Directing
Vlasta Lah
Born — Died
1913-01-12 — 1978-07-12
Place of birth
Pola, Küstenland, Austria-Hungary [now Pula, Istria, Croatia]
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Vlasta Giulia Lah Rocchi, known professionally as Vlasta Lah, was a filmmaker born in the city of Pula, modern day Croatia; then part of Austria-Hungary, on 13 January 1913. She later emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina with her husband and fellow filmmaker Catrano Catrani in 1938 and they pursued a career on the Golden Age of the Argentinian film industry. She died in Buenos Aires on 12 July 1978 at the age of 65. Vlasta Lah was the first woman to direct a sound feature film in Argentina and later the only woman filmmaker working in Latin America during the 1960s. Vlasta Lah directed two feature films, she made her feature film directorial debut in 1960 with The Furies, followed a couple …
Known for
7.5Five women whose lives revolve around an absent man constantly battle each other in their decaying old mansion.
The Furies
1960
7.5Two ambitious haute couture models get involved with millionaire men.
The Models (Sonia and Ana)
1963
NRA rich man protects an orphan and her donkey but she must be sacrificed as a result of an accident
Santiago querido!
1965
NRThe antics of two children who live in a ranch.
Tacuara y Chamorro, pichones de hombres
1967
NRWhen she made her first film in 1960, Vlasta Lah was the only woman to direct a sound feature film in Argentina. Her path was arduous and long: from her childhood in a country torn apart by war to her training at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, to her arrival in Argentina fleeing another war, where she became the most important assistant director at Estudios San Miguel. Through her personal correspondence and a meticulous investigation, her name will be rescued from oblivion.
Vlasta, The Memory Is Not Everlasting
2025
Film credits
Behind the camera
7.5Five women whose lives revolve around an absent man constantly battle each other in their decaying old mansion.
The Furies
1960
7.5Five women whose lives revolve around an absent man constantly battle each other in their decaying old mansion.
The Furies
1960
7.5Two ambitious haute couture models get involved with millionaire men.
The Models (Sonia and Ana)
1963
7.5Two ambitious haute couture models get involved with millionaire men.
The Models (Sonia and Ana)
1963
NRA rich man protects an orphan and her donkey but she must be sacrificed as a result of an accident
Santiago querido!
1965
NRThe antics of two children who live in a ranch.
Tacuara y Chamorro, pichones de hombres
1967