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Icíar Bollaín is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Espagnol born on 12 june 1967 at Madrid (Espagne)

Icíar Bollaín

Icíar Bollaín
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Birth name María Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez
Nationality Espagne
Birth 12 june 1967 (57 years) at Madrid (Espagne)

Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (born June 12, 1967 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish actress, director and screenwriter.

Biography

Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez est la fille d'un ingénieur en aéronautique et d'une professeure de musique. Elle a une sœur jumelle, Marina. Très vite ces deux sœurs vont
être passionnées par l’art et alors qu’Icíar se dirige vers le cinéma, sa sœur se
dirige vers la chanson et l’opéra pour devenir chanteuse d’Opéra. La réalisatrice a commencé sa carrière en tant qu'actrice à l'âge de 15 ans. Un an plus tard, à 16 ans, elle a été choisie par Victor Erice, un réalisateur espagnol, pour incarner le premier rôle dans son deuxième long métrage El sur (Le Sud). Ensuite, Iciar Bollaín a joué dans différents longs métrages, un opéra et une série télévisée: Miguel Servet, la sangre y la ceniza. Elle s'est inscrite à l'École des Beaux - Arts à l'Université complutense de Madrid, université qu'elle quittera peu de temps après afin de se consacrer entièrement au cinéma. La peinture impressionniste lui a toujours plu et elle aime peindre des portraits.

Au début de 1991, elle fonde, avec Santiago García de Leaniz et Gonzalo Tapia, une maison de production, Producciones La Iguana. C'est à ce moment qu'elle fait ses premiers pas dans le monde de la réalisation. Baja corazón (1993) et Los amigos del Muerto (1994) sont quelques exemples de ses premières réalisations. La Iguana a produit depuis sa création près de vingt films. En 1995, Iciar donne une autre tournure à sa carrière lorsqu'elle décide d'accompagner le réalisateur Ken Loach, avec qui elle avait travaillé dans le film sur la guerre civile espagnole Land and Freedom (1995), lors du tournage du drame social Carla's Song (1996) afin d'écrire un livre sur ce réalisateur anglais. Cet ouvrage s'intitule Ken Loach, un observador solidario et a été publié en 1996 par la maison d'édition El Pais-Aguilar.

En 1992, elle a été nommée Meilleure Actrice espagnole de l'année par la revue Billboard Turia et elle a reçu le 'Premio ojo crítico' II Millenium de Radio Nacional de España en 1993. Elle a aussi reçu le prix 'Ciudad de Cuenca' lors de la deuxième édition du Festival du cinéma 'Mujeres en Dirección' (Des femmes réalisatrices) à Cuenca pour son parcours professionnel. Elle est membre de l'Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (l'Académie des arts et des sciences cinématographiques d'Espagne). En 2006, elle fonde, avec l'aide d'autres cinéastes, CIMA l'Asociación de mujeres cineastas y de medios audiovisuales (l'Association de Femmes cinéastes et des médias audiovisuels), et est membre de son Conseil d'Administration.

Elle vit en couple avec le scénariste écossais Paul Laverty, scénariste habituel des films de Ken Loach. Elle a fait sa connaissance pendant le tournage de Land and Freedom, et ils ont eu trois enfants ensemble.

Usually with

Luis Tosar
Luis Tosar
(4 films)
Candela Peña
Candela Peña
(2 films)
Paul Laverty
Paul Laverty
(3 films)
Silke
Silke
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Icíar Bollaín (10 films)

