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Post by spiderwort on Oct 1, 2017 16:47:52 GMT
I don't think this subject has been discussed before (it's hard to tell with the layout here). I hope not. I'm only going to name a couple to begin with, because I don't know how many there are. Those from countries other than America are welcome.
The first I'll name were American (though, oddly, were born in Istanbul & Berlin):
Elia Kazan
Kazan acted and directed on stage for several years before his film debut with A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). His most famous play on Broadway before that was the original production of Thornton Wilder's, The Skin of Our Teeth, starring Tallulah Bankhead, Fredric March, and Montgomery Clift. His most famous stage productions came after he was a film director - A Streetcar Named Desire (which he also directed on screen), Death of a Salesman, Camino Real, Tea and Sympathy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, J.B., and Sweet Bird of Youth.
Mike Nichols
Nichols acted on stage in partnership with Elaine May for several years. When they split up, he directed Barefoot in the Park, Luv, and The Odd Couple on Broadway before he made his film debut with Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). Like Kazan, he had a long feature career, but also returned to the stage often to direct plays like Plaza Suite, Prisoner of Second Avenue, Annie, The Gin Game, Death and the Maiden, and a revival of Death of a Salesman, which was originally directed by his idol, Elia Kazan.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Oct 1, 2017 16:49:20 GMT
I believe Vincente Minnelli is an example of this.
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Post by movielover on Oct 1, 2017 16:51:53 GMT
Bob Fosse
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Post by bravomailer on Oct 1, 2017 17:08:13 GMT
Sidney Lumet
Orson Welles
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 17:21:31 GMT
Michael Haneke
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Post by tavaresmd on Oct 1, 2017 20:22:16 GMT
Kenneth Branagh
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Post by manfromplanetx on Oct 1, 2017 20:23:28 GMT
Sir Peter Hall , eminent English theatre, opera and film director died this month aged 86, an obituary in The Times declared him...
"the most important figure in British theatre for half a century" and an announcement on his death from a Royal National Theatre statement declared that Hall’s "influence on the artistic life of Britain in the 20th century was unparalleled".
In 1953 Hall first production was The Letter (W. Somerset Maugham, Theatre Royal Windsor) In 1955 he introduced London audiences to the work of Samuel Beckett with the UK premiere of Waiting for Godot, which was hailed as the "most significant English language play of the 20th century
Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–68) and went on to build an international reputation in theatre, opera, film and television.
He directed his first film in 1968 a great favourite of mine is his adaptation of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming (1973)
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Post by mattgarth on Oct 1, 2017 20:38:33 GMT
Adding: Arthur Penn / Peter Glenville / Joshua Logan / George Roy Hill
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 21:26:03 GMT
Oh, thanks for this great suggestion, julie. I would not have otherwise known. It doubtless explains his ability to work so well with actors. I wish I had seen more of this films. I've only seen Amour. What a beautiful but heartbreaking experience that was. He is a great artist, though most of his films (I haven't seen all yet) are brutal. And they have one thing in common, they make you think about life and people. |
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Post by kijii on Oct 1, 2017 21:53:55 GMT
Julie Taymor and Ang Lee?
I believe they both directed for stage and movies?
I like Taymor's work with Shakespearean works, and she is currently directing The Lion King on stage.
Julie seems to be a woman with many talents:
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Post by neurosturgeon on Oct 2, 2017 9:08:54 GMT
Rouben Mamoulian directed many Broadway productions, such as "Porgy and Bess" and "Oklahoma" while also directing films, such as Fredrich March's "Dr, Jekyll and Mr.Hyde." He was probably better known for being fired from films, such as "Laura," "Porgy and Bess" and "Cleopatra."
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Post by divtal on Oct 2, 2017 17:02:50 GMT
Gene Saks began his directorial career on Broadway in 1949, and went on to film ... working, most notably, on Neil Simon's plays.
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Post by sostie on Oct 3, 2017 9:40:00 GMT
Sam Mendes
Stephen Daldry (nominated for his first 3 films....not bad)
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Post by sostie on Oct 3, 2017 12:49:54 GMT
Mike Leigh is another I should really mention
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Post by sostie on Oct 3, 2017 13:46:07 GMT
Mike Leigh is another I should really mention I had no idea he started in the theatre. But it makes sense. When I researched him I was fascinated by his technique of using improvisation with actors and writing and as part of the process and the ultimate finished product. I've only seen two of his films, I regret to say, but I absolutely loved Secrets and Lies, a brilliant film with such brilliant performances by Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. I also loved Vera Drake, with another brilliant performance by Imelda Staunton. I need to see more of his films. He's a truly gifted director with a truly unique and very effective vision. You need to see his TV plays Nuts In May, Abigail's Party and Meantime, and his films Life Is Sweet and Naked. All brilliant |
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