Director, Actor UNITED KINGDOM

John BOORMAN

John BOORMAN

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Biography

"Occasionally a great movie comes along that transcends the banality of the physical world, pierces the veil, uncovers the mysteries that lie beneath, and turns money into light, material into spirit..."



John Boorman, born in Shepperton in 1933, fell in love with cinema at an early age. He became a critic on the radio before working as an editor for the BBC. In 1965, his first film, Catch Us if You Can was noticed by Hollywood and he went there to make Point Blank (1967), then Hell in the Pacific (1968), two international box office hits. He returned to London to shoot Leo the Last (Best Director’s prize at Cannes in 1970). He then directed Deliverance, Zardoz, and Exorcist II, making a highly personal work of it.
His cult film, Excalibur, won an award at Cannes in 1981. He went on to make The Emerald Forest, then Hope and Glory, to critical acclaim.
Following Where the Heart Is, he presents the very same year at Cannes, in 1995, Beyond Rangoon in Competition and the short film Two Nudes Bathing in Un Certain Regard. With The General, John Boorman came back in Competition in 1998 to win Best Director prize again.
The Tailor of Panama, adapted from a John le Carré novel, was released in 2001, followed by In my Country (2004), then The Tiger’s Tail (2006). John Boorman has been nominated for an Academy Award five times. He is a Member of the British Academy and the author of two memoirs: Money into Light and Adventures of a Suburban Boy. He co-edited, alongside Walter Donohue, 13 issues of Projections, about the filmmaker’s craft.

Films presented at Cannes

Awards

THE GENERAL
THE GENERAL 1998 Award for Best Director Director, Script / Dialogue
EXCALIBUR
EXCALIBUR 1981 Prix de la meilleure contribution artistique au Festival International du Film Director, Script / Dialogue
LEO THE LAST
LEO THE LAST 1970 Award for Best Director Director
Jury members
President - Cinéfondation & Short Films - 2009
Member - Feature films - 1992
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Directors

Anahita GHAZVINIZADEH

Anahita GHAZVINIZADEH

Film Editor, Script Writer
Bo WIDERBERG

Bo WIDERBERG

Director
François REICHENBACH

François REICHENBACH

Director
Jean-Luc GODARD

Jean-Luc GODARD

Director
Max CHAN

Max CHAN

Paolo SORRENTINO

Paolo SORRENTINO

Director, script writer
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