Bob Rafelson
Bob Rafelson (born February 21, 1933 in New York City ) is an American film director .
Life
Rafelson is one of the young directors who revolutionized the dormant Hollywood with sophisticated scripts and films at the end of the 1960s and thus belongs to the group of directors of New Hollywood . After beating his way through life doing odd jobs, Rafelson studied philosophy . He came to film through television. He won an Emmy Award in the mid-1960s for creating the first artificially televised pop group, The Monkees . He also shot his first film Head with them . Five Easy Pieces 1970 was one of the forerunners of American auteur films. For this film he was nominated for an Oscar in the categories of Best Picture and Best Screenplay . He was honored as Best Director at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards .
Filmography
- 1966–68: The Monkees (TV episodes)
- 1968: Head - with The Monkees (writer: Jack Nicholson )
- 1970: Five Easy Pieces - A man seeks himself ( Five Easy Pieces )
- 1972: The King of Marvin Gardens ( The King of Marvin Gardens )
- 1976: Mister Universum (Stay Hungry)
- 1981: Modesty
- 1981: The Postman Always Rings Twice ( The Postman Always Rings Twice )
- 1986: Forever and Ever ( Always )
- 1987: The Black Widow ( Black widow )
- 1990: Mountains of the Moon ( Mountains of the Moon )
- 1992: Man Trouble - Gone to the dogs ( Man Trouble )
- 1994: Erotic Tales - Director of the 7th episode
- 1996: Blood and Wine - A Deadly Cocktail ( Blood and Wine )
- 1998: Riot in Poodle Springs ( Poodle Springs , TV)
- 2002: Afterthougts (TV)
- 2002: No Good Deed (The House on Turk Street)
literature
- Michelle Koch: Bob Rafelson. In: film directors. Biographies, descriptions of works, filmographies. Edited by Thomas Koebner . Stuttgart: Reclam 2008 [3rd, updated and expanded edition, 1st edition 1999], pp. 608–611 [with references], ISBN 978-3-15-010662-4 .
Web links
- Bob Rafelson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rafelson, Bob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |