Stephen arthur frears born 20 june 1941 is an english director. He has been nominated for two academy awards for best director. Film profile for stephen frears, director, born 20 june 1941. His directorial film debut was the detective spoof gumshoe 1971. Stephen frears celebrity profile check out the latest stephen frears photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. This debut feature is an early gem in the frears canon, with a great ensemble supporting cast including frank finlay and billie. Stephen frears, english film and television director known for movies that explore social class through.
I recently saw this film again for the first time since it came out, on a big screen, and had an opportunity to chat a bit with steve frears about it. Written by local author neville smith, who appears as arthur. He had made two theatrical films, gumshoe 1971 and the hit. Harold pinter was a british actor, director, playwright, and screenwriter. Gumshoe 1971 stephen frears, albert finney, billie whitelaw, frank finlay, comedy, crime, drama october 10, 2017 ginley albert finney is a nightclub bingo caller eager for a. In 1971 he directed his first feature film, gumshoe. N ot liking to be interviewed probably starts with the reluctance to submit yourself to an alien, unpredictable critical gaze, but in stephen frears s case it has flowered into a bizarre art form. The credit for this is due to finney, who is careful to make it clear that eddie is a selfconscious dreamer, and to stephen frears who. Gumshoe is a british 1971 film that was the theatrical directorial debut of director stephen frears. Stephen frears biography and filmography stephen frears. Stephen frears biography, movie highlights and photos.
Stephen frears frears at the july 12, 2014 odessa international film festival born stephen arthur frears 19410620 20. In 1971, frears made his directorial debut with gumshoe. He has been married to anne rothenstein since 1992. Stephen frears birth chart horoscope, date of birth, astro, astrology, biography, wikipedia, birthday, gemini horoscope of celebrity, filmography, movies. This native of leicester, england, studied law at cambridge university.
Frears helmed a few madefortelevision films, and in 1985, he had his breakthrough directing my beautiful laundrette. Gumshoe 1971 this debut feature is an early gem in the frears canon, with a great ensemble supporting cast including frank finlay and billie whitelaw, and a taut script from neville smith. Filmography v other appearances v awards v filmography. Starring finney, it was a tribute to the hardboiled detective drama. Stephen frears celebrity profile check out the latest stephen frears photo gallery. Stephen arthur frears born 20 june 1941 citation needed is an english film and television director. His direction of my beautiful laundrette 1985 unexpectedly led. Frears recidivera dans cette veine du film hybride entre fresque sociale et. Gumshoe 1971 bloody kids 1979 tropes media browse indexes forums videos join login.
Iben hjejle born march 22, 1971 copenhagen, denmark is a danish actress, notable for starring in the stephen frears film high fidelity 2000. Frears has directed numerous films since the 1980s including my beautiful laundrette, dangerous liaisons, high fidelity, the queen, philomena, and florence foster jenkins. Find films and movies featuring stephen frears on allmovie. In 1985, stephen frears made my beautiful laundrette, a closely observed. Frears worked as an assistant director in theatre and film while directing numerous television plays. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Stephen frears, born june 20, 1941, leicester, england, english film and television director known for movies that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. He is a director and producer, known for dangerous liaisons 1988, philomena 20 and dirty pretty things 2002.
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