Carlos Atanes (born November 8, 1971) is a Spanish film director, writer and playwright.[1][2] He was born in Barcelona, and is a member of The Film-Makers' Cooperative, founded by Jonas Mekas, Shirley Clarke, Ken Jacobs, Andy Warhol, Jack Smith and others. His first finished feature-length movie was FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions, which he released in 2004. The movie won the Best Feature Film Award at the Athens Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in 2005 and was also nominated for the Méliès d'Argent at Fantasporto that same year.
Carlos Atanes | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1971 Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter, playwright |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | carlosatanes |
Reception
editCritics often express the difficulty of valuing Atanes' cinematography and sometimes they even refrain from scoring it, since these are unusual films that escape the standard classification. Dave J. Wilson from Cinematic Shocks says regarding Maximum Shame “it exists outside of the cinematic norm not following its conventions (…) it is purely visual art rather than a real narrative a dreamlike mind-fuck of philosophical musings. It is not a question of whether it is good or not as it does not conform to cinematic conventions. Therefore, I will not be giving a rating for this review, as it is hard for me to judge it on such terms. Whether you like the film or not you will ultimately more likely all reach the same conclusion that it is at least a unique work.”[3] Film Threat, meanwhile, says that within Gallino, the Chicken System “is an entire universe of creativity, albeit one that may or may not reflect this plane of reality as we know it. I don't know that the traditional sense of how we react to film applies here. It's more of an art experience than a simple film (…) I don't know that it's for everyone (or anyone), but it's certainly unique.”[4]
As a writer
editIn addition to his work as a screenwriter and playwright, Carlos Atanes has published several books and essays on cultural issues, cinema and Chaos magic.
Filmography as director
edit- La ira (1989)
- Le Descente à l’enfer d’un poète (1990)
- Romanzio in el sècolo ventuno (1991)
- Els Peixos argentats a la peixera (1991)
- Morir de calor (1991)
- The Marvellous World of the Cucu Bird (1991)
- Els Peixos Argentats a la Peixera (1991, co-directed with Hermann Bonnin)
- El Parc (1992, co-directed with Hermann Bonnin)
- The Mental Tenor (1993)
- The Metamorphosis of Franz Kafka (1993)
- Metaminds & Metabodies (1995)
- Morfing (1996)
- Borneo (1997)
- The Seven Hills of Rome (1998)
- Welcome to Spain (1999)
- Cyberspace Under Control (2000)
- Perdurabo (Where is Aleister Crowley?) (2003)
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions (2004)[5]
- Proxima (2007)[6]
- Made in Proxima (2007)
- Codex Atanicus (2007)
- Scream Queen (2008)
- Maximum Shame (2010)[7]
- Gallino, the Chicken System (2012)[8]
- Meat Market - Esa Linna (2013) (Music video)
- Romance bizarro (2017)
- Alter Ego Film Project (fragment Autofocus) (2024)
Released plays
edit- 2021 – Rey de Marte (Dramatic reading, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
- 2021 – Báthory (Dramatic reading, Madrid)
- 2019 – Antimateria (Tenerife)
- 2018 – Amaya Galeote's La incapacidad de exprimirte (Madrid)
- 2018 – La línea del horizonte (Madrid)
- 2015 – Un genio olvidado (Un rato en la vida de Charles Howard Hinton) (Madrid)
- 2014 – La quinta estación del puto Vivaldi (Madrid)
- 2014 – Los ciclos atánicos (Madrid)
- 2013 – El triunfo de la mediocridad (Madrid)
- 2013 – Secretitos (Madrid)
- 2011 – El hombre de la pistola de nata (Madrid)
- 2011 – La cobra en la cesta de mimbre (Madrid)
Brief plays
edit- 2019 – ¿Hasta cuándo estáis? (Madrid)
- 2019 – A Praga y vámonos (Madrid)
- 2018 – Chéjov bajo cero (Málaga)
- 2017 – Sexo y tortilla (Madrid)
- 2017 – Pasión mostrenca (Madrid)
- 2016 – La abuela de Frankenstein (Madrid)
