 Two years later, his film "El Otro Cristóbal" was entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.In 2013 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l'Académie française.One of the most acclaimed theater writer/directors of the 20th century, Gatti was originally a member of the informal Left Bank group of filmmakers that included Alain Resnais, Chris Marker, Agnès Varda, Henri Colpi and Jean Cayrol, but because none of his films have been released on video in the US, he remains an elusive figure for many cinephiles.