Bigas Luna

Bigas Luna

  • Born: 1946-3-19
  • Birthplace: Barcelona, ​​Spain
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  • Profession: Writer, Director, Producer
  • Nationality: Spain
  • Representative Works: The Tit and the Moon, A Tale of Ham and Passion, La Femme de chambre du Titanic, Second Origin, Sound of the sea
  • Bigas Luna (Bigas Luna), born in Barcelona, ​​Spain on March 19, 1946, is a Spanish film screenwriter, director and producer.
    In 1973, launched his feature film debut "Tattoo". In 1979, filming the feature film " Poodle " [1]  . In 1985, filming the feature film " lola " [1]  . In 1987, with the horror thriller " Angustia ", he was nominated for the 2nd Goya Award for Best Director [2]  . In 1991, with the feature film " Las edades de Lulú ", he was nominated for the 5th Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay [3]  . In 1992, " A Tale of Ham and Passion " , the first work of "Abilia Trilogy", won the Silver Lion Award for Best Film at the 49th Venice International Film Festival [4]  . In 1994, he won the Golden Osella Award - Best Screenplay Award at the 51st Venice International Film Festival with the final song " The Tit and the Moon " of the "Abilia Trilogy" [5] . In 1998, directed the romantic film " La Femme de chambre du Titanic " [6] .  
    In 2001, directed the romantic film " Sound of the sea ". In 2006, filmed the comedy " Yo soy la Juani ". In 2011, directed the sci-fi horror film " Second Origin ".
    On April 6, 2013, Bigas Luna died of cancer at the age of 67 [7]  .

    Early Experience

    Before becoming a film director, Bigas Luna was already a well-known painter and designer. His furniture and industrial products have won international awards, and some of his works have even been included in the Dalí Art Museum in Spain   .

    Performing Experience

    Bigas Luna, who has a wide range of interests, began to shoot some short films in the 1970s, and in 1973 launched his feature film debut "Tattoo".
    In 1978, filming the thriller "Bilbao"   . In 1979, the feature film " Poodle " was filmed   . In 1980, Bigas Luna went to Hollywood to develop   .
    In 1985, filmed the feature film " lola " starring Aacute;ngela Molina Tejedor . 
    In 1987, he filmed the horror thriller " Angustia ", which starred Zelda Rubinstein and Michael Lerner . Bigas Luna was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 2nd Spanish Goya Awards   .
    In 1991, directed the feature film " Las edades de Lulú " starring Francesca Nellie , Bigas Luna was nominated for the 5th Goya Award - Best Adapted Screenplay   .
    In 1992, he directed " A Tale of Ham and Passion ", the first work of the "Abilia Trilogy", which starred Stefania Sandrelli and Anna Galiena and won the Silver Lion Award for Best Picture at the 49th Venice International Film Festival award   .
    In 1993, directed the feature film " golden egg ". In the same year, he was nominated for the Goya Awards for Best Director.
    In 1994, he filmed " The Tit and the Moon ", the final song of the "Abilia Trilogy", and won the Golden Osella Award - Best Screenplay Award at the 51st Venice International Film Festival  .
    In 1996, in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Lumière brothers and the film, the documentary " Lumière et compagnie " was co-produced with 40 directors around the world, starring Theo Angelopoulos and Romane Bohringer  ; in 1998, Bigas Luna directed and borrowed " Titanic " and spent nearly 100 million Yuanjian's 1:1 giant wheel filming romance " La Femme de chambre du Titanic ", co-starring Olivier Martinez and Romain Bolange   .
    In 1999, Bigas Luna rekindled his passion for avant-garde experimental imaging, he started investing in digital cinema, researching new imaging technologies and starting a series of workshops on audiovisual arts   . In the same year, Bigas Luna directed the drama "The History of the Court," starring Aitana Sanchez and Penelope Cruz, which tells the story of a man and two women   .
    In 2001, he directed the romantic film " Sound of the sea ", which co-starred Jordi Molla , Leonor Watling and Eduardo Fernández Serrano .
    In 2006, Bigas Luna filmed the comedy " Yo soy la Juani ".
    In 2008, Bigas Luna started five years in a row as artistic director of an old café in Spain   .
    In 2010, directed the drama " Di Di Hollywood " starring Elsa Pataky and Peter Coyote , which tells the story of a Latin bar girl who accidentally became a Hollywood star . 
    In 2011, Bigas Luna directed the sci-fi horror film Second Origin , which tells the story of Alba, a 14-year-old white girl, and Didak, a 9-year-old black boy.

    Personal Life

    In life, Bigas Luna has always been a gourmet who likes fine clothes and food. He likes fine wine, making wine and even raising pigs by himself   .
    On April 6, 2013, Bigas Luna died of cancer at the age of 67   .

    Character Evaluation

    " A Tale of Ham and Passion " changed my life, Bigas Luna is the most knowledgeable and brightest person I know, he loves life and enjoys it   .
    Bigas Luna is to Spain what Ross Meyer is to the United States and Tinto Barras to Italy. In the history of Spanish cinema, Bigas Luna has a unique position as an "atypical" film director. Personal film chronicles are "living and fragrant" from any point of view   .