Lucrecia Martel
Film director · 4 films (2001–2017)
Lucrecia Martel is a director whose work here spans La Ciénaga (2001) to Zama (2017), across drama and mystery. The work runs naturally lit — 66% of frames across the 4 films indexed here, against 43% library-wide. All 317 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Lucrecia Martel is an Argentine film director, screenwriter, and producer. She is a part of the New Argentine Cinema wave of contemporary film-making that began in the mid-1990s.
Born 14 December 1966 · Salta, Argentina
Directing style
Martel constructs dense, claustrophobic interior dramas by pairing a dominant shallow depth of field with eye-level medium shots and closeups, isolating characters within their immediate surroundings to evoke a lonely, tense atmosphere. Her blocking is shaped by naturalistic daytime lighting, relying almost exclusively on single sources like windows, practical lamps, and direct sunlight to illuminate her subjects. The color palette grounds these tense spaces in muted, earthy tones—ranging from deep clay browns and dusty ochres to cool, desaturated slate blues—punctuated by occasional warm, saturated accents.
Awards
- Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires · 2023
- honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven · 2023
Films directed by Lucrecia Martel
About Lucrecia Martel
When was Lucrecia Martel born?
Lucrecia Martel was born on 14 December 1966 in Salta, Argentina.
What films has Lucrecia Martel directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: La Ciénaga (2001), The Holy Girl (2004), The Headless Woman (2008) and Zama (2017).
What awards has Lucrecia Martel won?
Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires (2023) and honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2023).
Search every frame of Lucrecia Martel’s films
All 317 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Lucrecia Martel — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.