Víctor Erice

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-06-30 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Carranza, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España

Víctor Erice

Biography

Víctor Erice Aras (Spanish: [ˈbiɣtoɾ eˈɾiθe]; born 30 June 1940; Karrantza) is a Spanish film director. He is best known for his two feature fiction films, The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), which many regard as one of the greatest Spanish films ever made, and El Sur (1983). Erice was born in Karrantza, Biscay. He studied law, political science, and economics at the University of Madrid. He also attended the Escuela Oficial de Cinematografia in 1963 to study film direction. He wrote film criticism and reviews for the Spanish film journal Nuestro Cine, and made a series of short films before making his first feature film, The Spirit of the Be...

Production

1963

Los días perdidos

as Screenplay

1983

El Sur

as Director

1992

Dream of Light

as Director

2012

Historic Centre

as Director

2006

2006

La Morte Rouge

as Director

1969

The Challenges

as Director

2023

Close Your Eyes

as Director

2012

Broken Windows

as Producer

2012

Broken Windows

as Director

2012

Broken Windows

as Screenplay

1961

On the Terrace

as Director

2011

2018

Plegaria

as Director

1996

2007

Sea-Mail

as Director

2003

1983

El Sur

as Screenplay

1960

Tarde de domingo

as Production Manager

2012

Historic Centre

as Screenplay

2023

Close Your Eyes

as Screenplay

2023

Close Your Eyes

as Producer

2023

Close Your Eyes

as Screenstory

1963

1992

2005

Arroyo de la luz

as Director

1962

1969

1967

Next Fall

as Writer

2019

Piedra y cielo

as Director

1967

Next Fall

as Assistant Director

2002

Lifeline

as Director

2002

Lifeline

as Writer

2002

Lifeline

as Producer

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