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Mario Handler

Mario Handler

Director, Editor, Cinematographer

Born November 10, 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay

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Mario Handler was born on November 10, 1935, in Montevideo, Uruguay. A distinguished filmmaker and photographer, he is widely recognized as a pioneer of Uruguayan militant cinema. His debut film, "Vanguardista," was released in 1958. Following this, he traveled to Germany to undertake an internship in scientific cinema at the Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (IWF). Later, in Czechoslovakia, he created a documentary titled In Prague.

Handler’s work primarily centers on class struggles. Among his early films are "Carlos" (1964), a portrait of a homeless man; "Me Gustan Los Estudiantes" (1968); and "Liber Arce, Liberation" (1969), which focus on student protests. In 1972, facing the imminent rise of military power and a coup in Uruguay, he went into exile in Venezuela.

During his time in Venezuela, Handler’s films explored themes of colonial domination, cultural roots, syncretism, and popular religiosity. After years in exile, he returned to Uruguay in 1999, where he directed several feature-length documentaries such as Aside (2002) and Broken Columns (2015). In 2000, he became a professor of Audiovisual Cinema at the University of the Republic.

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Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

La flor de la vida Poster

La flor de la vida Documentary2017Self

Ver a Hilda Vera TV Special1998Self

New Cinema of Latin America TV Series1983Self

Director

9

Type

Year

Columnas quebradas Poster

Columnas quebradas Documentary2015

Decile a Mario Que No Vuelva Poster

Decile a Mario Que No Vuelva Documentary2008

Aside Documentary2002

Mestizo Feature Film1988

Tiempo colonial Poster

Tiempo colonial Documentary1977

Líber Arce, liberarse Poster

Líber Arce, liberarse Documentary1969

Me gustan los estudiantes Poster

Me gustan los estudiantes Documentary1968

Elecciones Poster

Elecciones Short Film1967

Carlos Short Film1965

Editor

9

Type

Year

Aside Documentary2002

Los platos del diablo Poster

Los platos del diablo Feature Film1994

Mestizo Feature Film1988

Reinaldo Solar Feature Film1986

Profesión: vivir Poster

Profesión: vivir Feature Film1985

Caño Mánamo Poster

Caño Mánamo Documentary1983

Tiempo colonial Poster

Tiempo colonial Documentary1977

Líber Arce, liberarse Poster

Líber Arce, liberarse Documentary1969

Me gustan los estudiantes Poster

Me gustan los estudiantes Documentary1968

Cinematographer

4

Type

Year

Columnas quebradas Poster

Columnas quebradas Documentary2015

Aside Documentary2002

Ahora te vamos a llamar hermano Poster

Ahora te vamos a llamar hermano Short Film1971

Me gustan los estudiantes Poster

Me gustan los estudiantes Documentary1968

Producer

4

Type

Year

Columnas quebradas Poster

Columnas quebradas Documentary2015

Aside Documentary2002

Mestizo Feature Film1988

Me gustan los estudiantes Poster

Me gustan los estudiantes Documentary1968

Writer

4

Type

Year

Columnas quebradas Poster

Columnas quebradas Documentary2015

Aside Documentary2002

Mestizo Feature Film1988

Tiempo colonial Poster

Tiempo colonial Documentary1977

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