Nicolas Roeg
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Nicolas Jack Roeg (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English cinematographer and film director. Contributing to the visual look of Lawrence of Arabia and Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red Death, and co-directing Performance, he would later become the guiding force behind such landmark films as Don't Look Now, Walkabout and The Man Who Fell to Earth, which starred David Bowie.
These and his other pictures are known for their use of the cut-up technique, through which a linear narrative is given a new and less conventional meaning. Often, Roeg will photograph his stories in disjunctive and semi-coherent ways that only make full sense in the film's final moments, when a crucial piece of information surfaces. These techniques, and Roeg's uniquely foreboding sense of atmosphere, have greatly influenced later filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and François Ozon. His later films, however, have received a colder reception by the viewing public.
Nicholas's films were sampled and used as the base for Big Audio Dynamite's 1980s track E=MC2, an homage from Mick Jones (formerly of The Clash) and his band.
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[edit] Spouses
- Harriet Harper (2004 to present)
- Theresa Russell (1982) (divorced) 2 children
- Susan Stephen (1957 - 1977) (divorced) 4 children
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films as director
- Performance, with Donald Cammell (1970)
- Walkabout (1971)
- Don't Look Now (1973)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
- Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (1980)
- Eureka (1984)
- Insignificance (1985)
- Castaway (1986)
- Aria, with ten other directors (1987)
- Track 29 (1988)
- Sweet Bird of Youth (TV) (1989)
- The Witches (1990)
- Cold Heaven (1991)
- Heart of Darkness (TV) (1994)
- Hotel Paradise (1995)
- Two Deaths (1995)
- Full Body Massage (TV) (1995)
- Puffball (2006)
- Adina (2007)
[edit] Selected films as cinematographer
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
- Nothing But the Best (1964)
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) (uncredited) (some scenes)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- Petulia (1968)
- Performance (1970)
- Walkabout (1971)
[edit] References
- Nicolas Roeg, Neil Feineman, Boston: Twayne, 1978
- The Films of Nicolas Roeg: Myth and Mind, John Izod, Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1992
- Fragile Geometry: The Films, Philosophy and Misadventures of Nicolas Roeg, Joseph Lanza, New York: Paj Publications, 1989.
- The Films of Nicolas Roeg, Neil Sinyard, London: Letts, 1991
[edit] External links
- Senses of Cinema Great Directors
- Nicolas Roeg at the Internet Movie Database
- Nicolas Roeg biography and credits at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Nicolas Roeg @ pHinnWeb
- Classic interview with Roeg from 1980
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - An Academy Tribute to Nicolas Roeg 2007de:Nicolas Roeg
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