Mario Handler
1935 (89 лет)He focused primarily on class struggles. Some of his first works are "Carlos" (1964), a film-portrait of a homeless man, "Me Gustan Los Estudiantes" (1968) and "Liber Arce, Liberation" (1969) about the student protests. In 1972 he goes into exile to Venezuela due to the imminent rise to power of the military forces and the subsequent coup.
Handler's later work in Venezuela involves themes of colonial domination and cultural roots, and examinations on forms of syncretism and popular religiosity. After several years of exile, he returned to Uruguay in 1999, where he directed several feature-lenght documentaries like Aside (2002) and Broken columns (2015). In 2000 he became a professor in Audiovisual Cinema at the University of the Republic.
Aparte
Mario Handler
Rare images of real life stories in the so-called "asentamientos" in the poor underbelly of Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, and in its youth jails. The difficulties of finding a job and scraping together some money, the temptations of crime and its harsh consequences, the lack of culture and knowledge of the basics of life, are all intertwined in parallel lives.
Aside
Carlos: cine-retrato de un caminante en Montevideo
Mario Handler
The "caminante" refers to a hobo who roams the countryside, a nomenclature preferred by Carlos, who once traveled all over Uruguay before becoming a homeless vagabond, or "bichiome", in the city of Montevideo. The film presents a portrait of society through the life of one marginalized individual.
Carlos: Film Portrait of a Montevideo Panhandler
Tiempo Colonial
Mario Handler
Three centuries of Venezuela's history as a Spanish colony are considered from economic, political and social standpoints; evocations of the past are compared to the present. Based on the ideas and research of Federico Brito Figueroa, Alfredo A. Alfonso, Miguel A. Saignes, Josefina Jordan, and Thaelman Urgelles among others.
Colonial Times
Decile a Mario que no vuelva
Mario Handler
Henry Engler, Adriana Villaverde
After a long exile in Venezuela, filmmaker Mario Handler returns to his country, Uruguay. There, the dictatorship is still present in the media, public opinion, and in the memory of people. The director feels he owes something to the comrades, those who could not leave the country. This debt translates into poetry, black humor and conscience, in a sharp and accurate atmosphere of this dark time of Uruguay.
Tell Mario not to Come Back
Uruguay 1969: El Problema de la Carne
Mario Handler
After the meat industry workers stop receiving 2 kilograms of meat a day as a part of their salary, they organize the biggest strike in Uruguayan history. Images of farms. Meeting at the workers' society. Relations between the Uruguayan economic and political leaders and the United States. Scenes of decay and misery. Workers' demonstrations. Clashes between police and demonstrators.
Uruguay 1969: El Problema de la Carne
Ver a Hilda Vera
Alberto Gómez Díaz
Hilda Vera, Orlando Urdaneta
A living room, two video cameras, an armchair, two televisions and a mirror: domestic daily life in which colleagues, family and friends come together to decipher the life, personality and artistic trajectory of one of the most important actresses of Venezuelan Cinema: Hilda Vera
Ver a Hilda Vera
Juegos y Rondas Tradicionales del Uruguay
Eugenio Hintz, Mario Handler
Documentary made from the record of five manifestations of Uruguayan children's folklore: «El rango», «La rayuela», «Andelito de oro», «La farolera» and «San Severín del monte» / «Los oficios».
Juegos y Rondas Tradicionales del Uruguay
