Isabel Coixet
Date of birth: 1960-04-09
Place of birth: Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Isabel Coixet Castillo
Biography
Isabel Coixet Castillo (Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960; Sant Adrià del Besòs) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “Catalan auteur.”
Movie Credits
It's Not That Cold Siberia
2016-11-06
Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet travels to Siberia to attend a film festival where an unknown man —w
Journey to the Heart of Torture
2003-09-24
Using testimonies of experts that help torture victims to recover and even some victims that talk ab
El culo del mundo
2014-04-11
El culo del mundo' is a documentary directed by and starring comedian Andreu Buenafuente, the idea f
¿Qué (diablos) es España?
2022-11-02
Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things
2015-04-24
A portrait of the internationally acclaimed Spanish film director Isabel Coixet and an analysis of h
Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas
2016-05-02
A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ball
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016-06-29
The life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric.
Querido Fotogramas
2018-10-05
The 70th anniversary of the “Fotogramas” magazine comes in the shape of a sentimental voyage through
Toni Segarra: The Ads Writer
2016-06-09
Advertising surrounds us. It is part of our lives, our memory and our culture: it is a pure reflecti
Kill Me Tender
2004-02-13
Do all men want the same thing? Nestor, recently widowed, runs a bakery near Barcelona, has a bank a
El cerro de los dioses
2019-11-08
A reimagining of the myth of Faust, in which a documentary director and her producer investigate a n
Luis García Berlanga: pasado, presente y futuro del cine español
2021-07-23
A conversation about the work of Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) and his perduran
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013-08-28
Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 6
L’Énigme Velázquez
2025-02-26
God Sees It
2025-03-20
God Sees It is a journey into the creative universe of Oscar Tusquets, one of the most fascinating f