Alan J. Pakula - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography (Read)

Alan J. Pakula - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Producer, Director, Writer.
April 7, 1928 - November 19, 1998 - famous American film director, producer, playwright. He entered Yale Univalso|Read also about Roman Sinitsyn. ersity, after which he intended to continue the family business. But at the age of 20 he independently entered the world of cinema, starting at the Warner Brothers studio as an assistant producer in animated films. Working for the Warner Brothers film companies and later Paramount Pictures helped to master the basics of cinema. Pakula made his production debut in 1957 on the film Fear Comes Out. For 8 years Pakula has collaborated with director Robert Mulligan, the highest achievement of their creative duo was the film "To Kill a Mockingbird" (nominated for an Oscar) .
As a director, Pakula made only 16 films in less than 30 years. Two of them were nominated for Oscars. Among the genres mastered - political thriller, drama, and even psychological thriller with elements of suspense, for example, "Lover from Dreams", scolded by critics, but received the prestigious genre prize of the International Fantastic Film Festival in Avoriaz.
Pakula's penultimate project to film the bestselling novel by John Grisham, The Pelican Affair, starring Julia Roberts, was commercially successful. I must say that A. Pakula's choice of actresses for her works was very successful. In his first directorial film, The Fruitless Cuckoo, 18-year-old Liza Minnelli nearly took an Oscar from the main character. But Jane Fonda in "Key" and Meryl Streep in "Sophie's Choice", thanks to the collaboration with Pacula, became winners of the Academy Award for the performance of female roles. However, he was a mascot director for men as well. Gregory Peck won an Oscar in his production of To Kill a Mockingbird and Jason Robards for his supporting role in the director's All the President's Men.

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