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Jonathan Flynn: There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. The only important thing, though, is to simply do the work.
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Jonathan Flynn: So that's the story you tell of why your mother killed herself.
Nick Flynn: I haven't told it to anyone.
Jonathan Flynn: You tell it to yourself. Those are the best stories.
Paul Weitz
Paul Weitz (Paul Weitz), born on November 19, 1965 in New York, New York, USA, is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 1998, he served as the screenwriter of the animated film " Antz ". With this film, he was shortlisted for the 27th Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement-Animated Film Screenwriter Award. In 1999, he co-directed the comedy film " American Pie " with Chris Weitz . In 2002, co-directed the romantic comedy film " About a Boy " with Chris Weitz
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, which was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 56th British Academy of Film Awards
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and the 75th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay Award
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. In 2004, directed the romantic movie " In Good Company ", which was shortlisted for the Best Picture at the Golden Bear at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2007, he served as the producer of the fantasy adventure film " The Golden Compass ". In 2010, directed the comedy film " Little Fockers "
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. In 2015, the family comedy film " Grandma " directed by him was released. In 2018, directed the romantic movie " Bel Canto "
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. In 2021, directed the drama film "Father's Identity".
Performing Experience
In 1998, he served as the screenwriter of the animated film " Antz ". With this film, he was shortlisted for the 27th Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement-Animated Film Screenwriter Award. In 1999, he co-directed the comedy film " American Pie " with Chris Weitz .
In 2001, he directed the comedy film " Down to Earth " co-starring Chris Rock , Regina King and Chazz Palminteri ; in the same year, he was the producer of the film " American Pie 2 ". In 2002, he co-directed the romantic comedy film " About a Boy " with Chris Weitz
, which was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the 56th British Academy of Film Awards
and the 75th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay
.
In 2003, he served as the producer of the movie " American Pie 3: American Wedding ". In 2004, he directed the romantic movie " In Good Company " co-starring Dennis William Quaid , Christopher John Grace and Scarlett I. Johansson , which was nominated for Best Picture at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award.
In 2006, directed the comedy film " American Dreamz " co-starring Hugh Grant and Dennis William Quaid . In 2007, he served as the producer of the fantasy adventure film " The Golden Compass ". In 2009, the action thriller film " Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant " directed by him was released
. In 2010, directed the comedy film " Little Fockers " co-starring Robert De Niro , Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson
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In 2012, directed the comedy film " Being Flynn ", which was adapted from Nick Flynn's memoir "Bad City Sad Night". It tells the story of Nick Flynn, who was abandoned by his father when he was a child, and met his father many years later. A dramatic story of sadness and joy
. In 2013, directed the romantic comedy film " Admission " starring Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Stamatina Fey . In 2015, the family comedy film " Grandma " directed by him was released. In 2016, he served as the director of the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 3 ".
In 2017, he participated in the comedy film " The Little Hours " directed by Jeff Byner . In 2018, the TV series " Mozart in the Jungle Season 4 " directed by him premiered; in the same year, he directed the romantic movie " Bel Canto " starring Julianne Moore , which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Ann Pachet
. In 2021, directed the drama film "Father's Identity" co-starring Kevin Darnell Hart and Julian Casey.
Personal Life
family
Paul Weitz's father, John Weitz, is a novelist and fashion designer, a Jew born in Germany
. Mother Susan Kohner is an American actress (Jewish and Mexican descent) . The younger brother Chris Weitz is a director and screenwriter. His grandfather Paul Kohner was a producer and Jewish. His grandmother is Mexican actress Lupita Tovar, a Catholic
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Character Evaluation
The film "In Good Company" brought the talents of filmmakers into full play. Director Paul Weitz and director Chris Weitz inherited the ideological connotation of the original work and gave full play to the power of words. Just like his movie "About a Boy", enough bitterness was instilled into the romantic story, but the plot is touching but there is no suspicion of whipping the soul
. In the film "Bel Canto", the adaptation of the director Paul Weitz makes the film have both the shock of real events and the artistic sense of text novel construction. Ming reached the maximum release after dissolution and resonated with the audience Review of ).
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