John Duigan
John Duigan | |
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Born | Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England | 19 June 1949
Alma mater | University of Melbourne (1973) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1975–present |
Spouse | Nammi Le |
John Duigan (born 19 June 1949) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He is mostly known for his two
Biography
Duigan was born in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England to an Australian father, and emigrated to Australia in 1961. He is related to many Australian performers, being the brother of novelist Virginia Duigan (wife of director Bruce Beresford) and uncle of Trilby Beresford. [citation needed]
Duigan studied at the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Ormond College and graduated in 1973 with a master's degree in Philosophy. While at university, he worked extensively as an actor and director in theatre, and acted in a number of films (including Brake Fluid, Bonjour Balwyn and Dalmas).[1]
He began directing films in 1974, with early successes including
The multi-award-winning mini-series Vietnam followed in 1987; it was one of Nicole Kidman's first major roles. Subsequently, Duigan worked in the United States and Europe, returning to Australia to make Sirens, winner of Best Film at the St. Petersburg Film Festival.[3]
In the United States, he directed
Between 2005 and 2010, he took time off from the film industry to work on a book on secular ethics, returning to Australia to direct Careless Love in 2011/12.[7]
Filmography
Director
- The Firm Man (1975)
- The Trespassers (1976)
- Mouth to Mouth (1978)
- Dimboola (1979)
- Winter of Our Dreams (1981)
- Far East (1982)
- One Night Stand (1984)
- Winners (1985 TV series) - episode "Room to Move"
- Room to Move (1987 TV movie)
- The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
- Vietnam (miniseries) (1987)
- Fragments of War: The Story of Damien Parer (1988, TV)
- Romero (1989)
- Flirting (1991)
- Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
- Sirens (1994)
- The Journey of August King (1995)
- The Leading Man (1996)
- Lawn Dogs (1997)
- Molly (1999)
- Paranoid(2000)
- The Parole Officer (2001)
- Head in the Clouds (2004)
- Careless Love (2012)
Actor
- Bonjour Balwyn (1971)
References
- ^ theaustralian
- ^ "13th Moscow International Film Festival (1983)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "ICFF | John Duigan". www.icff.cc. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "John Sacret Young". The Humanitas Prize. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Film of the week: The Parole Officer | Reviews | guardian.co.uk Film". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ a b "ABC Classic FM - Midday - John Duigan - film director and screenwriter". ABC Classic FM. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
External links
- John Duigan at IMDb