Last Updated on 04/09/2024 by Arun jain
Special: Iconic British director David Lynnwhose credits are included Lawrence of Arabia And Doctor Zhivago, is being given a feature documentary treatment by the skywith Embankment Films Start selling at TIFF.
Directed by Barnaby Thompson Epic – The Life and Times of David Lean will profile the double Oscar winner, who helmed some of the most iconic films of all time, through never-before-seen archive and contributions from leading film directors. Haunted by the shadow of his dismissive father and his Puritan upbringing, Lynn was married six times, and he created layered and complex narratives in his work while struggling to find connection and meaning in his personal life. This document has been produced in collaboration with the BFI National Archives, whose special collections include the David Lean Paper Archive, and the David Lean Foundation.
Lynn, who was knighted in 1984 and died in 1991, was behind his likes. Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge over the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivago And Road to India. He was nominated for and won seven Oscars This Bridge over the River Kwai And Lawrence of Arabia.
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epic To be released in winter 2025 Sky Arts While Embankment is seeking more pre-sales, starting with TIFF, which starts tomorrow. It is being constructed by embankment and Thin Films.
Thompson said: “David Lean was a charismatic, but deeply complex man – a flawed human being but a genius behind the camera. At a moment when the future of the theatrical experience was at stake, ‘pure cinema’, the epic of the big screen and the creator of many of the greatest films of all time This is the right time to look at one’s life and work.”
Embankment’s Nick Taussig added that the time was right to tackle a documentary on Leanne, with her “extraordinary body of cinematic work but also her own surprising and complex personal life story.”
Earlier this year, we announced the embankment Greta Garbo makes feature docAgain for Sky, with Fremantle international sales.
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