Kurt Land
Kurt Landesberger (19 February 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentine film director notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. He is better known as Kurt Land.
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Kurt Land
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- Name
- Kurt Land
- Born
- 19 February 1913
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
- Died
- 13 July 1997
- Place of death
- New York City, United States
- Occupation
- Film director, film editor
- Nationality
- Argentina
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Kurt Landesberger (19 February 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentine film director notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. He is better known as Kurt Land.
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Kurt Land (1913–1997) was an Argentine director and film editor. Born in Vienna, the director died in New York City.
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• Name — Kurt Land • Born — 19 February 1913 • Birthplace — Vienna, Austria • Died — 13 July 1997 • Place of death — New York City, United States • Occupation — Film director, film editor
Life
Life
Born in Vienna, Land moved to Argentina in the 1930s and began as a film editor, editing for some 20 films in the 1940s. However, by the early 1950s he became interested in directing and directed a number of popular Argentine films in the 1950s such as the 1955 film Adiós problemas starring Enrique Muiño and the 1957 picture Alfonsina which starred actress Amelia Bence. He also worked regularly with the Argentine actress Olga Zubarry. He directed his last film in 1970 in Buenos Aires. He died in New York City in 1997.
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• Madame Bovary (1947) • The Abyss Opens (1945) • Stella (1943) Credited as Kurt Land. • La casta Susana (1944) Credited as Kurt Land. • Villa Rica del Espíritu Santo (1945) Credited as Kurt Land. • Lauracha (1946) Credited as Kurt Land.
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• Seven Women (1944)
Director
Director
• Illustration — Amalia Sánchez Ariño and Enrique Muiño on set of Adiós problemas in 1955 • Hoy canto para ti (1950) • ¡Qué hermanita! (1951) • Vuelva el primero (1952) • Como yo no hay dos (1952) • Asunto terminado (1953) • Mercado negro (1953) • La telaraña (1954) • Los problemas de papá (1954) • Adiós problemas (1955) • La delatora (1955) • Bacará (1955) • Surcos en el mar (1956) • Estrellas de Buenos Aires (1956) • Alfonsina (1957) • Dos basuras (1958) • Evangelina (1959) • El asalto (1960) • La Culpa (1969) • El sátiro (1970) • El hombre del año (1970)
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- 1.Jr, Arthur A. Natella. Latin American Popular Culture. McFarland. 2014-01-10. 978-0-7864-5148-7.
- 2.Richards, Keith John. Themes in Latin American Cinema: A Critical Survey, 2d ed. McFarland. 2020-03-20. 978-1-4766-7782-8.
- 3.Thompson, Currie K. Picturing Argentina: Myths, Movies, and the Peronist Vision. Cambria Press. 2014-05-28. 978-1-60497-879-7.
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