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Allan Winton King (born February 6, 1930 in Vancouver , † June 15, 2009 in Toronto ) was a Canadian film director .
Life
King turned after high school and the study of philosophy the documentary and remained later a representative of the vérité Cinéma . His 1967 film Warrendale showed images from a home for mentally ill children. It was shown at the Cannes Festival, while co-producing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation declined to broadcast. He also received a BAFTA award . His next film A married couple (1969) followed a couple's path to divorce.
In a career spanning more than forty years, King worked for the various media in all areas of cinematography; series episodes and feature films were also included, such as Who Has Seen the Wind , which was not only awarded the Paris Film Festival Prize, but was also the most financially successful Canadian film to date. Even Silence of the North was highly praised.
In 2006 King was named Officer of the Order of Canada .
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: Warrendale
- 1969: A married couple
- 1977: Who has seen the wind
- 1981: Silence of the North
- 1989ff .: The girl from the city (TV series)
- 1992: The Long Way of Luke B. (Miniseries)
literature
- Zoe Druick: Allan King's a Married Couple (Canadian Cinema), Univ. of Toronto Press 2010
- Seth Feldman, ed .: Allan King: Filmmaker , Indiana University Press 2002, ISBN 0-9689132-1-0
- Stanley Kaufmann: Children of Our Time , 1967 full text
Web links
- Allan King in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Allan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King, Allan Winton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Toronto |