biography
pronunciation:
[shlezinjer]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1926– )
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| biography:
| Film director, born in London, UK. He directed art documentary films for television, and made his first feature film of contemporary social realism, A Kind of Loving, in 1962, followed by Billy Liar (1963). His interpretation of Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), the downbeat urban Midnight Cowboy (1969, Oscar), and the sensitive Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971) showed his width of range. Later productions in the USA explored political responsibilities, such as Day of the Locust (1975), Marathon Man (1976), and Yanks (1979). Films of the 1980s include Honky Tonk Freeway (1980), Believers (1987), and Madame Sousatka (1989). Later titles include Pacific Heights (1990), The Innocent (1993), Cold Comfort Farm (1996), and The Next Best Thing (2000). He has also directed for stage and opera. |
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