Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé | |
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Born | London, England | 17 November 1945
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1960–present |
Spouse | |
Children | Rowan Joffé Nathalie Lunghi |
Roland Joffé (
Education
Joffé was educated at two independent schools: the
Career
TV director
After university, Joffé joined Granada Television as a trainee director in 1973, where he directed episodes of Coronation Street,[2][3] Sam,[3] The Stars Look Down,[3] Crown Court,[3] Bill Brand,[3] and Headmaster.[3]
In 1977, producer
Joffé also directed an episode in BBC's
Film director
Roland Joffé's first two feature films (
In 1993, he produced and partially directed a big budget adaptation of the video game Super Mario Bros.. The film struggled to make back its budget. His 1995 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter was a critical and financial disaster, and his 2007 horror film Captivity drew controversy with its advertising billboards, widely regarded as exploitative and misogynistic. He received Razzie Nominations for Worst Director for The Scarlet Letter and Captivity.
His 2011 release, There Be Dragons, garnered press attention as it dealt with the Catholic organisation Opus Dei.[8][9] A movie about faith and forgiveness, There Be Dragons is a project that Joffé says has a message he's proud to say on film. In an interview with CBN.com, he stated, "I have a very deep emotional investment in this film. I feel that I really want to stand behind what it says to us as human beings."[10]
In 2013 Joffé directed the Anglo-Indian historical epic romance time travel adventure film, The Lovers.
Personal life
Joffé is of
Around 1950, Roland's father Mark Joffe[12][13][14] began a relationship with the daughter of Jacob Epstein and Kathleen Garman, Esther Garman, who helped raise Roland.[15][16][17] After Esther's suicide in 1954, Roland lived with her parents.[18] Portraits of Roland as a child by Jacob Epstein and Esther's brother Theodore Garman are part of the Garman Ryan Collection at The New Art Gallery Walsall.[19][20]
From 1974 to 1980, Joffé was married to actress Jane Lapotaire; they have a son, screenwriter and director Rowan Joffé (b. 1973). Later, he and actress Cherie Lunghi were in a longterm relationship;[21][22] they have a daughter, actor Nathalie Lunghi (b. 1986).
Joffé is a board member of the nonprofit organization Operation USA. He was the official patron of the 2011 Cambodia Volleyball World Cup held from 23 to 29 July at the National Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh.[23] Roland Joffé lives on the island of Malta and is an active member of the team organising the Valletta Film Festival.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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1984 | The Killing Fields | Yes | ||
1986 | The Mission | Yes | ||
1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Yes | Yes | |
1992 | City of Joy | Yes | ||
1993 | Super Mario Bros. | Yes | ||
1995 | The Scarlet Letter | Yes | Yes | |
1998 | Goodbye Lover | Yes | ||
2000 | Vatel | Yes | Yes | |
2007 | Captivity | Yes | ||
2008 | You and I | Yes | ||
2011 | There Be Dragons | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2013 | The Lovers | Yes | Yes | |
2017 | The Forgiven | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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1973–1974 | Coronation Street | 4 episodes |
1974–1975 | Sam | 4 episodes |
1975 | The Stars Look Down | 6 episodes |
1976 | Crown Court | 4 episodes |
Bill Brand | 5 episodes | |
1977 | Headmaster | 3 episodes |
Second City Firsts | 1 episode | |
1978 | The Spongers | |
Play for Today | Episode: "The Legion Hall Bombing" | |
1979 | No, Mama, No | |
1980 | 'Tis Pity She's a Whore | |
1981 | Play for Today | Episode: "United Kingdom" |
2002 | Undressed | 1 episode |
2015 | Texas Rising | 5 episodes |
2017 | Sun Records | 8 episodes |
Accolades
Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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Prix Italia | 1978 | The Spongers[24] | ||
Academy Awards | 1985 | The Killing Fields | Best Director | Nominated |
1987 | The Mission | Nominated | ||
Golden Globe Awards | 1985 | The Killing Fields | Best Director | Nominated |
1987 | The Mission | Nominated | ||
Cannes Film Festival | 1986 | The Mission | Palme d'Or | Won |
Technical Grand Prize | Won | |||
British Academy of Film and Television Arts | 1985 | The Killing Fields | Best Direction | Nominated |
1987 | The Mission | Nominated | ||
Best Film | Nominated | |||
Berlin International Film Festival | 1990 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Golden Bear | Nominated |
Golden Raspberry Awards | 1996 | The Scarlet Letter | Worst Picture | Nominated |
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
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Won | |||
Worst Director | Nominated | |||
2008 | Captivity | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Roland Joffé and David Puttnam interview for The Killing Fields (1984)"
- ^ The Independent, 5 October 2007: Roland Joffé: Why the director is a victim of his own success Retrieved 2013-03-06
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j IMDb: Roland Joffé Filmography Retrieved 2013-03-06
- ^ Mark Hollingsworth and Richard Norton-Taylior Blacklist: The Inside Story of Political Vetting, London: Hogarth Press, 1988, p.97-99. The relevant extract from this book is here.
- ^ At that time, the WRP was known as the Socialist Labour League, but Hollingsworth and Norton-Taylor use the later form.
- ^ a b Blacklist, p.98
- BOMB MagazineWinter, 1987. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ Roland Joffé's new film Mission: to uncover secrets of the Opus Dei The Guardian. 8 June 2009
- ^ Bringing a Saint’s Life to the Screen The New York Times. 22 August 2009
- ^ Director Roland Joffé Explains "There Be Dragons", CBN.com.
- ^ Roland Joffé Interview to the National Catholic Register
- ^ The Independent, 5 October 2007: Roland Joffé: Why the director is a victim of his own success
- ^ June Rose, Daemons and Angels: A Life of Jacob Epstein , London: Constable, 2002, p.244,258
- ^ Mark Joffe by Jacob Epstein, 1952 Watford Museum
- ^ Esther Garman biography The New Art Gallery Walsall
- ^ Photograph of Esther Garman cutting Roland Joffe's birthday cake, c1951 Garman Ryan Collection, The New Art Gallery Walsall
- ^ Photograph of Jacob Epstein, Kathleen Garman, Mark Joffe and Esther Garman at Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition, 1948 Garman Ryan Collection, The New Art Gallery Walsall
- ^ "Epstein Final". Issuu. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Roland Joffe by Theodore Garman, 1949-1951 Garman Ryan Collection, The New Art Gallery Walsall
- ^ Roland Joffe by Jacob Epstein Garman Ryan Collection, The New Art Gallery Walsall
- ^ "Roland Joffé". Findmypast.co.uk.
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing's Cherie Lunghi had sham marriage". Daily Mirror. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Roland Joffé Announced as Patron of World Cup". Volleyball World Cup. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Prix Italia, Winners 1949 – 2010, RAI Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Roland Joffé at IMDb
- Roland Joffé at AllMovie
- Roland Joffé at AlloCiné (in French)
- BOMB Magazine interview with Roland Joffé by Thomas Bird (Winter, 1987) Archived 14 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine