Jean Pierre Atahualpa Charles Lichy Verdier, best known as Atahualpa Lichy, is a Franco-Venezuelan filmmaker, known for his film Río Negro (1992). Born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1956, he moved to Paris and became the assistant of Henry Langlois at the Cinémathèque Française. From 1969 to 1975, he participated in the creation and organization of the Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des cinéastes) in Cannes. Lichy has written, directed and produced more than 60 films in France and Venezuela.
KNOWN FOR
Ciné regards
1979
The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002
Claves, 3: Small mother country, great mother country
1984
Claves, 2: We will return younger
1984
Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1984
Martin Luther
1963
Claves, 4: Memories of Cuban cinema
1984
William Hogarth
1965
Travail du comédien
1974
Black River
1990
L'Abécédaire du Maréchal
1979
Béjart
1970