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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
- Director
A rabid movie fan when he was young, Jean-Jacques Beineix first studied medicine before entering the movie business. During the seventies, he became an established assistant director, working with Claude Berri, René Clément, Claude Zidi and even Jerry Lewis. But, like many assistants, Beineix's ultimate dream was to direct. He had a pass at it in 1977 with the short Le chien de Monsieur Michel (1977). A promising debut, it won the first price at Trouville Festival and earned a César nomination for best short film (fiction).
In 1981, came his first long feature Diva (1981), a stylish thriller based on a book by Delacorta. When it came out, Diva was not supported by French critics and seemed at first well on its way to crash and burn. But slowly the film gained momentum due to good word of mouth and positive reactions in various festivals like Moscow and Toronto. Ultimately, the film became a great success internationally, winning four Césars along the way.
Next came the expensive The Moon in the Gutter (1983). An adaptation of a David Goodis novel, the film was even more radical than 'Diva' in its deliberate artificiality. Premiering in competition at the 36th Cannes Film Festival in 1983, the film was booed and most critics found it pretentious and boring. Only few voices rose up to defend the movie but it was not enough to save it. It flopped at the box office but manage to win one César for set design.
At that point, Beineix's career was in serious danger of biting the dust, but he came back in force in 1986 with Betty Blue (1986) (aka 'Betty Blue'), based on a 'Philippe Djian' novel. Despite mixed reviews, the film was another international hit, won the top price at Montréal festival, and was nominated for best foreign film at both the Oscars and Golden Globes, each time losing to Fons Rademakers' 'De Aanslag'. It also earned 9 César nominations including best film and best director ... but won only for best poster !
Beineix's next movie Roselyne and the Lions (1988), set in the circus world, came and went unnoticed. In 1992, IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992) got attention mostly for being Yves Montand's last role. Beineix then resurfaced where he was least expected with social documentaries. He did a film about children in Romania; Otaku (1994) was shot in Japan; Assigné à résidence (1997) was about locked-in syndrome victim Jean-Dominique Bauby.
In 2001, he came back to fiction with Mortal Transfer (2001), a psycho-thriller based on a Jean-Pierre Gattegno novel. Once again, critics were lukewarm and the film performed poorly at the box-office. In 2002, however, Beineix drew strong ratings with made for TV documentary Loft Paradoxe (2002), an attempt to analyse the success of reality show 'Loft Story'.
With his intense focus on the power of images, Beineix paved the way for directors like Luc Besson, Leos Carax and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. A self-proclaimed misanthropist who never hid his contempt for producers and was often deemed excessive and irascible, he will go down in the history books as a director who raised controversy not for the subjects he tackled but for his stylistic approach. Still, with Diva (1981) and Betty Blue (1986), he directed two of the few French films of the eighties that reached an international audience.- Actress, Jamie Auld, portrayed as Madonna in "Madonna and the Breakfast Club" on Hulu. She shared a striking resemblance to Madonna. She grew up in a small town in Pasadena, Maryland. She traveled to New York to pursue her acting career. She died from complications of an eating disorder. She was 26.
- Mark Pfeffer was born on 9 March 1951. He died on 13 January 2022 in Skokie, Illinois, USA.
- Production Manager
- Producer
Goran Tozija was a production manager and producer, known for Before the Rain (1994), Armour of God (1986) and The Third Half (2012). He died on 13 January 2022 in Skopje, Macedonia.- Vitezslav Bouchner was born on 30 November 1947 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for xXx (2002), The Illusionist (2006) and Hannibal Rising (2007). He died on 13 January 2022 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Marty Roberts was born on 10 April 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Gilmore Girls (2000), Human Nature (2001) and I'll Remember April (1945). He was married to Elayne Roberts. He died on 13 January 2022 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.- Script and Continuity Department
- Writer
- Director
Jill has worked as a script supervisor with A-List actors and directors on award-winning international productions. She is fluent in Spanish, French and English. Jill has written a library of original screenplays, and as a writer-for-hire. Two of her scripts were produced. "Rigged" starring George Kennedy was adapted from a murder mystery by James Hadley Chase. "The Immortals" was produced as a PBS pilot starring Ed Asner playing Socrates. Several of her scripts were optioned and she has published three books.- Geert Thijssens was born on 15 December 1930 in Heeze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He was an actor, known for Romeo & Julia (1964), Nacht zonder zegen (1978) and Help, de dokter verzuipt! (1974). He died on 13 January 2022.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Mick Ward was born on 16 July 1968 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an assistant director and actor, known for The Machine (2013), Blitz (2011) and Moon (2009). He died on 13 January 2022.- Reo Varnado was born on 26 May 1955 in Magnolia, Mississippi, USA. He died on 13 January 2022 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Fred Parris was born on 26 March 1936 in Milford, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Dead Ringers (1988), Dirty Dancing (1987) and The Irishman (2019). He was married to Emma. He died on 13 January 2022 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.- Ron Bobb Semple was born on 10 December 1952 in Georgetown, Guyana. He was an actor, known for See You Yesterday (2019), Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013) and Truth (2007). He died on 13 January 2022 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- Sonny Turner was born in 1939. He was married to Arlen Fairley, Lavinia Eaton and Roxie Turner. He died on 13 January 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Fred Van Hove was born on 19 February 1937 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. He was a composer, known for Hölle Hamburg (2007), Senso unico (1988) and Soldier of the Road: A Portrait of Peter Brötzmann (2012). He died on 13 January 2022 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.- Camera and Electrical Department
Layne Adams was born on 17 September 1952 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Layne is known for Raw Target (1995), Possums (1998) and Party Crasher: My Bloody Birthday (2000). Layne died on 13 January 2022 in Wichita, Kansas, USA.- Ramón Naranjo Gonzalo Naranjo Couto was born on 25 November 1934 in Havana, Cuba. He died on 13 January 2022 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- Jim Forest was born on 2 November 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He died on 13 January 2022.
- Israel Dresner was born on 22 April 1929 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Toby Silverman. He died on 13 January 2022 in Wayne, New Jersey, USA.
- Junior Siavii was born on 14 November 1978 in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He died on 13 January 2022 in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA.
- Chiara Samugheo was born on 25 March 1935 in Bari, Italy. She died on 13 January 2022 in Bari, Italy.
- Terry Teachout was born on 6 February 1956 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. He was married to Hilary Dyson and Liz Cullers. He died on 13 January 2022 in Smithtown, New York, USA.
- Yevgeniy Fedorchenko was born on 21 June 1946. He was an actor, known for Karpatske zoloto (1991), Ot Buga do Visly (1981) and Anna German (2012). He died on 13 January 2022 in Lvov, Ukraine.
- Mel Maron was born on 21 April 1931 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. Mel was married to Bunny. Mel died on 13 January 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Viktor Strizhov was born on 12 August 1928 in Moscow, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Long Farewell (1971), Groznye nochi (1961) and Poezd v dalyokiy avgust (1971). He died on 13 January 2022.
- Judit Fenákel was born on 25 June 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. She was a writer, known for A szerelem határai (1974). She was married to Pál Bárdos. She died on 13 January 2022.
- Mikhail Lobanov was born on 14 November 1945. He was an actor, known for Dela davno minuvshikh dney... (1972), Odinozhdy odin (1975) and Pobeditel (1976). He died on 13 January 2022.