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Bielinsky is gone
A moment of mourning for Fabiane Bielinsky, the 47 year-old Argentine director of Nine Queens and The Aura, who died today in Sao Paolo, reportedly while working on a TV commercial. We were friendly acquaintances. We first met in Toronto in September 2000 during a Nine Queens interview, and we kept in touch from time to time, exchanging information on this and that. When I travelled to Buenos Aires in early '05 Bielinsky recommended a good steak restaurant in Old Town, and it turned out to be superb. I called screewnriter Guillermo Ariagga (Babel, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada) about this, and he wrote back the following: "I can tell you that Fabiane was a very gentle, talented and generous man. I had very few chances to be with him, but I always said that he was a man I liked a lot: humble, modest and very friendly. And a great director and writer." God rest his soul.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 30, 2006 at 12:08 AM
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Todd J says ...
I love Nine Queens. Great film. Sad news though.
Posted by Todd J at June 30, 2006 2:30 AM
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Luis M says ...
Yes, I'm shocked too. I saw "The Aura" last week or so, and while the movie has some flaws, I can't help recognizing the great talent of Bielinsky. "Nine queens", however, remains one of my favourite movies of all time. My blessings for the people who knew him.
Posted by Luis M at June 30, 2006 9:11 AM
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Steve C. says ...
NINE QUEENS is one of those films I try to get people who say they don't like "foreign" films to watch. One of those great "discoveries" you make on you own for me - had heard nothing about it and had gone to Blockbuster out of desperation (my usual place was too far).
It's a shame they had to remake it so poorly (I won't even name the remake out of respect). I have been waiting to see what Bielinsky would do next, not having heard about THE AURA.
I sincerly feel a loss here.
Posted by Steve C. at June 30, 2006 9:51 AM
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kellys says ...
This is very sad news, indeed. I had just discovered Nine Queens and El Aura in the past month. He was truly a special director, one that seemed on the path to greatness.
Posted by kellys at June 30, 2006 10:21 AM
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Goran says ...
This is devastating news. I've only seen Nine Queens (and heard good things about The Aura), but Bielinsky looked to me to be building a strong career. This is a terrible blow to Argentinian cinema.
Posted by Goran at June 30, 2006 10:29 AM
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ArchiveGuy says ...
As a philatelist, "NQ" has a special place in my heart (it's the second best stamp-collecting movie that I can think of). Very sad news indeed.
Posted by ArchiveGuy at June 30, 2006 1:02 PM
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Steve C. says ...
Archive Guy - is The Decalogue the other one?
Posted by Steve C. at June 30, 2006 2:10 PM
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Welington says ...
I live in the city where he died. I saw "Nine Queens" and it's a good movie: smart, funny and intelligent. It's a pitty because he is a new talent from South America and it was working with Walter Salles to develop our cinema industry. Argentina also lost the game against Germany in the World Cup. Terrible news for soccer lovers and cinema lovers.
Posted by Welington at June 30, 2006 5:45 PM
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Dixon Steele says ...
Really too bad. Loved NINE QUEENS. And only 47...
And you just knew someone was going to do an American remake. And you also knew they shouldn't have bothered, as it was utterly pointless (CRIMINAL).
RIP Fabiane
Posted by Dixon Steele at July 1, 2006 10:35 AM
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