David Frankel

David Frankel

  • Born: 1959-4-2
  • Birthplace: New York, USA
  • Height: 6' (1.83 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Harvard University
  • Representative Works: Dear Diary, Band of Brothers, Marley & Me, One Chance
    • Cicek (David Frankel), born in New York, USA on April 2, 1959, is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 1983, he served as the production director of the comedy "Cold Feet", thus entering the show business. In 1989, he wrote and directed the sitcom "Grapevine". In 1992, he served as the screenwriter for the romance film "Every minute counts." In 1995, directed his first film " Miami Rhapsody ". In 1997, his short film " Dear Diary " won the 69th Academy Awards for best live action short film [1-2]  . In 1998, directed the documentary miniseries " From the Earth to the Moon " [3]  . In 2001, he directed the war miniseries " Band of Brothers ", which he wonThe best director of a miniseries/TV movie/drama program [3-4]  . In 2005, he was shortlisted for the TV series " My Family Also Has a Big Star Season One "Best director of a comedy series [5]  . In 2006, his comedy " The Devil Wears Prada " was released [6]  . In 2008, directed the comedy " Marley & Me " [7]  .
    In 2011, directed the comedy " The Big Year " [8]  . In 2013, directed the comedy " One Chance ", which won the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Audience Choice Award-Best English Narrative Film [9]  . In 2016, the feature film " Collateral Beauty " directed by him was released [10]  . In 2020, directed the comedy series " Bread and Love " [11]  .

    Early Experience

    In 1981, Cicek graduated from Harvard University. During college, he served as a film critic for the school newspaper "Harvard Crimson" for two years. In his sophomore year, he was sponsored by the government. In the last year of university, he studied film and writing, and his thesis focused on novels and films related to the Vietnam War   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1983, he served as the production director of the comedy "Cold Feet", thus entering the show business. In 1984, he served as the production director of the soap opera "The Ceremony". In 1986, he served as the screenwriter and producer of the pilot episode of the miniature sitcom "The Ellen Burstin Show".
    In 1989, he co-produced the sitcom "Doctor Doctor" with Paul Atanasio. Cicek served as director, screenwriter, and executive producer   . In 1990, he served as the screenwriter of the romantic comedy " Funny About Love "   . In 1991, he served as the main creator of the sitcom "Teech".
    In 1992, he wrote and directed the summer sitcom "Grapes", which was reissued in 2000. In the   same year, he served as the screenwriter for the romantic comedy "Every minute counts," starring Bill Pullman .
    In 1995, as the romantic comedy " Miami Rhapsody " director, screenwriter, producer, film is the first film directed by Cicek, the theme of marriage by Sarah Jessica Parker starred   . In 1996, he wrote and directed a TV pilot short film " Dear Diary ". After the film was rejected by the TV station, it was shown in some theaters in Los Angeles   . The film won the 69th Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short   .
    In 1998, he directed the documentary miniseries " From the Earth to the Moon ", based on historical real-life stories, telling the American " Apollo program " ; with this drama, he was nominated for the 2nd American Online Film and Television Association Awards TV Category-Most Best TV movie/miniseries director .    
    In 2001, directed the romantic comedy drama " Sex and the City Season 4 "; in the same year, directed the war miniseries " Band of Brothers " (episodes 7 and 9) produced by Steven Allan Spielberg ; he won NS   Best Director of Miniseries/TV Movie/Drama Program   , 6th American Online Film and Television Association Awards TV Category-Best TV Movie/Miniseries Director   .
    In 2002, his short love film "Just Like You Imagined" was released; in the same year, he directed the TV film "The Story of a Miner in Pennsylvania" based on real life, starring Graham Beckel , Danlan Bruno and others. In 2003, directed the romantic comedy series " Sex and the City Season 6 ".
    In 2004, he directed the comedy series " My Family Also Has Big Stars Season One " starring Kevin Connolly and Adrian Grenier , and he was nominated for thisBest director of a comedy series   . In 2005, he participated in the screenwriting of the historical drama " Rome ", telling the story of the Roman Republic in 52 BC   .
    In 2006, the comedy directed by him " The Devil Wears Prada " was released, starring Anne Hathaway , Meryl Streep and others. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Lauren Weissberg   and was nominated for the 1st League of Women Film Reporters. Award for best female comedy   .
    In 2008, directed the comedy " Marley & Me ", starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston , adapted from John Jerogan ’s autobiographical novel "Marley & Me: A Happy Life with the World’s Number One Trickster Dog", about The story of a pair of lovers getting their life insights during the process of getting along with the Labrador dog Marley   .
    In 2011, he served as the director of the comedy " The Big Year ", which was adapted from the novel of the same name written by Mark Obmascik , which tells the funny stories that happened when three men participated in the bird- catching contest   . In 2012, the feature film " Hope Springs " directed by him was released, which was the second collaboration between David and Meryl Streep   .
    In 2013, directed the comedy biopic " One Chance ", which premiered in the special screening section of the 38th Toronto International Film Festival  and won the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Audience Choice Award-Best English Narrative Film, 16th Providence International Film Festival Audience Award-Best Picture and other awards ; in the same year, he served as the producer of the sports documentary "Small Aspirations" .    
    In 2015, directed the comedy TV movie "The King of 7B"   . In 2016, his inspirational drama " Collateral Beauty " was released, which starred Willard Christopher Smith Jr , Keira Christina Knightley , Kate Winslet and others   ; the MV of the theme song " Let's Hurt Tonight " ( sung by OneRepublic ) was also performed by David Directed.
    In 2017, he served as the executive producer of the comedy film " Chronically Metropolitan "   . In 2018, he served as the director and executive producer of the pilot episode of the science fiction drama Manifest Season 1 . In 2019, he participated in the directing of the drama series " Morning News Season 1 ", which focused on the lives of practitioners in the morning news industry in the United States   .
    In 2020, directed the romantic comedy series "Bread and Love", which was adapted from the Israeli love comedy "The Baker and the Goddess"   .

