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Bruce Beresford (/ ˈ b ɛr ɪ s f ər d /; born 16 August 1940 [1]) is an Australian film director, opera director, [2] screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave , and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States.
Bruce Beresford. Director: Driving Miss Daisy. Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The Golden West (Puccini), staged for the Spoleto ...
- August 16, 1940
- B. 1940, Paddington, Sydney, Australia
- Breaker Morant
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Mister Johnson
- Black Robe
- Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants to Do This…
The above quotations point to the double bind regarding the career and reputation of Bruce Beresford, an Australian director who was instrumental in the Australian New Wave in both its tackier and more prestigious offerings, who continues to make films both locally and abroad, and who has directed Oscar-winning and/or nominated features and perform...
As mentioned above, a number of Beresford’s overseas films are not readily available in either streaming or physical form. However, his Australian output from 1972–1981 is widely accessible thanks to companies like Umbrella Entertainment. Beresford’s most acclaimed film from this period, Breaker Morant, is arguably the jewel in the crown of his car...
As alluded to above, one of Beresford’s characteristics—and I would argue strengths—as a director is his aesthetic unobtrusiveness, particularly in his adaptation of books and plays to screen. Notable among his adaptations, Beresford has steered to screen the David Williamson plays Don’s Partyand The Club, the abovementioned Breaker Morant: A Play ...
Oscar success is rarely based solely on the merits of the winning film itself, and more often propelled by a network of promotional machinery. As case in point is Driving Miss Daisy, which Beresford calls “the only film I’ve done which had first class promotion and advertising all the way through … It’s far from being the best film I’ve done, but j...
While Harry Morant calls himself a pagan, he chooses the words of Jesus Christ as his epitaph: “And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household,” from the Gospel of Matthew 10:36. In a heavily secular film culture, Beresford is unique in frequently returning to Christian subject matter and stories of the faithful executed with a measure of resp...
Beresford is credited as screenwriter on ten of his projects. In other instances he has been an active collaborator with screenwriters, and in others a faithful steward of literary and stage sources to the screen. It seemed fitting, then, to conclude this piece highlighting his autobiographical writings: 2007’s Josh Hartnett definitely wants to do ...
Oct 23, 2017 · BERESFORD, Bruce. Nationality: Australian. Born: 1940. Education: Sydney University. Family: Married 1) Rhoisin Patricia Harrison; 2) Virginia Patricia Mary Dugan, 1985; has three children. Career: Worked in advertising and for ABC TV, late 1950s; moved to London, 1961, and taught at girl's school, Willesden; film editor, East Nigerian Film ...
Dec 6, 2022 · Few honestly deserve the title ‘living legend’. Bruce Beresford is one. For more than half a century, the Sydney-born director has painted our screens with a diverse array of stories – from war epics (Breaker Morant) to coming-of-age dramas (Puberty Blues), star-studded actions (The Contract) to poignant biographies (Mao’s Last Dancer).
Bruce Beresford (born August 16, 1940, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian film and stage director, screenwriter, and producer who specialized in small-budget character-driven dramas. Beresford began making short films as a student at the University of Sydney, from which he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1964.
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Jane Rocca. Bruce Beresford discusses his upbringing, career and the women who have influenced him. Occupation: Film director Age: 80 Relationship status: Married Best known for: His film Driving ...
