Eliseo Subiela

(1944- )

Eliseo Ignacio Subiela was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 27 December 1944.  He is currently a director, a script writer and a producer.  He studied Arts and Letters (Filosofía y Letras) at the University of Buenos Aires, as well as cinematography at the Film School of La Plata (Escuela de Cine de La Plata).  His first feature film was La conquista del paraíso (The Conquest of Paradise, 1980), although the feature that marked his career was Hombre mirando al sudeste (Man Facing Southeast, 1986), a science fiction film recast by Iain Softley as K-Pax (2001), with Kevin Spacey.  His film are highly poetic, philosophical, metaphysical, and existentialist.  He is fascinated with love and death.  His works have been recognized at sundry international film festivals in Toronto, San Sebastián, Cannes, Montréal, Biarritz, and Havana.


Hombre mirando al sudeste (1986)

K-Pax (2001)

Filmography:

  • Ángel (2002) (TV) 
  • El destino de Angélica (2002) (TV) 
  • Relaciones carnales (2002) (TV) 
  • El lado oscuro del corazón 2 (2001) ... The Dark Side of the Heart 2 (2001)
  • Las aventuras de Dios (2000) ...  The Adventures of God (2000)
  • Pequeños milagros (1997) ... Little Miracles (1997)
  • Despabílate amor (1996) ... Wake Up Love (1997)
  • No te mueras sin decirme adónde vas (1995) ... Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You're Going (1995)
  • El lado oscuro del corazón (1992) ... The Dark Side of the Heart (1992) 
  • Últimas imágenes del naufragio (1989) ... Last Images of the Shipwreck (1989) 
  • Hombre mirando al sudeste (1986) ... Man Facing Southeast (1987) (USA) 
  • Conquista del paraíso, La (1981) ... The Conquest of Paradise (1981) 
  • Argentina, mayo de 1969: Los caminos de la liberación (1969) 
  • Sobre todas estas estrellas (1965) 
  • Un largo silencio (1963) ... The Long Silence (1963) 

El lado oscuro del corazón

(1992)

Directed by:
Eliseo Subiela 

Writing credits (in alphabetical order):
Mario Benedetti   poems 
Juan Gelman   poems 
Oliverio Girondo   poems 
Eliseo Subiela 

Complete Cast:
Darío Grandinetti ....  Oliverio (the poet)
Sandra Ballesteros ....  Ana (the prostitute)
Nacha Guevara ....  La Muerte (Death) 
André Mélançon ....  Erik (the French Canadian)
Jean Pierre Reguerraz ....  Gustavo (the sculptor)
Mónica Galán ....  La ex esposa (the ex-wife)
Inés Vernengo ....  La ciega  (the blind woman)

Rest of cast listed
Marisa Aguilera 
Hugo Arana 
Mariana Baranchuk 
Claudia Bedacarratz 
Mario Benedetti ....  Poeta Aleman (the German poet)
Jesús Berenguer 
Pablo Brichta 
Silvina Chaine 
Marcela Criquet 
Dalila ....  Singer in the Subway 
Jorge Del Castilo 
Jorge Dória ....  Librero (bookseller)
Leonor Evelson 
Diana Farias 
Zacarías Ferrarotti 
José Luis García Espina 
Luis Gianneo 
Carlos Gorriarena 
Delfina Grau 
Tito Haas ....  Parrillero (the grill man)
Lara Jadur 
Pablo Jadur 
Natalia Jesimczuk 
Jorge Lanata 
Diego Leske 
Grecia Levy 
Juan Leyrado 
Marta Machado 
Karina Meroni 
Mora Moglia 
Miriam Moyano 
Santiago Mugnani 
Helena Nessi 
Miriam Odorica 
Cecilia Ortelli 
Graciela Pascual ....  Correntina (the woman from Corrientes)
Adriana Pérez ....  Mujer del final (the last woman)
María Laura Reigosa 
Carmen Renard 
Paco Rey 
Ana Rossi 
Chela Ruiz 
María Elena Sagrera 
Salvador Sammaritano 
Violeta Scarponi 
Adriana Schettini 
Miguel Ángel Solá 
Walter Soubrie ....  Vendedor (salesman)
Eliseo Subiela ....  Niño vendedor de flores (flower boy)
Santiago Subiela ....  Niño mendigo (beggar boy)
Ezequiel Tabarex 
Ernesto Torchia  (as Ernesto Torquia) 
Jackie Tyrrell 
Déborah Vidret 
Elvira Villarino 
Néstor Zacco 
Carlos Broggi ....  (uncredited) 

Produced by:
Suzanne Dussault ....  associate producer 
Roger Frappier ....  producer 
Susana Serebrenik ....  associate producer 
Fernando Sokolowicz ....  associate producer 

Original Music by:
Mario Clavel   (theme) 
Osvaldo Montes 
Chico Novarro   (theme) 
Fito Páez   (theme) 

Cinematography by:
Hugo Colace 

Film Editing by:
Marcela Sáenz 

Art Direction by:
Margarita Jusid 

Set Decoration by:
Cristina Nigro 

Costume Design by:
Patricia Pernia 

Makeup Department:
Selva Chomnalez ....  makeup artist 
Juan Carlos Mazzola ....  hair stylist 

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
Marcelo Rembado ....  assistant director 

Sound Department:
Carlos Abbate ....  recording director 
José Luis Díaz ....  sound 

Special Effects by:
Gustavo Cardillo ....  special effects 
Christian Gruaz ....  special effects 
Alejandro Lacava ....  special effects 

Other crew:
Laura Bua ....  camera operator 
Silvina Chaine ....  production coordinator 
Hugo Colace ....  camera operator 
Norberto Rapado ....  assistant camera 


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