José Luis Garci

Biography

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.

Known For

The Night of the Sunflowers

as Himself - Radio Host (voice) (uncredited)

El crack dos

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Cradle Song

as (uncredited)

Viva la clase media

as Antonio 'Vladimiro' Flanagan

Operación Palace

as Himself

La noche de los cien pájaros

Enrique Herreros

as Self - Filmmaker

Summers el rebelde

Vida conyugal sana

as Oficinista (uncredited)

Samuel: Hollywood vs Hollywood