Sir David Lean ( born David Lean ; March 25, 1908 , Croydon - April 16, 1991 , London ) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter and editor , a widely recognized master of world cinema [1] [2] . He entered the top ten best directors of world cinema based on a survey of contemporary directors by the British Institute of Motion Picture Arts [3] .
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| Date of Birth | March 25, 1908 |
| Place of Birth | Croydon , Surrey , UK |
| Date of death | April 16, 1991 (83 years old) |
| Place of death | London , UK |
| Citizenship |  Great Britain |
| Profession | film director , editor |
| Career | 1934 - 1984 |
| Awards | Oscar ( 1958 , 1963 )  |
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Biography
Born March 25, 1908 in Croydon , a suburb of London , in a family of Quakers . Parents forbade Lina to visit the cinema when he was a child [4] .
In 1927, he found work at a film studio, worked as an assistant director, then became an editor. In 1934 he made his debut as an editor of a feature film in the film Freedom of the Seas . By 1942, Lin managed to work in more than twenty films and had a good reputation as an editor.
The first directorial work is the film “ In Which We Serve ” ( 1942 ), co-produced with Noel Coward . After that, Lin in 1944-1945 filmed three Coword plays, then directed two films based on Dickens - Great Expectations ( 1946 ) and Oliver Twist ( 1948 ). In 1947, he became one of the founders of the BAFTA Academy and was elected its chairman.
In 1955, Lin directed his first color film, Summer , filmed with money from American producers in Venice . After that, he created several of his most famous films: “A Bridge Across the River Kwai ” ( 1957 ), which brought Lina his first Oscar ; Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ), for which Lin was again awarded the Academy Award; " Doctor Zhivago " ( 1965 ), an adaptation of the novel by Boris Pasternak . After the film “ Daughter of Ryan ” ( 1970 ), which was a modest success, Lin stopped directing until 1984 , when the film “ Trip to India ” was released, which became the last work of the director.
In 1984, Lin was knighted. In 1991, he died of cancer at the age of 83.
Selected Filmography
- 1942 - In Which We Serve
- 1944 - This Happy Breed
- 1945 - Merry Ghost / Blithe Spirit
- 1945 - Brief Encounter
- 1946 - Great Expectations
- 1948 - Oliver Twist
- 1949 - The Passionate Friends
- 1950 - / Madeleine
- 1952 - The Sound Barrier
- 1954 - Hobson's Choice
- 1955 - Summer / Summertime
- 1957 - The Bridge on the River Kwai
- 1962 - Lawrence of Arabia
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago
- 1970 - Ryan's Daughter
- 1984 - A Passage to India
Notes
- ↑ The Kubrick FAQ: What films / filmmakers impressed Kubrick
- ↑ Radio Liberty : Transcript of Book Review
- ↑ BFI: The Directors' Top Ten Directors
- ↑ Biography on the IMDb website
Links
- David Lin on the Internet Movie Database
- David Lyn at KinoPoisk.Ru
- David Lin Online Guide