José Luis Garci is a Spanish director, producer, film critic, TV presenter, screenwriter and author. He earned worldwide acclaim and his country's first Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award for Begin the Beguine (1982). Four of his films, including also Sesión continua (1984), Asignatura aprobada (1987) and El abuelo (1998), have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, more than any other Spanish director. His films are characterized for his classical style and the underlying sentimentality of their plots.
Full Filmography
Directing
El cronicón
(1970)
Assistant Director
¡Al fútbol!
(1975)
Director
Mi Marilyn
(1975)
Director
Tiempo de gente acobardada
(1976)
Director
Asignatura pendiente
(1977)
Director
Alone in the Dark
(1978)
Director
Las verdes praderas
(1979)
Director
Alfonso Sánchez
(1980)
Director
El crack
(1981)
Director
To Begin Again
(1982)
Director
El crack dos
(1983)
Director
Double Feature
(1984)
Director
Course Completed
(1987)
Director
Mnemos
(1988)
Director
Semiosis
(1991)
Director
El sueño
(1991)
Director
Casablanca revisitada
(1992)
Director
Cradle Song
(1994)
Director
Eternamente
(1996)
Director
Regalo de Navidad
(1996)
Director
Luciérnagas
(1996)
Director
Mujer con violetas
(1996)
Director
Dual
(1996)
Director
El gabinete del doctor Armengot
(1996)
Director
La herida luminosa
(1997)
Director
The Grandfather
(1998)
Director
You're the One
(2000)
Director
Historia de un beso
(2002)
Director
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
(2004)
Director
Ninette
(2005)
Director
Sunday Light
(2007)
Director
Blood of May
(2008)
Director
Holmes & Watson: Madrid Days
(2012)
Director
The Crack: Inception
(2019)
Director
Acting
Vida conyugal sana
(1974)
Oficinista (uncredited)
La noche de los cien pájaros
(1976)
Viva la clase media
(1980)
Antonio 'Vladimiro' Flanagan
El crack dos
(1983)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Cradle Song
(1994)
(uncredited)
The Night of the Sunflowers
(2006)
Himself - Radio Host (voice) (uncredited)
Enrique Herreros
(2011)
Self - Filmmaker
Operación Palace
(2014)
Himself
Olea… ¡Más alto!
(2020)
Self - Filmmaker
Samuel: Hollywood vs Hollywood
(2024)
Summers el rebelde
(2024)
Writing
Las últimas horas
(1966)
Writer
Los chicos del Preu
(1967)
Writer
Las nenas del mini-mini
(1969)
Writer
El cronicón
(1970)
Writer
The Telephone Box
(1972)
Screenplay
La casa de las Chivas
(1972)
Writer
Murder in a Blue World
(1973)
Screenplay
The Legend of Blood Castle
(1973)
Writer
It's Not Good for a Man to Be Alone
(1973)
Writer
Los nuevos españoles
(1974)
Story and Screenplay
Vida conyugal sana
(1974)
Writer
Mi Marilyn
(1975)
Writer
Mi mujer es muy decente, dentro de lo que cabe
(1975)
Writer
¡Al fútbol!
(1975)
Writer
La noche de los cien pájaros
(1976)
Writer
La mujer es cosa de hombres
(1976)
Writer
Tiempo de gente acobardada
(1976)
Writer
Asignatura pendiente
(1977)
Writer
La Gioconda está triste
(1977)
Story and Storyboard
Alone in the Dark
(1978)
Story and Screenplay
Las verdes praderas
(1979)
Writer
Alfonso Sánchez
(1980)
Writer
Viva la clase media
(1980)
Writer
El crack
(1981)
Screenplay
To Begin Again
(1982)
Writer
El crack dos
(1983)
Screenplay
Double Feature
(1984)
Writer
Course Completed
(1987)
Writer
Mnemos
(1988)
Writer
El tesoro
(1988)
Writer
Semiosis
(1991)
Writer
Casablanca revisitada
(1992)
Writer
Cradle Song
(1994)
Writer
Luciérnagas
(1996)
Writer
Eternamente
(1996)
Writer
Regalo de Navidad
(1996)
Writer
Mujer con violetas
(1996)
Writer
Dual
(1996)
Writer
La herida luminosa
(1997)
Writer
The Grandfather
(1998)
Writer
Yerma
(1999)
Writer
You're the One
(2000)
Writer
Historia de un beso
(2002)
Writer
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
(2004)
Writer
Ninette
(2005)
Writer
Sunday Light
(2007)
Screenplay
Blood of May
(2008)
Writer
Holmes & Watson: Madrid Days
(2012)
Writer
The Crack: Inception
(2019)
Screenplay
Production
Viva la clase media
(1980)
Producer
El crack
(1981)
Producer
To Begin Again
(1982)
Producer
Double Feature
(1984)
Producer
Beyond the Walls
(1985)
Producer
Course Completed
(1987)
Producer
La gran comedia
(1988)
Producer
Cradle Song
(1994)
Executive Producer and Production Manager
La herida luminosa
(1997)
Producer
The Grandfather
(1998)
Producer
Stolen Moments
(1998)
Producer
Un uomo perbene
(1999)
Producer
Shacky Carmine
(1999)
Producer
The Revenge
(1999)
Associate Producer
Yoyes
(2000)
Producer
Cóndor Crux
(2000)
Executive Producer
Historia de un beso
(2002)
Executive Producer
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
(2004)
Producer
Sunday Light
(2007)
Producer
The Crack: Inception
(2019)
Producer
Editing
Cradle Song
(1994)
Editor
Historia de un beso
(2002)
Editor
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
(2004)
Editor
Sunday Light
(2007)
Editor
Blood of May
(2008)
Editor
The Crack: Inception
(2019)
Editor
Crew