Stephen Frears
Birthday: 1941-06-20
Place of Birth: Leicester, England, UK
Biography: Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.
Movies
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
A rare look at the the career of film director Pedro Almodóvar, especially his early works, with int...
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Chéri
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with...
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Forever Ealing
This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the ...
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Robert Altman in England
Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast a...
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Heavy Rain
A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY ...
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30 Years of Comic Strip
In true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a retro...
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Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
An in-depth look of the 40 year journey, from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, of Hans Zimmer,...
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A Look Through His Lens
Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insight...
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She's French
She's chic, slim and sexy like Brigitte Bardot. She's French. But she's not all French women, right?...
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Incident
An anti-short short. On three occassions a man overhears a car accident while relaxing in his room. ...
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French Cinema Mon Amour
French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their ...
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Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Released in 2006, British filmmaker Stephen Frears' "The Queen" dramatizes the brief but intense con...
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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - ...
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Great Directors
Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David...
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My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
Sam was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Familial Dysautonomia. When born, he had...
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Alan Clarke: His Own Man
British film-maker Alan Clarke was championed by the likes of Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Ray Winstone...
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Cast & Crew: If....
Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", feat...
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Director: Alan Clarke
Documentary - Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "S...
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Long Shot
Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk...
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Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
A brand new feature-length documentary on the film’s production, including new interviews with direc...
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In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is one of the most famous film music composer of today. Innovative artist with a s...
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Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."...
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Hooray For Holyrood
Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbi...
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Who Killed British Cinema?
A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK str...
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Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy...
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Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Chris Wade's documentary film is a personal, intimate and affectionate look at the life and work of ...
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Henri Langlois vu par...
Thirteen filmmakers share personal reflections on Henri Langlois—the visionary founder of the Cinéma...
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Howard Hawks: American Artist
A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute....
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Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
Stephen Frears in a interview with film scholar and producer Colin MacCabe. The topics which he touc...
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Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
Director Stephen Frears, film historian Ian Christie, and author and British film historian Richard ...
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Michael Powell
The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powel...
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Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and pr...
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The Rise of the Comic Strip
Documentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of the Comic Strip....
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Alec Guinness: A Class Act
The story of one of Britain's most celebrated actors of the 20th century, told by those who knew and...
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100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Documentary, based on a British poll, listing the 100 sexiest movie and TV moments. Supplemented by ...
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Innes Lloyd: The Producer
A look at the life and work of television producer Innes Lloyd...
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