Movies directed by Nicolas Roeg
Biography: When he made his directorial debut in 1970, Nicolas Roeg was already a 23-year veteran of the British film industry, starting out in 1947 as an editing apprentice and working his way up to cinematographer twelve years later. He first came to attention as part of the second unit on David Lean 's "The Lawrence of Arabia (1962)", with Roger Corman's "Masque of the Red Death (1964)" two years later co ... show all When he made his directorial debut in 1970, Nicolas Roeg was already a 23-year veteran of the British film industry, starting out in 1947 as an editing apprentice and working his way up to cinematographer twelve years later. He first came to attention as part of the second unit on David Lean 's "The Lawrence of Arabia (1962)", with Roger Corman's "Masque of the Red Death (1964)" two years later containing his first really distinctive solo work. He went on to photograph films for such distinguished directors as François Truffaut ("The Fahrenheit 451 (1966)"), John Schlesinger ("Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)") and Richard Lester ("Petulia (1968)") before his sensational directorial debut in 1968. Co-directed with writer (and painter) Donald Cammell "Performance (1970)" was intended to be a simple-minded star vehicle for Mick Jagger and Warner Bros were so horrified when they saw the final multi-layered kaleidoscope of sex, violence, and questions of identity that they delayed its release for two years. Roeg went to Australia for his solo debut as director ("Walkabout (1971)"), which was also his last film as cinematographer, and throughout the next decade he produced a world-class body of work ("Don't Look Now (1973)"; "Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)"; "Bad Timing (1980)") that revealed his uniquely off-kilter view of the world, expressed through fragmented, dislocated images and a highly original yet strangely accessible approach to narrative. He married the star of "Bad Timing (1980)", the elegant Theresa Russell who would play the female lead in nearly all his subsequent films, though these have generally found less favor with critics and audiences, and the release of both "Eureka (1984)" and "Cold Heaven (1991)" was severely restricted due to problems with the films' distributors. hide |
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Strong supernatural forces are unleashed if a young architect (Kelly Reilly) becomes pregnant on moving an isolated and mysterious valley to build a house. And if the neighbouring farmers take against the future child, it is her real survival which is threatened.
Starke übernatürliche Kräfte werden losgelassen, wenn ein junger Architekt (Kelly Reilly) schwanger nach dem Bewegen zu einem isolierten und mysteriösen Tal wird, um ein Haus zu bauen. Und wenn die benachbarten Bauern gegen das zukünftige Kind nehmen, ist es ihr wirkliches Überleben, das bedroht wird.
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Categories: 2007, Canada, Drama, Fantasy, Ireland, Mystery, Thriller, UK
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A young boy, newly orphan, is taken in England by his grandmother. For a hotel in which they stay, a group of sorceresses gathered to prepare a conspiracy to clear out the world of all children.
Un jeune garçon, récemment orphelin, est pris en Angleterre par sa grand-mère. À un hôtel dans lequel ils restent, un groupe de sorcières s’est rassemblé pour préparer un complot de débarrasser le monde de tous les enfants.
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Categories: 1990, Family, Fantasy, Horror, UK
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John and Laura Baxter live in Venice when they find a pair of older sisters, one of that he protests to be the psychic. She insists that she should see the spirit of the daughter of Baxters, who recently suffocated. Laura is intrigued, but John resists to the idea. He, nevertheless, seems to have its own psychic twinkles, seeing his daughter’s walk the streets in his red layer, as well as Laura and the sisters in a gondola of burial.
John y Laura Baxter viven en Venecia cuando ellos encuentran un par de hermanas mayores, uno de las que reclama para ser el médium. Ella insiste que ella vea el espíritu de la hija de Baxters, que recientemente se ahogó. Laura es intrigada, pero John resiste a la idea. Él, sin embargo, parece tener sus propios destellos psíquicos, viendo su paseo de hija las calles en su capa roja, así como Laura y las hermanas en una góndola de entierro.
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Categories: 1973, Drama, Horror, Italy, Mystery, Thriller, UK
