Who is he? Herald the glory of militant Irish Republican Army? Advocate of violence in the struggle for the good cause? Nothing could be further from the truth. Irishman Jim Sheridan, which will tell in 2011 during a review Tofifest this year is a true romantic drama.
staffage War, the atmosphere of conflict is just an excuse for him to look at how the world copes violent individual - the modern man. It is also the rule for many years in charge of programming, the selection of films on Tofifest. We also want to look at the modern man in the world today.
Jim Sheridan, whose films have won 16 Oscar nominations, is known worldwide for his psychological dramas. The first, which debuted on the big screen was a picture: "My Left Foot" (1989), earning the first two Oscars, in three years later, another image "In the Name of the Father" , to receive the Golden Bear in Berlin seven Oscar nominations (including two for the same director). Other well known for his productions are: "Our America", "Boxer", "Field" or "Get Rich or Die Tryin '.
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Great "entering the dragon" was at once cinematic debut of Master "My Left Foot / My Left Foot" (1993), which earned an Oscar to Daniel Day Lewis and a nomination for Sheridan.
film hard, heavy, soulful. Inspiring. And sometimes in surprising ways so that it is hard to believe. But you need to know that only the biggest can inspire others. It is worth a look at what he did with Jim Carrey movie Sheridan
Jim Carrey - My Left Foot of Fury - More bloopers are a click away
But back to more serious moods. Sheridan's next film is a highly intense work "In the Name of the Father / In The Name Of The Father" (1993).
Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite - same stars in the history of teen unjustly accused of a bomb on behalf of the Northern IRA. 7 Oscar nominations! In this film we hear a legendary U2 song "Pride: In the Name of Love" . But it's see the video for another song U2, which was written specifically for Sheridan and this movie: U2 & Gavin Friday - "In the name of the father" .
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are moving forward a few years to see the next big role Daniel Day-Lewis "The Boxer" (1997).
And here another video review of the Irish Master of Torun "Our America / In America" \u200b\u200b of 2002. A very personal tale about what life is like illegal immigrants from Ireland in the mythical America.
Sheridan's last film is Brothers / Brothers " (2009). The American remake of a Danish film by Susanne Bier, in a sense, the story of Cain and Abel. This film is not about the war in Afghanistan, is a film about a family which is part of Afghanistan, said the director.
On an interesting side makingof.com, as the name suggests, "about the" making of "- that is, the what is happening on the sets of films outside of the camera - you can watch the interview with Jim Sheridan led by ... Natalie Portman. Of course it says about the movie Sheridan in which she played herself.
worth noting that Portman is the creator of this page ( "There are times that a lot of people want and trying to make movies. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to go about it, and not everyone is fortunate to gain experience on a real film set. We were wondering how to help such samoukom. We thought:> I'd create a film school on-line, where experts will provide guidance and teach a workshop basis \u0026lt;. That is what we started this page " - says about the site). But let's return briefly to the" Brothers. "One of the songs presented in the film was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2010. Then again, hit performed U2's" Winter ".
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