Spiner to helm 'Olvido'

MADRID -- Fernando Spiner, whose Gaucho Western "Aballay" walked away while using lion's share of kudos at Monday's Argentine Academy awards ceremony, will adapt another Argentine classic: "Mas alla del olvido." Argentina's foreign-language Oscar submission, "Aballay" changes a celebrated short story by Antonio Di Benedetto. Helmer-scribe Spiner's "Olvido" can be a remake in the Argentine movie of the title directed by Hugo del Carril in 1956. The amour fou tale has Del Carril becoming an Argentine ranch-owner stumbling in Paris upon a cabaret dancer who's an inactive ringer for his deceased wife. Taking her to Argentina, he tries to change her to the spitting picture of his former spouse. But tragedy strikes once more. "Del Carril might be the Orson Welles of Argentine cinema, a director, actor, producer, film author and music artist," mentioned Spiner. The 1956 "Olvido" changes 1892 novel "Bruges-la-Morte," by Belgium's Georges Rodenbach. Spiner mentioned it inspired 1954 French crime novel "The Living as well as the Dead," acquired by Alfred Hitchcock for your 1958 pic "Vertigo." "Olvido" is defined at Spiner's Buenos Aires label, Boya Films. Spiner aims to go in production late 2012, shooting in Argentina. On Monday, Spiner scooped eight Argentine Academy awards for "Aballay," including director, actress (Moro Anghileri), cinematography and modified script. "Aballay" is becoming leaving major territory sales for Kevin William's KWA, Willams told Variety. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com