John Maybury
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John Maybury (born 25 March 1958) is an English filmmaker and artist. In 2005 he was named as one of the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain.[1]
Life and career[]
Promo director[]
During the 1980s, Maybury produced a number of short films and music videos including for Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was voted #35 in a Channel 4 poll of the greatest pop music videos[2] and received various awards, and "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys, a defining 1980s video.
Films[]
In 1998, Maybury produced his first full-length feature Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon a biopic on the life of Francis Bacon starring Derek Jacobi and Daniel Craig. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
In 2005, he directed The Jacket with Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley. In 2008 his film The Edge of Love, a biopic on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas starring Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Rhys and Keira Knightley premiered. He also directed the final episode of the HBO/BBC Rome series.
Filmography as director[]
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) - also Writer
- The Jacket (2005)
- The Edge of Love (2008)
References[]
- ^ Rainbownetwork.com, (June 29, 2005), The Pink List 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
- ^ http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/pop_videos/results.html Channel 4 Greatest Pop Video site
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Love Is the Devil". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
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