Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwiz βuˈɲwel portoˈles]; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a filmmaker who worked in Spain, Mexico and France.[2] When Luis Buñuel died at age 83, his obituary in the New York Times called him "an iconoclast, moralist, and revolutionary who was a leader of avant-garde surrealism in his youth and a dominant international movie director half a century later".[3] His first picture—made in the silent era—was called "the most famous short film ever made" by critic Roger Ebert,[4] and his last film—made 48 years later—won him Best Director awards from the National Board of Review and the National Society of Film Critics.[5] Writer Octavio Paz called Buñuel's work "the marriage of the film image to the poetic image, creating a new reality...scandalous and subversive".[6] Early years (1900–1924)[edit] During his student years, Buñuel became an accomplished hypnotist. Career[edit] First French period (1925–1931)[edit] Un Chien Andalou (1929)[edit]
Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ bʁɛsɔ̃]; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999)[1] was a French film director known for his spiritual and ascetic style. He contributed notably to the art of film and influenced the French New Wave. He is often referred to as the most highly regarded French filmmaker after Jean Renoir.[2] Bresson's influence on French cinema was once described by Jean-Luc Godard, who wrote "Robert Bresson is French cinema, as Dostoevsky is the Russian novel and Mozart is German music. Life and career[edit] Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth (née Clausels) and Léon Bresson.[4] Little is known of his early life. Initially also a photographer, Bresson made his first short film, Les affaires publiques (Public Affairs) in 1934. Themes[edit] Legacy[edit] Worldwide[edit] Bresson's book Notes on the Cinematographer (1975) is one of the most respected books on film theory and criticism. French Cinema and French New Wave[edit] Quotes[edit]
Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (French: [dəmi]; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New Wave. Uninterested in the formal experimentation of Alain Resnais, or the political agitation of Jean-Luc Godard, Demy instead created a self-contained fantasy world closer to that of François Truffaut, drawing on musicals, fairytales and the golden age of Hollywood. Career[edit] La Baie des Anges (The Bay of Angels, 1963), starring Jeanne Moreau, took the theme of fate further, with its story of love at the roulette tables. Subsequent films are less highly regarded, but may well be due for reappraisal: David Thomson wrote about "the fascinating application of the operatic technique to an unusually dark story" in Une chambre en ville (A Room in Town, 1982). Jacques Demy died of AIDS (information given in Agnès Varda's 2008 autobiographical movie Les Plages d'Agnès) in 1990 at age 59 and was interred in the Montparnasse Cemetery in Montparnasse.
Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (French: [klod ʃabʁɔl]; 1930–2010) was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues and contemporaries Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer and Jacques Rivette, Chabrol was a critic for the influential film magazine Cahiers du cinéma before beginning his career as a film maker. Sometimes characterized as a "mainstream" New Wave director, Chabrol remained prolific and popular throughout his half-century career.[1] In 1978, he cast Isabelle Huppert as the lead in Violette Nozière. On the strength of that effort, the pair went on to others including the successful Madame Bovary (1991) and La Ceremonie (1996). 1930–1957: Early life and journalism career[edit] 1957–1967: Early film career[edit] The most prolific of the major New Wave directors, Chabrol averaged almost one film a year from 1958 until his death.
Georges Franju Georges Franju (French: [fʁɑ̃ʒy]; 12 April 1912 – 5 November 1987) was a French filmmaker. He was born in Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine.[4] Biography[edit] Early life[edit] Before working in French cinema, Franju had several different jobs. Film career[edit] In 1949, Franju began work on a series of nine documentary films. Film style[edit] In her study of French cinema since the French new wave, Claire Clouzot described Franju's film style as heavily influenced by his predecessors. Filmography[edit] As director[edit] Notes[edit] ^ Jump up to: a b Ince, 2005. p.3Jump up ^ Le Ciné-club de Caen: "Georges Franju"Jump up ^ Tribune de Genève: "Il fut l'un des plus grands cinéastes français"^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Brennan, Sandra. References[edit]
Bertrand Blier Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Blier. Bertrand Blier est un réalisateur, scénariste et écrivain français, né le 14 mars 1939 à Boulogne-Billancourt (France). Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] Bertrand Blier est le fils de Gisèle Brunet et du comédien Bernard Blier. Le cinéma de Bertrand Blier est résolument anticonformiste et iconoclaste. Filmographie[modifier | modifier le code] Réalisateur et scénariste[modifier | modifier le code] Scénariste[modifier | modifier le code] Assistant réalisateur[modifier | modifier le code] 1959 : Oh! Apparitions à l'écran[modifier | modifier le code] Box-office[modifier | modifier le code] Récompenses[modifier | modifier le code] Théâtre[modifier | modifier le code] Bibliographie[modifier | modifier le code] Notes et références[modifier | modifier le code] Liens externes[modifier | modifier le code] Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : Bertrand Blier, sur Wikimedia Commons