- 2016 – Love is in the Box (Madrid)
- 2015 – Caminando por el valle inquietante (Madrid)
- 2015 – Santos varones (Madrid)
- 2015 – Porno emocional (Madrid)
- 2014 – El grifo de 5.000.000 euros (Madrid)
- 2014 – El vello público (Madrid)
- 2013 – Necrofilia fina (Madrid)
- 2013 – Romance bizarro (Madrid)
- 2012 – La lluvia (Madrid)
- 2012 – La depredadora (Leganés)
Bibliography
editIn English
edit- 2024 – Querida - The Sufferings and Self Empowerment of a Doll (Novel illustrated by Jan van Rijn) – ISBN 978-3-9826372-1-1
- 2022 – Chaos Magic For Skeptics (Essay) – Mandrake of Oxford 2022 – ISBN 1914153170
- 2013 – Aleister Crowley in the Mouth of Hell: The screenplay never filmed (Screenplay) – ISBN 1482599554
In German
edit- 2024 – Querida - Vom Leid und der Selbstermächtigung einer Puppe (Novel illustrated by Jan van Rijn) – ISBN 978-3-9826372-0-4
In Spanish
edit- 2024 – Perplejidad (Novel) – ISBN 978-84-128410-7-7
- 2024 – Antimateria (Theatre) – ISBN 978-84- 10060-21-0
- 2024 – Querida - De los sufrimientos y el empoderamiento de una muñeca (Novel illustrated by Jan van Rijn) – ISBN 978-3-9826372-2-8
- 2021 – Filmar los sueños (Essay) – ISBN 978-84-123896-8-5
- 2018 – Magia del Caos para escépticos (Essay) – ISBN 978-84-949113-4-7
- 2018 – Demos lo que sobre a los perros (Essay) – ISBN 978-1721253517
- 2017 – Un genio olvidado (Un rato en la vida de Charles Howard Hinton) (Theatre) – ISBN 1546636897
- 2013 – Aleister Crowley en la Boca del Infierno: El guion nunca filmado (Screenplay) – ISBN 1483946649
- 2007 – Los trabajos del director (Essay) – ISBN 978-1-4348-1870-6
- 2003 – El hombre de la pistola de nata (Theatre) – ISBN 978-1-4348-1903-1
- 2002 – Confutatis Maledictis (Novel) – ISBN 978-1-4348-1901-7
- 2002 – La cobra en la cesta de mimbre (Theatre) – ISBN 978-1-4348-1902-4
- 2001 – Combustión espontánea de un jurado (Novel) – ISBN 978-1-4752-4148-8
In Italian
edit- 2024 – Magia del caos per scettici (Essay) – ISBN 978-8899863982
In Catalan
edit- 2003 – La cobra al cistell de vímet (Theatre) – ISBN 84-89826-30-7
Collective books
editIn English
edit- 2022 – Querida - A Doll's Tale of Misery and Liberation (Novel illustrated by Jan van Rijn)
- 2016 – In the Woods & on the Heath (Artbook illustrated by Jan van Rijn)
In Spanish
edit- 2022 – Monstruos (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – ISBN 978-84-18941-61-0
- 2021 – La invasión de los ultracuerpos, de Philip Kaufman (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – ISBN 978-84-120493-7-4
- 2020 – Cine que hoy no se podría rodar (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – ISBN 978-84-122716-0-7
- 2020 – Eyes Wide Shut (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – ISBN 978-84-121874-6-5
- 2020 – Space Fiction: Visiones de lo cósmico en la ciencia ficción (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – ISBN 978-8412049664
- 2019 – De Arrebato a Zulueta (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – ISBN 978-84-120493-1-2
- 2010 – La Bestia en la pantalla. Aleister Crowley y el cine fantástico (Essay, Carlos Atanes et al.) – ISBN 9788489668843
Notes
edit- ^ "The Complete Exile: The Films of Carlos Atanes". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "The 2012 Weirdcademy Awards". 366 Weird Movies. January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ "Maximum Shame (2010)". Cinematic Shocks. March 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Gallino, the Chicken System". Film Threat. September 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions". Film Threat. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ "Proxima: The Last Sci-Fi". Film Threat. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ "Maximum Shame". Film Threat. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Gallino, the Chicken System". Film Threat. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
Further reading
edit- Dunlop, Fiona, National Geographic - Les guides de voyage: Espagne, National Geographic France, France, 2007, pg 52. ISBN 2845822138, ISBN 978-2-84582-213-9
