AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIA LUISA BEMBERG
1993; University of Illinois Press; Volume: 44; Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1934-6018
Autores Tópico(s)Cinema History and Criticism
ResumoMaria Luisa Bemberg, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1922, was in her late 40s when she began working in film, first as a scriptwriter for Raul de la Torre's Cronica de una senora (Chronicle of a Lady). After writing and directing two short features?El mundo de la mujer (The World of Woman), 1972, and Juguetes (Toys), 1978?she directed her first fea ture, Momentos (Moments), 1981, like wise based on her own screenplay. In less than a decade, she then proceeded to release four important films?Sehora de nadie (Nobody's Wife), 1982; Camila, 1984; Miss Mary, 1986; and in 1990, Yo, la peor de todas (I, the Worst Woman of Ml)?establishing herself not only as the most important female filmmaker in Ar gentina, but as one of the most prolific and admired Latin American directors ac tive today.
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