Display filmography as list

Actress

They're Watching Us, 1h42
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Icíar Bollaín, Francisco Algora, Massimo Ghini, Margarita Lozano, Manuel Lozano, Carmelo Gómez
Roles Julia
Rating58% 2.9006452.9006452.9006452.9006452.900645
Gómez plays a detective, Juan García, who takes over the case of a missing businessman, after the previous investigating officer suffers a mental breakdown. As García is drawn further into the case he uncovers a whole series of disappearances, with apparent links to the supernatural.
Leo
Leo (2000)
, 1h26
Directed by José Luis Borau
Actors Icíar Bollaín, Rosana Pastor, Luis Tosar
Roles Leo
Rating59% 2.9591552.9591552.9591552.9591552.959155
Hi, Are You Alone?, 1h32
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy
Actors Silke, Candela Peña, Álex Angulo, Antonio de la Torre, Icíar Bollaín
Roles Cantante en karaoke
Rating62% 3.134953.134953.134953.134953.13495
Nina is a twenty-year-old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father. She and her friend Trini go on a risky voyage to Madrid and later to the Costa del Sol.
Land and Freedom, 1h49
Directed by Ken Loach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about anarchism, Politique, Political films
Actors Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Frédéric Pierrot, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy, Pascal Demolon
Roles Maite
Rating74% 3.7468753.7468753.7468753.7468753.746875
The film's narrative unfolds in a long flashback. David Carr has died at an old age and his granddaughter discovers old letters, newspapers and other documents in his room: what we see in the film is what he had lived.
El Sur
El Sur (1983)
, 1h33
Directed by Victor Erice
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Omero Antonutti, Icíar Bollaín, Aurore Clément, Lola Cardona, Rafaela Aparicio, Germaine Montero
Roles Estrella - 15 años
Rating77% 3.896623.896623.896623.896623.89662
This film tells the story of a little girl (Sonsoles Aranguren) living somewhere in the north of Spain and fascinated by the secrets of the south seemingly buried in the traits of her father (Omero Antonutti). In her childhood, Estrella's father is a mysterious world. Growing up, she finds out that he once had a sweetheart (Aurore Clément), and that he's still in love with her.

Director

The Olive Tree, 1h40
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Anna Castillo, Paula Usero
Rating67% 3.396743.396743.396743.396743.39674
Alma a 20 ans et adore son grand-père, qui depuis maintenant plusieurs années ne parle plus. Lorsqu'il décide non seulement de ne plus parler, mais d'arrêter également de se nourrir, elle décide d'aller récupérer l'arbre familial, âgé de plus de mille ans, que la famille a vendu contre sa volonté quelques années plus tôt. Pour cela, elle aura besoin de l'aide de son oncle, victime de la crise familiale, de son ami Rafa et de bien d'autres encore. Le problème étant de savoir dans quelle partie du monde se trouve cet olivier, et surtout, comment le rapporter...
Even the Rain, 1h43
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films, Indiens d'Amazonie
Actors Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Raúl Arévalo, Najwa Nimri, Karra Elejalde, Juan Carlos Aduviri
Rating73% 3.6951953.6951953.6951953.6951953.695195
Mexican filmmaker Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) and his executive producer Costa (Luis Tosar) arrive in Cochabamba, Bolivia, accompanied by a cast and crew, prepared to create a film depicting Columbus's first voyage to the New World, the imposition of Columbus’ will upon the natives, and the subsequent indigenous rebellion. Cognizant of his limited budget, producer Costa elects to film in Bolivia, the poorest country in South America. There, impoverished locals are thrilled to earn just two dollars a day as extras in the film, and willingly engage in physical labor for set preparation. Costa saves many thousands of dollars by having underpaid extras perform tasks meant to be completed by experienced engineers.
Mataharis
Mataharis (2007)

Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Najwa Nimri, Antonio de la Torre, María Isabel Rivera Torres, Nuria González
Rating65% 3.287113.287113.287113.287113.28711
Inés, Eva and Carmen, three women of different generations, work as private detectives for an investigation agency run by Valbuena, their male chauvinist boss. Inés, the youngest and more ambitious of the three is assigned to work undercover as a factory employee to spy on the activities of its union leaders. However, her investigation brings her face to face with a difficult emotional and ethical decision. Initially she wants to get higher up in the agency with this, the agency’s most important case. However, in the process, she empathises with the cause of Manuel, one of the key members she is investigating, as he is defending the workers' rights against the company, and develops feelings towards him. Her ethics and feelings, mixed with the fear of losing her job and career, turn her life into a turmoil.
Take My Eyes, 1h46
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about domestic violence
Actors Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña, Rosa Maria Sardà, Kiti Mánver, Chus Gutiérrez
Rating73% 3.695883.695883.695883.695883.69588
Pilar, a meek housewife living in Toledo, gathers a few belongings one night and flees her apartment with her seven-year-old son Juan. They find shelter with Pilar's sister, Ana, who is soon to marry her Scottish live-in boyfriend. Pilar's husband, Antonio, tries to make her change her mind, but she is tired and fearful of his abusive behavior. Determined to start a new life on her own, Pilar sends her sister to retrieve her belongings from the apartment she shared with her estranged husband. Once there, Ana discovers through medical bills that her sister has also been physically abused by Antonio. When he arrives, they have a confrontation.
Flowers From Another World, 1h45
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Films about immigration, Films about racism, Political films
Actors José Sancho or Pepe Sancho, Luis Tosar, Antonio de la Torre, Rubén Ochandiano
Rating67% 3.383023.383023.383023.383023.38302
A group of women arrive by bus to a small town in the depopulated central Province of Guadalajara, where there is a scarcity of single women and economic opportunities. The men have organized an annual party to get to know available ladies with the hopes of falling in love and finding a wife. Women hope to find stability, companionship, immigration papers or a combination of the three.
Hi, Are You Alone?, 1h32
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy
Actors Silke, Candela Peña, Álex Angulo, Antonio de la Torre, Icíar Bollaín
Rating62% 3.134953.134953.134953.134953.13495
Nina is a twenty-year-old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father. She and her friend Trini go on a risky voyage to Madrid and later to the Costa del Sol.

Scriptwriter

Mataharis
Mataharis (2007)

Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Najwa Nimri, Antonio de la Torre, María Isabel Rivera Torres, Nuria González
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.287113.287113.287113.287113.28711
Inés, Eva and Carmen, three women of different generations, work as private detectives for an investigation agency run by Valbuena, their male chauvinist boss. Inés, the youngest and more ambitious of the three is assigned to work undercover as a factory employee to spy on the activities of its union leaders. However, her investigation brings her face to face with a difficult emotional and ethical decision. Initially she wants to get higher up in the agency with this, the agency’s most important case. However, in the process, she empathises with the cause of Manuel, one of the key members she is investigating, as he is defending the workers' rights against the company, and develops feelings towards him. Her ethics and feelings, mixed with the fear of losing her job and career, turn her life into a turmoil.
Take My Eyes, 1h46
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about domestic violence
Actors Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña, Rosa Maria Sardà, Kiti Mánver, Chus Gutiérrez
Rating73% 3.695883.695883.695883.695883.69588
Pilar, a meek housewife living in Toledo, gathers a few belongings one night and flees her apartment with her seven-year-old son Juan. They find shelter with Pilar's sister, Ana, who is soon to marry her Scottish live-in boyfriend. Pilar's husband, Antonio, tries to make her change her mind, but she is tired and fearful of his abusive behavior. Determined to start a new life on her own, Pilar sends her sister to retrieve her belongings from the apartment she shared with her estranged husband. Once there, Ana discovers through medical bills that her sister has also been physically abused by Antonio. When he arrives, they have a confrontation.
Flowers From Another World, 1h45
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Films about immigration, Films about racism, Political films
Actors José Sancho or Pepe Sancho, Luis Tosar, Antonio de la Torre, Rubén Ochandiano
Roles Writer
Rating67% 3.383023.383023.383023.383023.38302
A group of women arrive by bus to a small town in the depopulated central Province of Guadalajara, where there is a scarcity of single women and economic opportunities. The men have organized an annual party to get to know available ladies with the hopes of falling in love and finding a wife. Women hope to find stability, companionship, immigration papers or a combination of the three.
Hi, Are You Alone?, 1h32
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy
Actors Silke, Candela Peña, Álex Angulo, Antonio de la Torre, Icíar Bollaín
Roles Author
Rating62% 3.134953.134953.134953.134953.13495
Nina is a twenty-year-old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father. She and her friend Trini go on a risky voyage to Madrid and later to the Costa del Sol.