Phillip Noyce ( born April 29, 1950 in Griffith ) is an Australian actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, cameraman, editor.
| Phillip Neuss | |
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| Phillip noyce | |
 Phillip Neuss, San Diego, 2010 | |
| Date of Birth | April 29 1950 (aged 69) |
| Place of Birth | Griffith (Australia) |
| Citizenship |  Australia |
| Profession | filmmaker film producer screenwriter actor |
| Career | 1969 - present |
| IMDb | |
Biography
Phillip Neuss was born on April 29, 1950 in the city of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. When he was 12 years old, the family moved to Sydney. At 18, he directed his first short film, Better to Reign in Hell (Better to Reign in Hell). He entered the University of Sydney twice, first to the Faculty of Law, then to the Faculty of Fine Arts. In 1973, Noyce entered the Australian National Film, Television and Radio School, which opened that same year. Here he shot the 50-minute documentary Castor and Pollux (Castor and Pollux, 1974), which won the Ruben Mamoulian Prize at the Sydney Film Festival as Australia's best short film [1] [2] .
In 1975, Neuss made his first professional film, the 50-minute documentary drama God Knows Why, But It Works. The first feature film was the Backroads road movie with renowned Australian actor Bill Hunter , who also starred in two other Neuss films. The next film, “The Movie Front” (“Newsfront, 1978”), won the Australian Academy of Motion Picture and Television awards in the categories “Best Film”, “Best Director” and “Best Original Screenplay”, which also opened the London Film Festival and participated in major successes. New York Film Festival [1] [2] .
The international success of the Australian film Dead Calm starring Nicole Kidman led Phillip Noyce to Hollywood , where he directed 6 films in the 90s [1] , including two political thrillers with Harrison Ford, Games of the Patriots and Direct and a clear threat ”, as well as the erotic thriller“ Sliver ”, which became the most disastrous of his career - for him, Noyce was nominated for the Golden Raspberry antipreservation as the worst director [2] .
In 2002, Neuss returned to Australia, where he made the film " Cage for rabbits, " in the same year the film " Quiet American ." Both films were very successful and brought the author several awards ( Rotten Tomatoes rating of 88% and 87% respectively) [3] [1] [2] .
The greatest box office success was the 2010 Salt spy thriller, which brought in $ 295 million in box office revenue [1] .
Neuss also participated in the creation of Australian and American TV shows [1] [2] .
Personal life
From 1971 to 1977, Phillip Noyce was married to Jan Chapman , an Australian film producer. The second marriage, also with the film producer, Jan Sharp , lasted from 1979 to 2004; in this marriage a daughter was born, Lucia. Since 2006, married to South African designer Vuyo Dyasi (Vuyo Dyasi), in this marriage were born son Luvuyo (Luvuyo) and daughter Ayanda (Ayanda).
Filmography
Director
- 1977 - Country Roads / Backroads
- 1978 - Newsfront / Newsfront
- 1982 - Heatwave
- 1983 - The Dismissal
- 1984 - The Cowra Breakout
- 1985 - The Hitchhiker - television series (director of five episodes)
- 1987 - Shadows of the peacock (another translation - Echo in Paradise) / Echoes of Paradise
- 1989 - Dead Calm / Dead Calm - drama with Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman
- 1989 - Blind Fury - American action movie with Rutger Hauer in the title role
- 1992 - Nightmare Cafe
- 1992 - Patriot Games / Patriot Games - a political thriller with Harrison Ford in the title role
- 1993 - Sliver / Sliver - an erotic thriller with Sharon Stone and William Baldwin
- 1994 - The Direct and Clear Threat / Clear and Present Danger - political thriller with Harrison Ford in the title role
- 1997 - The Saint / The Saint - a film with Val Kilmer , which takes place in Moscow in the mid-nineties
- 1999 - The Power of Fear / The Bone Collector - crime drama about a serial killer with Angelina Jolie and Denzel Washington
- 2002 - Rabbit Cage / Rabbit-Proof Fence - movie on the theme of the stolen generation
- 2002 - The Quiet American / The Quiet American - film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Graham Green
- 2003 - Return from the Dead / Tru Calling - television series
- 2004 - Welcome to São Paulo / Bem-Vindo a São Paulo
- 2006 - 2008 - Brotherhood - television series
- 2006 - Game with Fire / Catch a Fire - apartheid drama
- 2010 - Salt / Salt - American action movie with starring Angelina Jolie
- 2011 - Revenge / Revenge - television series
- 2012 - American realities / Americana - television series
- 2012 - Luck (Fart) / Luck - television series (4th series)
- 2013 - Mary and Martha / Mary and Martha - a film with Hilary Swank and Brenda Bletin on the fight against malaria in Africa
- 2014 - Crisis / Crisis - television series
- 2014 - The Giver - dystopian film about the ideal society of the future
- 2015 - Warrior
- 2016 - Roots
- 2016 - Above Suspicion
Screenwriter
- 1977 - Country Roads / Backroads
- 1978 - Newsfront / Newsfront
- 1982 - Heatwave
- 1984 - The Cowra Breakout
- 1987 - Vietnam, on demand / Vietnam
Producer
- 1977 - Country Roads / Backroads
- 2002 - Rabbit Cage / Rabbit-Proof Fence
- 2003 - Return from the Dead / Tru Calling - television series (executive producer)
- 2011 - Put Out the Lights / Lights Out - TV Series (Executive Producer)
- 2012 - American realities / Americana - television series (executive producer)
- 2014 - Crisis / Crisis - television series (executive producer)
Operator
- 2004 - Welcome to São Paulo / Bem-Vindo a São Paulo
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rumbalara Films. Phillip Noyce - Biography . IMDb Date of treatment October 14, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Phillip Noyce Biography . Rotten Tomatoes. Date of treatment October 14, 2015.
- ↑ Phillip Noyce . Rotten Tomatoes. Date of treatment October 14, 2015.