Between Augusto Roa Bastos and David Mamet, who is a film director?
Augusto Roa Bastos Augusto Roa Bastos (June 13, 1917 – April 26, 2005) was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, screenwriter and professor. He is best known for his complex novel "Yo el Supremo" ("I, the Supreme") and for winning the "Premio Miguel de Cervantes" in 1989, Spanish literature's most prestigious prize. "Yo el Supremo" explores the dictations and inner thoughts of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, the eccentric dictator of Paraguay who ruled with an iron fist, from 1814 until his death in 1840.
Renato Berta Renato Berta is a Swiss cinematographer and film director, best known for his collaborations with directors Alain Tanner and Jean-Marie Straub. Trained at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, Berta has worked as cinematographer in more than 100 films since 1969. He won a César Award for Best Cinematography for "Au revoir les enfants" in 1988 and a David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for "Noi credevamo" in 2011.