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Michael: Ah, life is such a grand design - spring, summer, fall, winter, death. Whoever could have thought it up?
Donald: No one *we* know, that's for sure.
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Harold: You are going to have schmertz tomorrow you wouldn't believe.
Michael: May I kiss the hem of your schmata, Dr. Freud?
William Friedkin
William Friedkin (William Friedkin) was born on August 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois. American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 1967, the directed comedy "Good Times" was released in Finland. In 1971, the directed action film "French Drug Network" won the 44th Oscar Award for Best Director
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and the 29th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Film-Best Director. In 1973, with the horror film " The Exorcist ", he won the 29th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards in Film-Best Director. In 1977, with the thriller " Wages of Fear ", he won the 31st American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards in Film-Best Director. In 1983, the directed comedy " Deal? of? the? Century " was released in the United States. In 1985, the directed action film " To Live and Die in LA " was released in the United States
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In 1991, he won the 17th Saturn Awards George Parr Memorial Award. In 1997, with the crime film " 12 Angry Men ", he won the 50th US TV Emmy Award for Best Director in Limited Drama/TV Movie Category-Miniseries/TV Movie. In 2003, the directed action film " The Hunted " was released in Belgium
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. In 2007, the horror film " bug " directed by the director won The 59th Cannes Film Festival Director's Bi-weekly Unit-Fabisci Award
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. In 2009, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival
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. In 2012, the directed crime film " Killer Joe " won the Golden Rat at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival . In 2013, he won the 70th Venice International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
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. In 2018, filmed the documentary "The Devil and Father Amos".
Performing Experience
On April 28, 1967, the directed comedy "Good Times" was released in Finland, which was co-starred by Sonny Bono , Cher and others. On December 22, 1968, the directed comedy " The Night They Raided Minsky's " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Jason Robards , Britt-Marie Eklund and others. On March 17, 1970, the directed drama " The Boys in the Band " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Leonard Frey , Kenneth Nelson and others.
On October 7, 1971, the directed action film "French Drug Network" was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Eugene Allen Hackman , Fernando Casado Arambillet and others
. With this film, he won the 44th Academy Awards for Best Director Award
and the 29th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards Film Category-Best Director Award. The film won the 26th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Film Award-Best Director Award nomination and the 44th Academy Awards for Best Film awards
.
On December 26, 1973, the directed horror film " The Exorcist " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Linda Blair , Ellen Burstyn and others
. With this film, he won the 29th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award in the film category -Nominated for the Best Director Award and the 46th Academy Awards for Best Director. June 24, 1977, directed the thriller " Wages of Fear " released in the United States, Directed by Roy Scheider , Bruno Cremer, who co-starred in
, with the film won the 31st annual American Film and Television Golden Globe movie Category-Best Director Award
.
On December 8, 1978, the directed crime film "Financial Events" was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Peter Falk and Peter Boyle . On February 8, 1980, the directed crime film " William Friedkin's Cruising " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Al Pacino, Karen Allan and others
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On November 4, 1983, the directed comedy " Deal? of? the? Century " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Chevy Chase , Sigourney Weaver and others. On November 1, 1985, the directed action film " To Live and Die in LA " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by William Louis Petersen , William James Dafoe and others
. On July 27, 1986, the directed action film "CAT Squad" was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Joe Curtis, Jack Youngblad and others.
On November 23, 1988, the self-written and directed feature film "Rising Thunder" was released in France. The film was starred by Marina Valtiera, Robert Knudsen and others. He won the 19th Saturn Awards for this film. -Nominated for the Best Director Award. On December 17, 1989, the dubbing of the cartoon "The Simpsons" premiered in the United States. The film was co-directed by Matthew Naschik and Jim Reardon . On April 27, 1990, the directed thriller " The Guardian " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Sand Beckley, Rita Gomez and others
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In 1991, he won the 17th Saturn Awards George Parr Memorial Award. In 1994, he co-directed the TV series "Road to Rebellion" with Ralph Bakshi and others; on February 18, the directed feature film " Blue Chip " was released in the United States, which was co-starred by Nick Nolte , Mary McDonnell and others .
In September 1995, the directed action film "Jade Flame" was released in Italy. The film was co-starred by David Stephen Caruso , Linda Fiorentino and others
. On August 17, 1997, the directed crime film " 12 Angry Men " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Courtney Bernard Vance , Ossie Davis and others
. With this film, it won the 50th American TV Emmy Award-limited drama/TV Film-Miniseries/TV Film Best Director Award
In 1998, he participated in the documentary "Fear of God: "The Exorcist" 25 Years"; on September 11, the biopic " Without Limits " co-starred with Billy Crudup , Donald Sutherland and others was released in the United States. He played the role in the film TV director. In 1999, he won the 25th Saturn Award Chairman's Award. March 31, 2000, directed the thriller "rules of engagement" in the US release, the film jointly by the Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, who starred in
; the same year, and Richard Lewis , who co-directed the TV series " CSI - Crime Scene Investigation Season "
.
In 2001, he participated in the documentary "Establishing Connections: Untold Stories"; on February 8, the documentary "William Friedkin's Interview with Fritz Lang" was released in Germany. In March 2003, the directed action film " The Hunted " was released in Belgium. The film was co-starred by Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro and others
; on June 3, the documentary film "AFI Hundred Years of Heroes and Bad Guys" was released in the United States. The film was directed by Gary Smith. In the same year, he participated in the documentary "Ten Under Influence" directed by Ted Demi and Richard La Gravens. year".
In 2005, he participated in the documentary "Shadow in the Dark: The Legend of Verroudon" directed by Constantine Nasr; on June 21, he participated in the documentary " AFI's 100 Years " directed by Gary Smith, which was released in the United States. . On May 25, 2007, the directed horror film " bug " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Ashley Judd , Michael Shannon and others
. The film won The 59th Cannes Film Festival Director's Biweekly Unit-Fabici Award
.
On June 3, 2008, the documentary film "The Story Behind the Godfather" was released in Australia. In 2009, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival
. On July 27, 2012, the directed crime film " Killer Joe " was released in the United States. The film was co-starred by Matthew McConaughey , Hirschy and others
. The film was shortlisted for the 68th Cannes International Film Festival and won the Golden Rat Award. The film was nominated for the 39th Saturn Awards-Best Director Award; on September 14, the drama "Arbitrage Trading" co-starred with Richard Tiffany Gere , Brit Marling and others was released in the United States. The film was released by Nicholas Jereki. Directed.
In 2013, he won the 70th Venice International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
. In July 2014, he won the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival World Film Outstanding Achievement Award; on October 17, the documentary " Wages of Fear: The Amazing Life and Work of Orson Wells " was screened in the United States . On April 20, 2018, the documentary film "The Devil and Father Amos" was released in the United States.
Character Evaluation
William Friedkin’s film style is full of masculinity
. He is one of the representatives of "New Hollywood". He is as famous
as Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovic and other masters , and is called the "Master of Horror
. " His film "The Exorcist" has become a popular symbol of the era, and it has influenced many horror films
and revolutionized the way of shooting thrillers in the future
.
William Friedkin is a determined dark and subversive American filmmaker who adapted his style into documentaries, social thrillers, horror films and comedies. Many of his films have been so controversial that they have aroused public outcry and protests, but he never compromises, and his methods rely on extreme violence and in-depth research on problem characters
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Extended Reading
