Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Date of Birth:

Jun 20, 1941

Place of Birth:

Leicester, England, UK

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director.

Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win.

In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.

filmography:

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

2018

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

2020

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

2009

Long Shot Long Shot

1978

Director: Alan Clarke Director: Alan Clarke

1991

Alan Clarke: His Own Man Alan Clarke: His Own Man

2000

Cast & Crew: If.... Cast & Crew: If....

2004

Hooray For Holyrood Hooray For Holyrood

1986

Who Killed British Cinema? Who Killed British Cinema?

2018

Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe

2015

Revisiting The Man in the White Suit Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

2019

Howard Hawks: American Artist Howard Hawks: American Artist

1997

Henri Langlois vu par... Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

1985

Memories of Lindsay Anderson Memories of Lindsay Anderson

2019

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

2012

Great Directors Great Directors

2009

Heavy Rain Heavy Rain

2010

30 Years of Comic Strip 30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

Here’s Looking at You, Boy Here’s Looking at You, Boy

2007

Robert Altman in England Robert Altman in England

2002

Chéri Chéri

2009

Forever Ealing Forever Ealing

2002

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

2022

A Look Through His Lens A Look Through His Lens

2024

Il était une fois... « The Queen » Il était une fois... « The Queen »

2017

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

1995

French Cinema Mon Amour French Cinema Mon Amour

2015

Incident Incident

1971

She's French She's French

2017

Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

2011

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

2001

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