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[Waddington walks in to the Fanes' new house]
Waddington: You must be the doctor's wife. I've just met your husband and invited myself to dinner. I've kept the Watsons' cook for you - she's not bad. She'll have to do for your amah as well. We're a little short-handed here.
[Remembering he hasn't introduced himself yet]
Waddington: Sorry, my name is Waddington.
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Walter Fane: It was silly of us to look for qualities in each other that we never had.
John Curran
John Curran (John Curran), born in New York City , USA on September 11, 1960 , is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
In 1992, directed his first short film "You Am I: Goddamn". In 1996, he wrote and directed the short story "Legend of Fallen". In 1998, directed his first film "The Most Painful Life"
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. In 2004, directed the romantic movie " We don't live here anymore "
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. In 2006, directed the romantic movie " The Painted Veil "
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. In 2010, he directed the feature film " Stone "
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, which was shortlisted for the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival Special Screening Unit
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. In 2013, directed the biographical film " Tracks ", which was shortlisted for the Best Picture Award at the 57th London Film Festival and the main competition unit of the 70th Venice Film Festival
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. In 2017, the thriller film " Chappaquiddick " directed by him was released
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. In 2019, he co-directed the sci-fi suspense drama "The First Season of Flower Reopening Day" with Matt King .
Performing Experience
In 1992, directed his first short film "You Am I: Goddamn". In 1994, he served as the director of the short feature film "You Am I: Berlin Chair". In 1996, he wrote and directed the short story "Legend of Fallen".
In 1998, directed his first movie "The Most Painful Life"
. In 2004, directed the love film " We don't live here anymore " co-starring Mark Alan Ruffalo , Naomi Watts and Laura Dern . The film tells about the intricate relationship between two couples to reveal the dark side of human nature and the inner heart of the characters. Struggle
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In 2006, directed the romance film " The Painted Veil " co-starring Naomi Watts and Edward Harrison Norton , which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Somerset Maugham
. In 2010, he directed the feature film " Stone " co-starring Robert De Niro , Edward Harrison Norton, and Frances Conroy
, which was nominated for the special screening unit of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival
; in the same year, he served as the director of the crime film " The Killer Inside Me " Screenwriter, the film is directed by Michael Winterbottom .
In 2013, the biographical film " Tracks " directed by him was released. The film is adapted from the autobiographical novel "Tracks" written by Robin Davidson. It tells a young woman walking on foot in the company of four camels and a loyal dog. The story of 1700 miles across Australia was
shortlisted for the Best Picture Award of the 57th London Film Festival and the main competition unit of the 70th Venice Film Festival
.
In 2017, the thriller film " Chappaquiddick " directed by him was released
. In 2019, he co-directed the sci-fi suspense drama "The First Season of Flower Reopening Day" with Matt King .
Character Evaluation
In the movie "The Painted Veil", John Curran not only brings the audience into the personal world of the two protagonists, but also captures the turbulent moment of an ancient civilization's efforts to undergo modern transformation
. In the movie "Tracks", John Curran uses a third-person perspective to narrate a story about self-seeking and self-discovery. There is a regret that he can't go deep and watch. The calm restraint of the lens makes the external observation not as straightforward and profound as the introspection from the inside out, so the film does not impress the audience all the time. Moreover, the film guides the audience to think about the "self-seeking", "self-value realization", "loneliness and life" and other topics are not powerful enough, and because of the lack of storytelling, the audience is often taken out of the story by the overly exquisite images .
Extended Reading
