Jonathan Jakubowicz
Jonathan Jakubowicz is a Venezuelan filmmaker and writer, whose film Secuestro Express was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film Awards[1] and was a New York Times "Critics' Pick" in 2005.[2] He is Jewish of Polish descent. [3]
His latest film, Hands of Stone (2016), is about the relationship between Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (played by Édgar Ramírez) and his trainer Ray Arcel (played by Robert De Niro).[4] Hands of Stone premiered in the Cannes Film Festival 2016 and was warmly received with a 15 minutes standing ovation. It's the first Latin movie to have a simultaneous wide release in all of Latin America.
His first novel "Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard" was published in November 2016 and immediately became a best seller in the Spanish Language market.
References
- ↑ Vázquez, Mercedes. "Secuestro Express and La clase: politics of realism in contemporary Venezuelan filmmaking." Jump Cut. 52: Summer 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ↑ Kern, Laura. "Movie Review: Secuestro Express (2004), NYT Critics' Pick". The New York Times. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ King, Michael. "'Secuestro Express': Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on Venezuela's surprise hit". The Austin Chronicle. 28 October. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/robert-de-niro-boxing-movies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nymag%2Fvulture+%28Vulture+-+nymag.com%27s+Entertainment+and+Culture+Blog%29
External links
- "Jonathan Jakubowicz". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- Forero, Juan "Venezuelan Filmmaker Finds His Kidnapping Tale Resonates With the Masses". The New York Times. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- de la Fuente, Anna Maria. "Venezuela lays down law". Variety. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- de la Fuente, Anna Maria. "Up Next: Latin American Filmmakers". Variety. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- Kozloff, Nikolas. Danny Glover, Haiti, and the Politics of Revolutionary Cinema in Venezuela. Venezuelanalysis.com. August 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- IMDB
- http://www.morphizm.com/recommends/interviews/orozco_fastalker.html
- http://movies.about.com/od/directorinterviews/a/jakbwicz072805.htm