Lisandro Alonso

Lisandro Alonso (b. 1975, Buenos Aires) is one of Argentina's most remarkable contemporary directors. His films often betray a unique cinematic aesthetic that is radically different from today's plot-driven films. Instead, Alonso builds many of his films on silent characters wandering aimlessly through a barren landscape. They sometimes have the feel of anthropological documentaries. Freedom (La libertad, 2001) and The Dead (Los muertos, 2004) were shown at Karlovy… (more)