (12 February 2023). "2023 ICS Award Winners". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ París, Pablo Sancho (2 December 2022). "'Pacifiction', de Albert Serra, es la mejor película de 2022 para Cahiers du Cinema". Industrias del Cine (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Albert Serra's Andergraun Films website. (in Catalan, Spanish, French, and English).
- Albert Serra on Facebook
- Undergraun Films on Facebook
- Albert Serra at IMDb
- "Albert Serra: Radical Classicist", Harvard Film Archives. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- "Albert Serra: Divine Visionaries and Holy Fools", Tate Modern. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- "Locarno Film Festival Review: Dracula Meets Casanova In Albert Serra's Bizarrely Fascinating ‘The Story of My Death’", by Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 13 August 2013.