Juan Antonio Bardem

Juan Antonio Bardem was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid. Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and El puente (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1979 film Seven Days in January won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.

In 1953 he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, Objetivo, which existed until 1956. He was a member of the Communist Party.

During the Franco dictatorship, Bardem was imprisoned by the Spanish State due to the anti-fascist nature of his films.

In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1993 he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Bardem was the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem. Bardem died in Madrid in 2002, at age 80.

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Juan Antonio Barden fue un reconocido director de cine español, que alcanzó fama internacional con sus primeras películas, a mediados de la década de 1950. Entre sus películas destacan Muerte de un ciclista (1955) y Calle Mayor (1956). Fue militante del PCE, primero en la clandestinidad, durante el franquismo, y luego durante la democracia.

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