Eliseo Alberto Subiela (born December 27, 1944 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director and writer, whose works are considered to be in the 'magic realism' genre. Subiela is the father of actress, Guadalupe Subiela (who acted in her father's film, Pequeños Milagros). He has won and been nominated for awards at the Toronto, Montreal, Berlin, Istanbul and Havana film festivals, among others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eliseo Subiela, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 27, 1944
- December 25, 2016 (aged 71)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Director, writer and producer
- 3 on Motif · 21 credits in all
What are Eliseo Subiela's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Eliseo Subiela's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Eliseo Subiela's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
21 credits, 3 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Subiela, El Mago (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Vanishing Landscapes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Hostage of an Illusion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Don't Look Down(2008)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
The Effect of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Heartlift (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
The Adventures of God (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
The Dark Side of the Heart 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Little Miracles(1997)
Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films
Wake Up Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You're Going (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
Peor es nada (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)
Last Images of the Shipwreck (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)
Man Facing Southeast (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
The Conquest of Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)
Argentina, mayo de 1969. Los caminos de la liberación (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Sobre todas esas estrellas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
The Shoemaker's Wife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
Chronicle of a Boy Alone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)
A Long Silence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles from 1963 to 2014.
How do Eliseo Subiela's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
1 of their 3 titles is Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Eliseo Subiela work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eliseo Subiela's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mónica Galán shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Mónica GalánShared titles: Don't Look Down (2008), Little Miracles (1997), The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Mónica Galán
- Hugo AranaShared titles: Don't Look Down (2008), The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Hugo Arana
Composers and editors
- Marcela SáenzShared titles: Don't Look Down (2008), Little Miracles (1997), The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Marcela Sáenz
- Osvaldo MontesShared titles: Little Miracles (1997), The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Osvaldo Montes
