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Lucrecia Martel

ルクレシア・マルテル　/　るくれしあ・まるてる

Film director from Argentina

December 14, 1966 (age 59)　・　Salta, Salta Province, Argentina

Salta Province
film director
screenwriter
film producer

My Take

What draws me to Lucrecia Martel is her refusal to play the volume game. From a quiet town in Salta she built a cinema of humidity, dread, and unspoken tension that lingers under your skin long after the credits. The Salta Trilogy and Zama are not films you consume; they are atmospheres you survive. In an industry addicted to output, her deliberate slowness feels almost defiant, and I respect that immensely. Two honorary doctorates and a permanent seat at Cannes and Venice confirm it. She trusts the audience to feel rather than be told, which is exactly why she matters to me.

Overview

Lucrecia Martel (born December 14, 1966) is an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and producer whose feature films have frequented Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, and many other international film festivals.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lucrecia Martel
Name (Japanese): ルクレシア・マルテル
Reading: るくれしあ・まるてる
Born: December 14, 1966 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Horse
Origin: Salta, Salta Province, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / screenwriter / film producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Buenos Aires

Awards & achievements

2023 honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
2023 Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	The Salta Trilogy	—
Notable work	Zama	—
Notable work	La Ciénaga	—
Notable work	The Holy Girl	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB

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