    Personal Life

    Cicek's father, Max Frankl, is a columnist and journalist, and once served as the executive editor of the newspaper "The New York Times   ."
    In 1998, Cicek married Jennifer Beber, the manager of an advertising agency. In 2002, Jennifer gave birth to twins, named Phoebe and Jack respectively   . Among them, Jack is a golfer   .

    Character Evaluation

    Cicek is an excellent filmmaker who is good at adapting films   . He knows the audience's psychology and the rules of the circle, and his technique is smooth   . As one of the directors of the miniseries "Band of Brothers", Cicek successfully completed the perfect progression from novels to scripts, from scripts to images, giving TV dramas and movies the same audiovisual charm. In the movie "The Devil Wears Prada", Cicek, with his keen artistic perception and market insight, timely aimed at the fertile ground of the workplace, which is rich in topics, and matched it with a dazzling fashion coat. In the movie "Marley & Me", Cicek cleverly tells Marley's life from the protagonist's perspective and the human tone, and at the same time reflects the complex human life and the true and warm family growth story from the dog's perspective . 
    Extended Reading

    The Big Year reviews

    • Fredrick 2022-03-24 09:02:47

      Positive energy blockbuster

      This is a smart and warm film. All fans who rushed to watch Jim Parsons while ignoring the other values ​​of the film should be ashamed. Because the seemingly small-scale "boring freaks" obsessed with bird watching is not just a gimmick or farce, the film is actually talking about a positive...

    • Micaela 2022-03-25 09:01:14

      What if the world won't win without you

      Three bird watchers from different backgrounds came together for a common hobby and ideal. While bird watching and competition, they were troubled by different realities (work, career, family relationship), and they needed to give up every time. Make a choice with persistence.

      For the bird watching...

    The Big Year short comments

    • Monserrate 2022-01-05 08:02:34

      True enthusiasm and freedom, whether it's the movie itself or the story. A section of Attu Island teaches people's hearts and minds, a group of real free and easy people. Who can say that the so-called road that few people take must lead to noble and magnificent? This kind of lonely and simple happiness may be even rarer.

    • Caterina 2022-01-05 08:02:34

      Three people are considered to have their place. One pursues honor more than everything, including family, so he can bear the loss of his wife. Of course, the other two people also attach great importance to the honor of bird watching, but they will not let chickens and birds ruin their lives.

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    • On Screen Text: [first lines, the text that appears on screen] This is a true story.

      On Screen Text: Only the facts have been changed.

    • Stu Preissler: [Sitting in a bar] Bostick saw snowcocks.

      Brad Harris: I can't afford snowcocks.

      Stu Preissler: Snowcocks are on me.

      Brad Harris: I can't even afford this beer.

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