Lenny Abrahamson

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Leonard "Lenny" Abrahamson (born November 30, 1966 in Dublin ) is an Irish director .

life and career

Abrahamson worked on first short films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In his first short film Mendel Walzman in 1987 he dealt with the story of his maternal grandfather, who came from Poland and later emigrated to Ireland via Belgium.

During his studies at Trinity College Dublin he founded the Trinity Video Company with the later film producer Ed Guiney . His first professional directorial work 3 Joes appeared in 1991 and was shown at various film festivals.

After Abrahamson received a scholarship, he began studying philosophy at Stanford University , but he dropped out again without a degree. He then directed various commercials .

It wasn't until 2004 that he made his feature film debut with the drama Adam & Paul . The film earned him the Irish Film and Television Award in the Best Director category .

His second film Garage followed in 2007 . In the same year he made the television series Prosperity

His next film What Richard Did marked the breakthrough for the hitherto unknown actor Jack Reynor . On the occasion of the premiere of the film, Abrahamson's early work was honored in a retrospective by the Irish Film Institute .

Abrahmson's next film, Frank, with Domhnall Gleeson , Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Fassbender in the lead roles, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival .

A year later Abrahamson filmed Emma Donoghue 's novel of the same name with Raum Emma , which was loosely inspired by the criminal case of Josef Fritzl . His directorial work earned him an Oscar nomination.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1987: Mendel Walzman (short film)
  • 1991: 3 Joes (short film)
  • 2004: Adam & Paul
  • 2007: garage
  • 2007: Prosperity (TV series, four episodes)
  • 2012: What Richard Did
  • 2014: Frank
  • 2015: room (Room)
  • 2018: The Little Stranger

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lost Lenny Abrahamson short film to screen as part of IFI retrospective at ifi.ie, accessed on September 10, 2015
  2. ↑ a b Focus on Lenny Abrahamson at ifi.ie, accessed on September 10, 2015
  3. ^ Lenny Abrahamson: 'Good guys can be complex, too' at theguardian.com, accessed September 10, 2015
  4. ↑ Winners of the 2nd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards at ifta.ie, accessed on September 10, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Abrahamson, Lenny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abrahamson, Leonard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish director
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland