Michael Almereyda ( born Michael Almereyda , April 7, 1959 , Overland Park, Kansas ) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and representative of independent cinema .
| Michael Almereida | |
|---|---|
| Michael almereyda | |
| Date of Birth | April 7, 1959 (aged 60) |
| Place of Birth | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | film director , screenwriter |
| Career | 1985 - present time |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| IMDb | |
Content
Biography
Early became interested in painting and cinema. In his youth, he was greatly impressed by the book of film critic Manny Farber Negative Space ( 1971 ). He studied art history at Harvard , dropped out of school and came to New York to study cinema. He started as a screenwriter, worked as a cameraman, collaborated with David Lynch , Tim Burton , Wim Wenders , Olivier Assayas .
Creativity
Films both documentaries and feature films. Often uses the black and white digital video camera PXL-2000, creating in his tapes a special space of another world - dreams, dreams, memories.
Selected Filmography
- 1985 : A Hero of Our Time (based on Lermontov’s novel, short, with Dennis Hopper )
- 1990 : Twister / Twister (with Harry Stanton , William Burroughs appears in the cameo ; nomination for the Independent Spirit Film Festival nomination for directorial debut in feature films)
- 1992 : Another Girl, Another World , Another Planet (special mention of the National Society of Film Critics of the USA)
- 1994 : Nadia / (in one of the episodic roles in the film, David Lynch appears; award to the best director at the IFF in Sitges , nomination for the IFF Independent spirit to best director, nomination for the Great Jury award at the IFF Sundance )
- 1997 : The Rocking Horse Winner (short story by D. G. Lawrence )
- 1998 : Trans / Trance (a remake of the film by Carl Freund Mummy , featuring Christopher Walken , nomination for the best film of the IFF in Sitges)
- 2000 : Hamlet / Hamlet (in the title role - Ethan Hawke , in the role of Claudius - Kyle McLachlan , Polonius - Bill Murray ; nomination for the ICF Golden Leopard in Locarno )
- 2002 : Happy Here and Now
- 2003 : A Brief History of Surrealism / A Brief History of Surrealism (Short)
- 2004 : That's So-Called Disaster (Documentary, about playwright, actor and director Sam Sheppard )
- 2005 : William Eggleston in the Real World (documentary)
- 2008 : New Orleans, My Love / New Orleans, Mon Amour (documentary)
- 2008: Big River Blues / Big River Blues (documentary)
- 2009 : Tonight at Noon (with Ethan Hawke and Rutger Hauer )
- 2014 : Cymbeline / Cymbeline
- 2015 : Experimenter
Literature
- Falsetto M. Personal visions: conversations with contemporary film directors. Los Angeles: Silman-James Press, 2000