Richard Fleischer Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. Early life[edit] Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer.[1] After graduating from Brown University, he went to Yale School of Drama, where he met his future wife, Mary Dickson.[2] His film career began in 1942 at the RKO studio, directing shorts, documentaries, and compilations of forgotten silent features, which he called "Flicker Flashbacks". Career[edit] Fleischer was chairman of Fleischer Studios, which today handles the licensing of Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. Death and legacy[edit] He died in his sleep at age 89, after having been in failing health for the better part of a year. Fleischer's 1993 autobiography, Just Tell Me When to Cry, described his many difficulties with actors, writers and producers. Japanese film director Kiyoshi Kurosawa expresses admiration for Fleischer.[4] Filmography[edit] Source:[5] Accolades[edit] Wins Nominations
Anton Corbijn Early life and family[edit] Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard was born on 20 May 1955 in Strijen in the Netherlands, where his father had been appointed as parson to the Dutch Reformed Church the previous year.[6] His father Anton Corbijn van Willenswaard (1917–2007)[7] would take up the same position in Hoogland (1966) and Groningen (1972)[8] moving his wife and four children with him.[9] His mother, Marietje Groeneboer (1925–2011), was a nurse and was raised in a parson's family. Photographer and director Maarten Corbijn (born 1960)[10] is a younger brother.[11] Grandfather Anton Johannes (Corbijn) van Willenswaard (1886–1959)[12][13] was an art teacher at Christian schools in Hilversum[14] and an active member in the local Dutch Reformed Church in Hilversum.[15][16] Photography[edit] Film directing[edit] On 26 October 2011 Corbijn directed a webcast by Coldplay from the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain.[22] Appearances[edit] Filmography[edit] Music videos[edit]
Park Chan-wook Life and career[edit] His debut feature film was The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream (1992), and after five years, he made his second film Trio. Park's early films were not successful, and he pursued a career as a film critic to make a living.[3] In a May 2004 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Park listed Sophocles, Shakespeare, Kafka, Dostoevsky, Balzac, Kurt Vonnegut as being influences on his career.[2] In addition to being a film director and screenwriter, Park is also a film critic with several published editions to his name. In 2006, he was the member of official section jury at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival. In February 2007, Park won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography[edit] Film[edit] Short film[edit] * Directed with his brother Park Chan-kyong Awards[edit] Recurring cast in Park Chan-wook's films[edit] Bibliography[edit] 2005. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (Italian: [fedeˈriːko felˈliːni]; January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of the 20th century.[1] In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and directed four motion pictures that won Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. Early life and education[edit] Rimini (1920–1938)[edit] Fellini was born on January 20, 1920 to middle-class parents in Rimini, then a small town on the Adriatic Sea. Enrolled at the Ginnasio Giulio Cesare in 1929, he made friends with Luigi ‘Titta’ Benzi, later a prominent Rimini lawyer (and the model for young Titta in Amarcord (1973)). "It is not memory that dominates my films. Rome (1939)[edit] Career and later life[edit] Early screenplays (1940–1943)[edit]
Henri-Georges Clouzot Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Clouzot. Henri-Georges Clouzot, né le 20 novembre 1907 à Niort et mort le 12 janvier 1977 dans le 17e arrondissement de Paris est un scénariste, dialoguiste, réalisateur, et producteur de cinéma français. Henri-Georges Clouzot est l'un des trois réalisateurs, avec Michelangelo Antonioni et Robert Altman, à avoir remporté les trois récompenses suprêmes des principaux festivals européens à savoir le Lion d'or, la Palme d'or et l'Ours d'or, par ailleurs, chose exceptionnelle et impossible de nos jours, ces deux dernières récompenses sont attribuées à un seul et même film (en l'occurrence Le Salaire de la Peur). Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] Tombe de Henri-Georges et Inès Clouzot. Divers[modifier | modifier le code] Filmographie[modifier | modifier le code] Réalisateur[modifier | modifier le code] Superviseur des versions françaises[modifier | modifier le code] Théâtre[modifier | modifier le code]
Hal Ashby Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988)[1] was an American film director and editor[2][3] associated with the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Early years[edit] Born William Hal Ashby in Ogden, Utah, he grew up in a Mormon household, the son of Eileen Ireta (Hetzler) and James Thomas Ashby, a dairy owner.[4][5] His tumultuous childhood as part of a dysfunctional family included the divorce of his parents, his father's suicide, and dropping out of high school. Ashby was married and divorced by the time he was 19. Hollywood career[edit] Decline[edit] The Slugger's Wife, with a screenplay penned by Neil Simon, continued the losing streak. Death[edit] Attempting to turn a corner in his declining career, Ashby stopped using drugs, trimmed his hair and beard, and began to frequent Hollywood parties wearing a navy blue blazer so as to suggest that he was once again employable. Acclaim and influence[edit] Filmography (as director)[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Tom DiCillo Thomas A. "Tom" DiCillo (born August 14, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Early life[edit] He was born in Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina. Career[edit] His first film, Johnny Suede, cast the then-unknown Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in what would be their first starring roles. For his second film, Living in Oblivion, DiCillo received acclaim for his satire of independent film-making. DiCillo wrote and directed the movie When You're Strange, which was released in 2009 and premiered at the Sundance Film festival. He has published books of two of his screenplays, Living in Oblivion and Box of Moonlight. Filmography[edit] As director[edit] As cinematographer[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]