James Gray

James Gray

  • Born: 1969-4-14
  • Birthplace: New York, USA
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  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
  • Representative Works: Little Odessa, Two Lovers
    • James Gray (James Gray) , born in New York, USA on April 14, 1969, is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California.
    In 1994, directed his first film " Little Odessa ", which won the Silver Lion Award at the 51st Venice International Film Festival [1]  . In 2000, directed the crime drama " The Yards ", which was nominated for the Palme d’Or at The 53rd Cannes Film Festival [2]  . In 2007, directed the crime thriller " We Own the Night ", which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival [3]  . In 2008, directed the feature film " Two Lovers ", which was nominated for the Palme d’Or at The sixty-first Cannes International Film Festival [4]  . In 2009, he served as a member of the jury of 62nd Cannes International Film Festival [5]  .
    In 2012, he served as a member of the jury of the 12th Marrakech International Film Festival [6]  . In 2013, directed the feature film " The Immigrant ", which was nominated for the 66th Cannes International Film Festival Palme d'Or [7]  ; in the same year, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 8th RIFF-International Rome Film Festival [8]  . In 2016, directed the biopic " The Lost City of Z " [9]  .

    Early Experience

    James Gray was born in the family of The Immigrant, a Jewish Russian in New York, USA   . Because his parents were worried that he would be discriminated against in the United States, they gave him the British name "Grey"  . He grew up in the Queens borough of New York as a boy, and he was fascinated by the life of the low-level people in New York and the gangs. He has been exposed to a large number of movies since his youth, which also prompted him to decide to devote himself to the film industry. After graduating from high school, he entered the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California to study film   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1994, directed the crime drama " Little Odessa " by Timothy Simon Smith , Moira Kelly and Vanessa Redgrave . This was the first film directed by James Gray . The film won the Silver Lion Award at the 51st Venice International Film Festival .  
    In 2000, directed the crime drama " The Yards " starring Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg , Joaquin Rafael Bottom and Charlize Theron . The  film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at The 53rd Cannes Film Festival  .
    In 2007, directed the crime thriller " We Own the Night " co-starring Joaquin Rafael Bottom , Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg and Robert Duvall , which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival .  
    In 2008, he directed the feature film " Two Lovers " co-starring Joaquin Rafael Bottom , Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw , which tells the story of the single Leonard wandering between the two women Sandra and Michelle, and it is difficult to choose The story of emotional belonging was nominated for the Palme d'Or at The sixty-first Cannes International Film Festival , and he was nominated for the Best Director Award in the 25th Independent Spirit Awards for the film . In 2009, he served as a member of the jury of 62nd Cannes International Film Festival .     
    In 2013, directed the feature film " The Immigrant " co-starring Marion Cotillard , Joaquin Rafael Bottom and Jeremy Lee Renner . It tells the story of a Polish woman who was forced to engage in sex transactions because of extreme poverty and survived in New York, USA . The film won 66th. Nominated for the Palme d’Or of Cannes International Film Festival ; in the same year, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 8th RIFF-International Rome Film Festival . In 2014, he served as the screenwriter of the TV series " The Red Road " .     
    In 2016, directed the biopic " The Lost City of Z " based on the novel of the same name by American writer David Gunn. The  film was co-starred by Charles Matthew Hunnam , Robert Pattinson , and Sienna Rose Miller  .
    In 2019, directed the science fiction film " Ad Astra " co-starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones . 

    Personal Life

    family background
    His grandparents were The Immigrant   , a Jewish man from Russia , who lived in Ukraine in the former Soviet Union. During the civil war in the 1920s, his great-grandfather was killed by Cossack soldiers and his family had to be The Immigrant in the United States. His father was a teacher. He not only opened a company, but also participated in the formation of a contracting company for the New York subway project. Later, he closed down because of the monopoly of a major contractor.  .

    Character Evaluation

    Most of the works directed by James Gray center on the Jewish family in New York, USA, showing the losers in the "American Dream" and analyzing the problems encountered by the United States as a multi-ethnic society. On the one hand, he emphasized the great sacrifices made by individuals of separated ethnic groups to integrate into American society. On the other hand, he emphasized that the family concept plays an irreplaceable position in the process of digesting the conflicts between individuals and individuals and between individuals and society. He pays more attention to the dramatic conflict of the story and the sense of form of the film. Although his film has a slow pace and does not bring strong sensory satisfaction to the audience like commercial films, he inherits the "prudent romanticism" of the directors of the "New Hollywood Film" generation. ", and absorbed some of the characteristics of European films. His films also have elements of detective, suspense, and film noir. When the audience approaches his "Portrait of Losers", they will find that his films affirm the importance of family and family on a deeper level through individual failures. On the whole, he not only expressed the conservatism in American values, but also emphasized the failure and sacrifice of individuals. Similarly, he also embodies certain recurring themes and aesthetic characteristics.  .
    Extended Reading

    We Own the Night reviews

    • Jan 2022-04-23 06:01:02

      A little thought


      1 It is different from fighting and killing in a simple sense, the confrontation between sin and evil. This film adds a reasonable "humanity" before the general "sin" and "evil" performance. This also makes the "saving disaster" actor in the general police and gangster film transformed into a...

    • Sigrid 2022-04-23 06:01:02

      Lingering sadness

      It's a mistake to be born with a kind of person. Wanting to be yourself is also a mistake. Not wanting to do it is still a mistake. Even death is a mistake.
      Some people complain that this is a long story without a climax. Such a movie is like a symphony by Shostakovich. I don't know what kind of...

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    • Hayden 2022-04-23 06:01:02

      Before I knew it, I had to watch James Gray's films over and over again, and I found that his films do not need to pursue too much the so-called small pattern of good and evil. The rigidity of the drama is the most interesting part of the relationship between the characters. Constant hesitation and exhaustion are the essence of every play. There is really no more suitable actor in Hollywood than Phoenix for his movie. I like it very much.

    • Tressa 2022-04-24 07:01:15

      Mark and Joaquin have obviously become more mature after 7 years between the last part of the New York trilogy and the previous one. . .

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    • Joseph Grusinsky: I don't need any more guns in my life, that's for sure. But you should have one to be safe. It's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.

    • [last lines]

      Joseph Grusinsky: [whispers] I love you very much.

      Bobby Green: [a beat] I love you too.

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