Raoul Ruiz

AKA:
Raul Ruiz
Nationality:
Chilean
Birthdate:
07/25/1941
Birthplace:
Puerto Montt, Chile
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biography
Rising to international prominence in the early 1980s, Raul Ruiz has proved one of the most exciting and innovative filmmakers of recent years, providing more intellectual fun and artistic experimentation, shot for shot, than any filmmaker since Jean-Luc Godard. Slashing his way through celluloid with machete-sharp sounds and images, Ruiz is a guerrilla who uncompromisingly assaults the preconceptions of film art. This frightfully prolific figure--he has made over 50 films in twenty years--does not adhere to any one style of filmmaking. He has worked in 35mm, 16mm and video, for theatrical Continued
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milestones
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Worked in Chile as TV news editor and soap screenwriter
 
Became associated with other future directors such as Miguel Littin, Pedro Chaskel, Aldo Francia, etc.
1968 
Made first completed feature film, "Tres tigres tristes/Three Sad Tigers"
1970 
After election of Allende, began working with state film agency, Chile Films
1973 
Fled Chile after overthrow of Allende; moved to Germany
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