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Lane: Yes, how did you feel holding your baby you had just given birth to?
Martha: She smelled like an apple.
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Judge: Yes, how did you feel holding your baby you had just given birth to?
Lane: She smelled like an apple.
Benny Safdie
Benny Safdie (Benny Safdie), born on February 24, 1986 in New York City, USA, is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 2008, he wrote, directed and acted in his first short film "The Adventures of Slaters's Friend". In 2009, he co-directed the comedy film " Go Get Some Rosemary " with Josh Safdie
[1]
. In 2012, he co-directed the comedy short film "Black Balloon" with Josh Safdie, which won the 28th Sundance International Film Festival Short Film Award-American Fiction. In 2014, the drama " Heaven Knows What " directed
by him was released
[2]
, which won the main competition unit of the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival-Tokyo Film Festival Grand Prix
[3] , and he won the 27th Tokyo Film Festival for this film Best Director Award at International Film Festival
[4]
. In 2017, he co-directed the crime film " Good Time " with Josh Safdie , which was shortlisted for the Best Picture of the 27th Gotham Independent Film Awards
[5]
. In 2019, he co-directed the thriller crime film " Uncut Gems " with Josh Safdie , which won the 91st National Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay
[6]
. With this film, he won the 85th New York Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay. Best Director Award
[7]
.
Performing Experience
In 2008, he wrote, directed and acted in his first short film "The Adventures of Slaters's Friend". In 2009, he co-directed the comedy film " Go Get Some Rosemary " with Josh Safdie
. In 2010, he co-directed the short comedy "John's Gone" with Josh Safdie.
In 2011, he co-directed the short film "Straight Hustle" with Josh Safdie. In 2012, he co-directed the comedy short film "Black Balloon" with Josh Safdie, which won the 28th Sundance International Film Festival Short Film Award-American Fiction.
In 2014, the feature film " Heaven Knows What " directed
by him was released
. The film was shortlisted for the 71st Venice International Film Festival Horizon Unit Award
and won the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival Main Competition Unit-Tokyo Film Festival Grand Prix . The film won the Best Director Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival
.
In 2017, he co-directed with Josh Safdie the crime film " Good Time " co-starring Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lee Morrow . The film tells the twists and turns of Connie's overnight rescue of his brother from prison
. It was nominated for 27th. Best Film Award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards
.
In 2019, he and Josh Safdie co-directed the thriller crime movie " Uncut Gems " co-starring Adam Sandler and Idina Menzel . The film tells the story of Howard Ratner, a New York diamond shop owner, who bought a batch of rare pieces worth millions of dollars. The story of uncut Ethiopian opal
won the 91st National Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay
. With this film, he was shortlisted for the 35th American Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
and won the 85th New York Film Critics Association Award for Best Director's Award
.
On November 3, 2020, the famous director Paul Thomas Anderson’s new work "Wet Bottom" exposed a set of photos, and the neon sign on the photo was very retro. Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie decided to join Paul Thomas Anderson's new work "Wet Bottom".
Personal Life
On February 24, 1986, Benny Safdie was born into a Jewish family in New York City, USA. After that, he grew up in Queens, New York City and Manhattan, New York City. His father is of Syrian Jewish descent, while his mother is of Russian Jewish descent. He also has an older brother named Josh Safdie
.
Character Evaluation
In the movie "Uncut Gems", directors Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie used a very perfect way of mirroring. It seems that the film reviews not only retain the artistry, but also have a sense of reality. The beginning and end of the film used very unique visual effects technology, which also effectively echoed the rough image style of the film .
The movie "Good Time" is full of magenta tones, neon lights, experimental electronic music, and hand-held lenses. Directors Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie blend their visual symbols and language styles perfectly. "Good Time" is amazed by the director's control ability. While retaining the stylization, it can also control and coordinate the overall situation well, and even shorten the duration to less than 100 minutes. In such a tense time, he not only told a compact enough story, but also carried out a high degree of unification of his own set of film language system. At the same time, he also captured Robert Pattinson's strangeness through camera angles, editing methods and lighting techniques .
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