Antonio ottone was a screenwriter and film director Argentine who was born in Santa Fe city, Argentina, in 1941 and died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5 March 2002.

Professional activity

Young took courses at the National University of La Plata, and later as aimed his vocation towards film, he worked as a cinematographer of technical and pedagogical films. In 1967 he was director of production of the scandal in the family film directed by Julio porter and subsequently, from 1980 to 1987 he made the same task in several films, including Raúl de la Torre, so feared hell Sentimental: Requiem for a friend directed by Sergio renány Juan Carlos desanzo retribution. , and he completed shortly after shooting his first feature film as a Director, almost not we realized, which was released recently in 1990.

In 1985 he released flowers stolen in the gardens of Quilmes, a signature product of destape from the time of the encounter with democracy on a popular novel Jorge Asís and shortly after, Laurita loves an erótico-picaresco film. In 1994 he was appointed director of the National Institute of cinema and Audiovisual Arts (Incaa), post which he held until 1995 and during which drew up the draft of a new cinema Act, which was sent to Congress, which was adopted.

The last film of Ottone, a sentimental story about his own screenplay based on memories of his youth was A love in Moisés Ville, Cipe lincovsky as the central protagonist, 2001. Ottone also taught at film schools and wrote a book about the rich possibilities of the seventh art within the culture of our time. He was passionate about defending national cinema and a deep expert of problem and is remembered also by the enormous flow human who trasuntaba his chivalrous treatment.

He died in Buenos Aires on 5 March 2002 from colon cancer.

Filmography

Director

* A love in Moisés Ville (2001)

* The Devil’s throat (1991)

* We hardly realized (1990)

* Small scoundrels (1990)

* An elephant in band (1990)

* The loves of Laurita (1986)

* Stolen in Quilmes gardens flowers (1985)

Screenwriter

* A love in Moisés Ville (2001)

* The Devil’s throat (1991)

* We hardly realized (1990)

* Small scoundrels (1990)

* An elephant in band (1990)

* The loves of Laurita (1986)

Director of production

* The tunnel (1987) dir. Antonio Drove

* Retribution (1983) dir Juan Carlos Desanzo

* Sentimental (requiem for a friend) (1981) dir. Sergio Renan

* So feared hell (1980) dir. Raúl de la Torre

* Scandal in the family (1967) dir. Julio Porter

Producer

* We hardly realized (1990)

* The dolls that make Pum! (1979)

References

* Adolfo C. Martínez. «Died filmmaker Antonio Ottone». published in La Nación 7-3-2010. Accessed: 23-6-2010.

* Manrupe, Raul; Portela, Maria Alexandra (2001). A dictionary of Argentine films (1930-1995). Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. ISBN 950-05-0896-6.

* Manrupe, Raul; Portela, Maria Alexandra (2003). A dictionary of Argentine films II 1996-2002. Buenos Aires, Editorial Corregidor. ISBN 950-05-1525-3.