- Crusells, Magi, Directores de cine en Cataluña de la A a la Z, Publicacions i Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona, 2008. ISBN 978-84-475-3316-9
- Sánchez-Conejero, Cristina, Novela y cine de ciencia ficción española contemporánea: Una reflexión sobre la humanidad (2009), Parte II, Entrevistas: Entrevista a Carlos Atanes, director (Lewiston, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009. ISBN 0-7734-5104-8, ISBN 978-0-7734-5104-9)
- Kramer, Seph; Lescroart, Justine; Barbero, Dan; Bernstein, Sanders; Charyk, Nick; Popkin, Meg; Bean, Kyle; Cain, Julia; Kendrick, Anna; Schwartz, Madeleine; and Connolly, Caitlin; Let's Go Barcelona, Let's Go Incorporated, USA, 2010, pg 50. ISBN 1-59880-307-7, ISBN 978-1-59880-307-5
- Thompson, Nathaniel, DVD Delirium Volume 4: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD & Blu-ray, FAB Press Ltd., UK, 2010. ISBN 978-1-903254-62-2
- Gómez Goyeneche, María Antonieta, Identidades trastocadas. Volumen 1: El recurso literario y artístico de las metamorfosis disyuntivas, Programa Editorial Universidad del Valle, Colombia, 2011. ISBN 978-958-670-945-3, ISBN 978-958-5164-40-6
- Vellarino Albuera, Susana, Políticas de la representación (post)pornográfica: del Mainstream a la Queer-action, Universidad de Granada, Spain 2012. ISBN 978-84-9028-430-8
- E. B. Verrone, William, The Avant-Garde Feature Film: A Critical History, McFarland & Company Incorporated Publishers, USA, 2012. ISBN 978-0-7864-5910-0
- Tejeda, Carlos; J. Rodríguez, Hilario; y VV.AA., Cine XXI, directores y direcciones, Cátedra, Spain 2013. ISBN 978-84-376-3149-3
- La Rubia, Leopoldo, Kafka y el cine: la estética de lo kafkiano en el séptimo arte, Biblioteca Nueva S.L., 2013. ISBN 978-84-9940-684-8
- Kuzmanovic Jovanovic, Ana; Filipovic, Jelena; Stojanovic, Jasna; and Rajic, Jelena; Estudios hispánicos en el siglo XXI: Monografía en conmemoración del 40º aniversario de la creación del Departamento de Lengua Española y Literaturas Hispánicas de la Universidad de Belgrado, Faculty of Philology of the University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2014. ISBN 978-86-6153-191-0
- Fritzsche, Sonja, The Liverpool Companion to World Science Fiction Film, Liverpool University Press, U.K., 2014. ISBN 978-1-78138-038-3, ISBN 978-1-78138-595-1
- Chiavini, Roberto; Filippo Pizzo, Gian; and Tetro, Michele; Guida al cinema di fantascienza, Odoya srl, Italia, 2014. ISBN 978-88-6288-236-1
- Yareham, Bob, 700 English Language Movies made in Spain, Obrapropia, 2016. ISBN 978-84-16717-11-8
- Asociación Cultural Hilos Mágicos, Dirección de Arte para Teatro de Títeres: Ponencias y memorias 2016, IDARTES-Instituto Distrital de las Artes, Colombia, 2016, pg 35. ISBN 978-958-99708-1-2
- Cremonini, Laura; and VV.AA., Le Dittature del Futuro: Cinema di Fantascienza, Italia, 2017.
- Otto Horch, Hans; Liska, Vivian; Maksymiak, Malgorzata; and Vogt Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Stefan; Wegweiser und Grenzgänger: Studien zur deutsch-jüdischen Kultur- und Literaturgeschichte, Böhlau Verlag GmbH & Co KG Wien, Austria, 2018. ISBN 9783205206422, ISBN 9783205201038
- Yareham, Bob, Silver Screen Films: 800 English Language Films, Obrapropia, 2018. ISBN 978-84-17614-10-2
- Cervera Ral, Enric, Com... Seqüències (Un relat basat en fets reals), Fundación AISGE, Spain, 2018. ISBN 978-84-09-01422-4
- Pezzini, Franco, Le nozze alchemiche di Aleister Crowley. Itinerari letterari con la grande bestia, Odoya srl, Italia, 2020. ISBN 8862886373, ISBN 978-8862886376
- Sernagiotto, Camilla, La maledizione del Dakota: Rosemary's Baby, Cielo Drive, John Lennon e altri fatti oscuri, Arcana Edizioni, Italia, 2022. ISBN 8892771248, ISBN 978-8892771246
- Sabry, Fouad, Hive Mind: Fundamentals and Applications, One Billion Knowledgeable, United Arab Emirates, 2022. ISBN 6610000473229 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: invalid prefix