FILM DIRECTOR

Leopoldo Torre Nilsson

1924 - 1978

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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal surname from Torres to Torre) was the son of Argentine pioneer film director Leopoldo Torres Ríos, with whom he collaborated between 1939 and 1949. He debuted in 1947 with the short El muro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson has received more than 42,600 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2019). Leopoldo Torre Nilsson is the 1,220th most popular film director (down from 1,071st in 2019), the 504th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 404th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Argentinean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson ranks 1,220 out of 2,041. Before him are Feng Xiaogang, José Padilha, Adam McKay, Arne Sucksdorff, Tom McCarthy, and Lee Unkrich. After him are Laura Poitras, David Koepp, Priit Pärn, Sidney Franklin, Gregory Ratoff, and Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson ranks 385. Before him are Giovanni Saldarini, Rune Larsson, Michael Manley, Mira Alečković, Juan Ponce Enrile, and Göran Malmqvist. After him are Erika Mahringer, Lucebert, Faith Domergue, Otis Spann, Giacomo Mari, and Yulia Drunina. Among people deceased in 1978, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson ranks 203. Before him are Gregor Wentzel, Malvina Reynolds, Cyrille Adoula, Will Geer, Jorge Icaza Coronel, and Jesús Glaría. After him are Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Ljubiša Stevanović, Jorge de Sena, Peggy Wood, Blossom Rock, and Jan Parandowski.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson ranks 504 out of 1,154. Before him are José Daniel Valencia (1955), Darío Grandinetti (1959), Joaquín Correa (1994), Santiago Santamaría (1952), José Varacka (1932), and Lisandro López (1983). After him are José María Linares (1808), Héctor Enrique (1962), Roberto Bonano (1970), Daniel Carnevali (1946), Reinaldo Gorno (1918), and Martín Pando (1934).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Argentina

Among film directors born in Argentina, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson ranks 9. Before him are Fernando Solanas (1936), Luis Puenzo (1946), Fernando Birri (1925), Juan José Campanella (1959), María Luisa Bemberg (1922), and Nelly Kaplan (1931). After him are Lucrecia Martel (1966), Andy Muschietti (1973), Damián Szifron (1975), Sebastián Lelio (1974), Pablo Trapero (1971), and Lisandro Alonso (1975).

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Filmography

The Female: Seventy Times Seven
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Cora is a Mexican prostitute with typically inconsiderate johns. She is troubled by a hole in the ceiling. The hole triggers flashbacks regarding how she got to where she is; she hooked up with a gringo and got involved in digging a well. A horse thief given up for dead gives them a hand.
Aug 30th 19625.9 / 10
Days of Hate
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Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.
Jun 3rd 19546.8 / 10
The House of the Angel
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A young teen has been raised by a despotic mother overcome with religious zeal and a father who rules over the household with a heavy, iron hand. Forcibly kept innocent of the sexual nuances of some adult relationships, she is not too clear on her rights, his intentions, or the consequences when her father's best friend starts to lust after her.
Jun 25th 19577 / 10