About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1935-11-10
Place of birth:
Montevideo, Uruguay
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Mario Handler

Overview

Mario Handler was born on November 10, 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a renowned filmmaker and photographer, considered by many to be the pioneer of Uruguayan militant cinema. He made his debut film "Vanguardista" in 1958. Afterwards he traveled to Germany where he did an internship in scientific cinema at the IWF (Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film). Later, in Czechoslovakia he made a documentary called In Prague.

He focused primarily on class struggles. Some of his first works are "Carlos" (1964), a film-portrait of a homeless man, "Me Gustan Los Estudiantes" (1968) and "Liber Arce, Liberation" (1969) about the student protests. In 1972 he goes into exile to Venezuela due to the imminent rise to power of the military forces and the subsequent coup.

Handler's later work in Venezuela involves themes of colonial domination and cultural roots, and examinations on forms of syncretism and popular religiosity. After several years of exile, he returned to Uruguay in 1999, where he directed several feature-lenght documentaries like Aside (2002) and Broken columns (2015). In 2000 he became a professor in Audiovisual Cinema at the University of the Republic.

Known for

Acting
1998 Ver a Hilda Vera Actor N/A
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Directing
2015 Broken Columns Directing Director 59
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2007 Tell Mario not to Come Back Directing Director 59
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2002 Aside Directing Director 59
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1977 Colonial Times Directing Director N/A
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1975 Two Ports and a Hill Directing Director N/A
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1969 Liber Arce, liberarse Directing Director 58
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1969 Uruguay 1969: El Problema de la Carne Directing Director N/A
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1968 Me gustan los estudiantes Directing Director 59
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1967 Elecciones Directing Director 58
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1966 Juegos y Rondas Tradicionales del Uruguay Directing Director N/A
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1965 Carlos: Film Portrait of a Montevideo Panhandler Directing Director 59
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1965 Sugar Cane Workers Directing Director N/A
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1964 In Prague Directing Director 59
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Writing
2015 Broken Columns Writing Writer 59
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2007 Tell Mario not to Come Back Writing Writer 59
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2002 Aside Writing Writer 59
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1977 Colonial Times Writing Screenplay N/A
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1967 Elecciones Writing Screenplay 58
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1965 Carlos: Film Portrait of a Montevideo Panhandler Writing Writer 59
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1964 In Prague Writing Writer 59
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Production
2002 Aside Production Executive Producer 59
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2002 Aside Production Producer 59
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1986 Mariposas S. A. Production Producer 59
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1967 Elecciones Production Producer 58
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Sound
2002 Aside Sound Sound 59
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1977 Colonial Times Sound Music N/A
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Camera
2007 Tell Mario not to Come Back Camera Director of Photography 59
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2002 Aside Camera Director of Photography 59
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1969 Liber Arce, liberarse Camera Director of Photography 58
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1967 Elecciones Camera Camera Operator 58
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Crew
1971 Now We're Going to Call You Brother Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2007 Tell Mario not to Come Back Editing Editor 59
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2002 Aside Editing Editor 59
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1995 Los Platos del Diablo Editing Editor N/A
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1986 La Matanza de Santa Bárbara Editing Editor N/A
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1985 Profesión: vivir Editing Editor N/A
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1967 Elecciones Editing Editor 58
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