Sebastián Lelio, director of A Fantastic Woman, dies at 52
The Chilean filmmaker’s A Fantastic Woman won the foreign-language film Oscar in 2018.
Chilean director and screenwriter Sebastián Lelio died on Friday, 6 November, aged 52. His family announced his death in a statement posted by his partner, Amalia Kassai. They cited health reasons without giving details. Chile’s Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage offered its condolences.
A Fantastic Woman, Chile’s entry, won the 2018 Oscar for foreign-language film. Starring Daniela Vega, the film follows Marina, a transgender woman who faces suspicion from the authorities and exclusion from her partner’s family’s mourning after his death.
Lelio also directed the Chilean film Gloria and later remade it in English as Gloria Bell, starring Julianne Moore. His English-language work also included Disobedience and The Wonder.
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