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Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack (Sydney Pollack, July 1, 1934-May 26, 2008), from Indiana, USA, graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse, American actor, director, photographer, and producer.
In 1965, 31-year-old Sydney Pollack filmed his first action film " The Slender Thread "
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. In 1969, he directed the feature film " They Shoot Horses, Don't They " and was nominated for the Best Director at the 42nd Academy Awards
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. In 1972, directed the western drama " Jeremiah Johnson " and was nominated for the Palme d'Or, the main competition unit of The 25th Cannes Film Festival
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. In 1973, he became a member of the jury of Cannes International Film Festival . In 1975, filming the thriller " Three Days of the Condor ", won the 20th Italian David Prize David Special Award
[4]
. In 1981, he made the romantic film " Absence of Malice ", which was nominated for the Golden Bear Award , the main competition unit of the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
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[5] In 1985, filming " Out of Africa " won the 58th Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture
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. In 1986, he was promoted to the chairman of the jury of Cannes International Film Festival. In 1993, directed the crime thriller " The Firm "
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. In 1995, directed the romantic comedy " Sabrina ", which was nominated for the 53rd Golden Globe Award for Best Film in the Film-Musical Comedy
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In 2000, Sydney Pollack was awarded the John Huston Award by DGA
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. In 2002, he won the Golden Leopard Award of Honor at the 55th Locarno International Film Festival . In 2003, he produced the war of love film " Cold Mountain "
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. In 2005, filmed the suspenseful action film " The Interpreter "
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On the afternoon of May 26, 2008, Sydney Pollack died of cancer at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 73
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Performing Experience
From 1952 to 1954, Sydney Pollack went to the Neighborhood Playhouse Drama School to study acting, and later stayed on to teach at the school, and since then began his film career.
In 1955, 21-year-old Sydney Pollack stepped onto the Broadway stage
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In 1958, at the age of 24, Sydney Pollack became an actor in a TV series because she had appeared in a TV series directed by John Frankheimer.
In 1961, he participated in the crime film "Young Barbarians" directed by John Frankenheimer
. In 1965, 31-year-old Sydney Pollack filmed his first action film " The Slender Thread "
.
In 1966, the Great Depression was shot in the background of romance " This Property Is is Condemned ", Directed by Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko , Robert Redford starred
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In 1968, filmed the feature film "Swimmer" starring Burt Lancaster . In the same year, he directed the western action film " The Scalphunters " co-starring Burt Lancaster , Shelley Winters and Telly Savalas .
In 1969, directed the war action film " Castle Keep " based on the novel of the same name by the writer William Eastlake . The film was co-starred by Burt Lancaster and Patrick O'Neill. In the same year, he directed the feature film " They Shoot Horses, Don't They " co-starred by Jane Fonda and Gig Young , and was nominated for Best Director at the 42nd Academy Awards and the 27th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards . -Nominated for the Best Director Award
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In 1972, directed the western drama " Jeremiah Johnson " adapted from the novel , and was nominated for the Palme d'Or, the main competition unit of The 25th Cannes Film Festival
.
In 1973, Sydney Pollack became a member of the jury of the Cannes International Film Festival. In the same year, filming the love song and dance film " The Way We Were " starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford
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In 1975, Sydney Pollack directed the action film "Master". In the same year, he filmed the thriller " Three Days of the Condor " starring Robert Redford , which won the David Special Award at the 20th Italian David Award
.
In 1977, directed by Al. Pacino, Martai. Keller co-starred in the romance film " Bobby Deerfield ". In 1979, directed the romance film " The Electric Horseman " co-starring Robert Redford , Jane Fonda and Valerie Perrine .
In 1981, he filmed the romance film " Absence of Malice " co-starring Paul Newman and Sally Field , and was nominated for the Golden Bear Award, the main competition unit of the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
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In 1982, directed the romantic comedy " Tootsie " co-starring Jessica Lange , Dustin Hoffman and others . It was nominated for Best Director at the 55th Academy Awards , and was nominated for Best Director at the 40th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards. Nominated, the film was nominated for Best Picture at the 55th Academy Awards
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In 1985, Sydney Pollack went to Kenya, Africa to shoot the romance film " Out of Africa " adapted from Karen Brixen’s novel of the same name . The film was co-starred by Robert Redford and Meryl Streep and won the 58th 7 Oscars. Sydney With this film, Pollack won the 58th Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, and the 43rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for Film-Best Director Nominations
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In 1986, Sydney Pollack was promoted to the chairman of the jury of the Cannes International Film Festival . In the same year, the French government awarded him the Medal of Honor from the Association of Arts and Letters. In addition, he won the Berlin Photography Gold Award at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival .
In 1992, starring with Judy Davis in the romance film " Husbands and Wives " directed by Woody Allen . In 1993, directed the crime thriller " The Firm " starring Thomas Cruise Mapother IV and Jeanne Tripplehorn
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In 1995, directed the romantic comedy " Sabrina " co-starring Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond . The film was nominated for the 53rd Golden Globe Awards for Best Film-Musical Comedy
. In the same year, he directed Harrison Ford , Julia Ormond , and Gregory Greg Kinnear co-starring in the romantic comedy " Sabrina "
.
In 1999, starred in the love thriller " eyes wide shut " directed by Stanley Kubrick
. In the 21st century, Sydney Pollack and British director Anthony Minghella CBE opened a production company
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In 2000, Sydney Pollack was awarded the John Huston Award by DGA
. In 2002, he won the Golden Leopard Award of Honor at the 55th Locarno International Film Festival . In 2003, he produced " Cold Mountain ", a war of love film based on Charles Fraser's novel of the same name
.
In 2005, filmed the suspenseful action film " The Interpreter " co-starring Nicole Mary Kidman and Sean Justin Penn , which was the first film allowed to enter the United Nations headquarters
. In the same year, he directed and starred in the biographical documentary "A Sketch of the Architect Gary "
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In 2007, he participated in the action thriller " Michael Clayton " and played an old lawyer
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In 2008, he produced the feature film " Recount " directed by Jay Roach . In the same year, he produced the romance film " Reading of Life and Death " co-starring Kate Winslet and David Kross
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Personal Life
Sydney Pollack's parents divorced, and his father was alcoholic and died at the age of 37. At the time, Sydney Pollack was 16 years old.
On the afternoon of May 26, 2008, Sydney Pollack died of cancer at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 73
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Character Evaluation
Sydney Pollack makes the world a better place and makes movies more advanced. He is a high-quality model in the film industry and will be remembered for a long time ). He is one of the rare directors who is proficient in various types of films. His works have different styles, and they are selling well while maintaining a very high artistic standard .
Sydney Pollack has always been good at dealing with social issues and political themes . Her success is not limited to a love literary film. He is a fully developed filmmaker. He has been involved in all levels of actors, directors, and producers, and has achieved good results. In terms of directors, he is best at directing romance movies. He is more disgusted with the way of attracting audiences by blasting on big scenes. He thinks that it is purely popcorn movies, which can only bring the audience a momentary sensory enjoyment, and cannot be detailed after watching the movie. Savor .
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