Jaime Chávarri
Director
55
Movies
2
TV Shows
Spanish film director born in Madrid. Graduated in Law, he never practiced as a lawyer. He later studied for two years at the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía and worked as a film critic for the magazine Film Ideal while making several short films in super-8. His first solo feature film was Los viajes escolares (1974). In 1976 he released El desencanto, a biographical documentary about the poet Leopoldo Panero. The film was awarded the Best Film Award by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. A un dios desconocido (1977) starred Héctor Alterio and its script was written by Elías Querejeta. It was followed by Dedicatoria (1980) and Bearn o la sala de las muñecas (1983), starring Fernando Rey, Imanol Arias and Ángela Molina. One of his most recognized works is Las bicicletas son para el verano (1984), based on a play by Fernando Fernán Gómez. The film, starring Agustín González, Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes and Gabino Diego, is set during the Spanish Civil War. El río de oro (1986) stars Ángela Molina. It is followed by Las cosas del querer (1989), in whose script Fernando Colomo participated. Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas (1992) is a comedy starring Gabino Diego, Marisa Paredes and Imanol Arias. In 1994 he directed the sequel to Las cosas del querer with the same actors.
A year later he released Gran Slalom (1996), with a script by Rafael Azcona. The film stars Juanjo Puigcorbé and Pilar Bardem, among others. The following year he directed a Spanish-Argentine co-production entitled Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando (1997). In 2002 he directed Besos para todos, starring Emma Suárez and Eloy Azorín and in 2004 El año del diluvio, an adaptation of the novel by Eduardo Mendoza. His latest feature film was Camarón (2005), for which he co-wrote the script with Álvaro del Amo. The film is based on the biography of the flamenco singer José Monje Cruz, Camarón de la Isla, who is given life by the actor Óscar Jaenada in a splendid characterization. The film won three Goya awards for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Leading Actor.
Behind the Camera
Serie Rosa
Director
Las Vampiras
Guionista
El espíritu de la colmena
Dir. de Arte
Cuentos eróticos
Director, Escritor
Ana y los lobos
Dir. de Arte
El río de oro
Director, Escritor
Camarón
Director, Escritor
¿Qué hace una chica como tú en un sitio como éste?
Escritor
Besos para todos
Director
Tierno verano de lujurias y azoteas
Director, Escritor
Marathon
Assistant Director
Gran Slalom
Director
Las bicicletas son para el verano
Director
Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando
Director, Additional Writing
Un casto varón español
Dir. de Arte
Las cosas del querer
Director, Escritor
Bearn o la sala de las muñecas
Director
Los viajes escolares
Director, Escritor
Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés
Escritor
La intrusa
Director
Cuentos para una escapada
Director, Escritor
La manzana de oro
Director, Escritor
El desencanto
Director
Run, Blancanieves, Run
Director, Guionista
A un dios desconocido
Director, Guionista
Pastel de sangre
Director, Guionista
Vampyros Lesbos
Historia
Después de tantos años
Thanks
El gran amante
Guionista, Director
El año del diluvio
Director, Escritor
As Actor/Actress
Lo + plus
Self - Guest
Matador
Priest
Un fantasma en la batalla
Txiki el Viejo
Berlanga!!
Self - Filmmaker
Aute retrato
Himself
Patrimonio nacional
Cuentos eróticos
Exhibicionista
El Apóstata
Padre Quirós
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!
Cliente 'Striptease'
El último arrebato
Self
El pecador impecable
El cura
Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés
Spot Producer (uncredited)
La noche que no acaba
Self
Pastel de sangre
Henry Clerval (segment "Victor Frankenstein")
Sombras y luces: Cien años de cine español
Ida y vuelta
Writing Heads: Hablan los guionistas
Self
24 horas en la vida de Querejeta
Self
Cerré los ojos y me hablaron las hormigas
Julio
Cuento Chino
Paco
Howard Hawks, San Sebastián 1972
A flor de piel (C)
La casa de los retratos