Jorge Semprún

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

0.854

Gender

Male

Birthday

10-Dec-1923

Age

(103 years old)

Place of Birth

Madrid, Spain

Also Known As
  • Jorge Semprún Maura
  • Federico Sánchez
  • Jorge Semprun

Jorge Semprún

Biography

Jorge Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer and politician. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled from the party in 1964. After Franco's death and the change to a democratic government, he was Spain's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1991. He was screenwriter for two successive films by Greek director Costa-Gavras. In 1996 he became the first non-French author to be elected a member of the Académie Goncourt, which awards an annual literary prize.


Credits

On vous parle de Prague : Le Deuxième Procès d'Artur London On vous parle de Prague : Le Deuxième Procès d'Artur London (1971) Character: Self - Interviewee
Artur London was arrested in 1951 in a Stalinist purge, imprisoned and tortured for two years and forced to confess in the Slansky Trial, one of the last Stalinist "show trials" in Eastern Europe. The documentary explores some of the reasons for the controversy aroused by Costa-Gavras' The Confession, which had been accused of being anti-communist, and it highlights the political importance of filmmaking which, by its nature, is a fiction intended for the general public.
Che: muerte de la utopia? Che: muerte de la utopia? (1999) Character: N/A
What does Che Guevara"s mythic presence represent to people at the turn of the century, and how do people define their concept of utopia?
Rush - Voyage à Moscou Rush - Voyage à Moscou (1990) Character: Self
A document of Perestroika, to be viewed as (nearly) unedited rushes of a voyage to Moscow, preserved by compatriot Costa-Gavras. Says Émilie Cauquy of the French Cinémathèque, "Astonishing unpublished travel diary, shot by Chris Marker in analog video on the occasion of a screening of L'Aveu in Moscow in 1990 [...] Armed with his camcorder, Marker films and records the comments, takes on the role of contemporary capital according to this unique ethnographic method that he has perfected".
Las mil vidas de Jorge Semprún Las mil vidas de Jorge Semprún (2023) Character: Self (archive footage)
The incredible life of Jorge Semprún (1923-2011): son of a republican intellectual; exiled in the early days of the Spanish Civil War; survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II; clandestine communist in Spain during Franco's dictatorship; controversial socialist politician; acclaimed writer, screenwriter and filmmaker.
La guerre est finie La guerre est finie (1966) Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
On his way from Madrid to Paris, Diego, a chief of the Spanish Communist Party, is arrested at the border for an ID check but manages to flee. When he arrives in Paris, he searches for one of his comrades to prevent him from going to Madrid where he could be arrested.
Le fond de l'air est rouge Le fond de l'air est rouge (1977) Character: Narrator (voice)
Chris Marker’s A Grin Without a Cat is an epic political essay tracing the rise and decline of the global left from the 1960s to the 1970s. Through archival footage and commentary, the film examines revolutionary movements in France, Latin America, and beyond, reflecting on the ideals, failures, and fading hopes of a generation.
Un écrivain dans l'enfer nazi : « Les Bienveillantes » de Jonathan Littell Un écrivain dans l'enfer nazi : « Les Bienveillantes » de Jonathan Littell (2023) Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)
An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Les Deux mémoires Les Deux mémoires (1974) Character: Self
The Two Memories, “an investigation into Republican and Francoist memories”, in the words of Jorge Semprún, is based on interviews conducted in 1972 in France and Spain, archival footage of the Civil War and newsreels from the Franco period.



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