Ricardo Becher

Born: 1930-01-01

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Biography

Ricardo Becher (1930–2011) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and journalist. He directed twelve films between 1955 and 2006. His 1969 film Coup de Grâce was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.

He worked as Leopoldo Torre Nilsson's assistant director on four films. During the 1970s he made a living in advertising and publicity. Since 1990 he made a career as a filmmaking teacher and he has published two novels.

In 2006 he screened his last feature film in the VI BAFICI (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) where a retrospective of his films was made. He is the founder of the N.E.D Neo expresionismo digital, a way of transforming the video footage (imagen mundo) by postproduction filters in the search of its essence.

Known For

Crimen
The Players vs. Ángeles Caídos
The Friend
Prisioneros de una noche
La entrega
The Female: Seventy Times Seven
Venga a bailar el rock
Ricardo Becher, the Final Stage
Detrás de la mentira
Coup de Grace

Top Movie Credits

Crimen Director
The Players vs. Ángeles Caídos Él mismo en secuencia "La fiesta de los espíritus"
The Friend Writer
Prisioneros de una noche Assistant Director
La entrega Writer
The Female: Seventy Times Seven Writer
Venga a bailar el rock
Ricardo Becher, the Final Stage Self
Detrás de la mentira Second Unit Director
Coup de Grace Writer