Daniel
Burman
(1973- )
Daniel Burman, of Polish Jewish descent, was born in 1973 in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. He started to study law but then moved to film
production. His most famous (and intimate) film, Esperando al
mesías (Waiting for the Messiah, 2000) was filmed essentially
in El Once, the Buenos Aires section of town that has the largest Jewish
community in Latin America. This film received recognition at several
film festivals, including Venice, Toronto, Tokyo, Tessalonika (Greece),
São Paulo, Biarritz (Grand Prize), Valladolid (Spain), Havana (Best
Film), and Buenos Aires (Best Actor [Enrique Pyñeiro]). Daniel
Burman was also co-producer in Brazilian director Walter Selles' Diarios
de motocicleta (Motorcycle Diaries, 2004), the movie that deals
with "Che" Guevara in his youth. Daniel Burman is seen as one of
the most promising Argentine film directors. Like his character Ariel
Goldstein, Daniel Burman, although an Argentine citizen, also holds a Polish
passport, just in case it should become necessary for him to leave Argentine
suddenly.
Filmography:
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18-j (2004)
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El abrazo partido (2004) ... Lost Embrace (2004)
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Un cuento de Navidad (2002) (TV)
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Todas las azafatas van al cielo (2002) ... Every Stewardess Goes
to Heaven (2002)
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Esperando al mesías (2000) ... Waiting for the Messiah
(2000)
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Un crisantemo estalla en cinco esquinas (1998) ... A Crysanthemum
Bursts In Cincoesquinas (1998)
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Niños envueltos (1995)
Esperando al mesías
(2002)
Directed by:
Daniel Burman
Writing credits:
Daniel Burman
Emiliano Torres
Cast:
Daniel Hendler .... Ariel Goldstein
Enrique Piñeyro .... Santamaría
Héctor Alterio .... Simón
Melina Petriella .... Estela
Stefania Sandrelli .... Elsa
Chiara Caselli .... Laura
Gabriela Acher .... Sara
Imanol Arias .... Baltasar
Dolores Fonzi .... Any
Edda Bustamante .... Mujer trampa
Tajma Minoru .... Oriental
Juan José Flores Quispe .... Ramón
Eduardo Wigutow .... Moshé Levin
Beatriz Thibaudin .... Anciana
Sandra Sandrelli .... Santa
Dan Adaszko .... Albino 1
Ariel Adaszko .... Albino 2
Alejandro Londinsky .... Hijo de Moshé
Silvina Arbiter .... Mujer que ama
María Soledad Ávalo .... Nena sordomuda
Walter Reyna .... Gerente
Mónica Galán .... Voz de Elsa
Noemí Frenkel .... Vos de Laura
Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú .... Voz de la radio
Produced by:
Diego Dubcovsky .... executive producer
Diego Dubcovsky .... producer
Ariel Epstein .... supervising producer
Áxel Linari .... supervising producer
Enrique Pineyro .... co-producer
Original Music by:
César Lerner
Marcelo Moguilevsky
Cinematography by:
Ramiro Civita
Film Editing by:
Verónica Chen
Production Design by:
Gabriella Chistik
Paula Taratuto
Costume Design by:
Betina Andreose
Alejandra Tomás
Makeup Department:
Óscar Mulet .... makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
Carolina Jalfe .... assistant director
Lino Pujía .... assistant director
Emiliano Torres .... assistant director
Natalia Urruty .... assistant director
Art Department:
Gustavo Charlon .... assistant production designer
Carolina Ruy .... assistant production designer
Sound Department:
Martín Grignaschi .... sound
Other crew:
Silvio Benítez .... production assistant
Luis Bernárdez .... production assistant
Ramiro Civita .... camera operator (as Ramiro Aisenson)
Ana Laura Díaz .... production assistant
Marcelo A. Ibarracín .... production assistant
Juan Pablo Lloret .... assistant editor
Pablo Mazzolo .... assistant editor
Esteban Monteagud .... assistant camera
Cristian Vega .... electrician
Juan Andrés von Bernard .... assistant camera
Also Known As: Waiting for the
Messiah (2000) (International: English title)
Runtime: Argentina:98 min / Germany:93
min / Spain:98 min / USA:97 min
Country: Spain / Italy / Argentina
Language: Spanish / Hebrew
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Certification: Argentina:16 / Brazil:14
/ Chile:18 / France:U / Germany:12 / Spain:13 / USA:R
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A. Robert Lauer
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