James Marsh (Director)

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James Marsh (2009)

James Marsh (born April 30, 1963 in Truro , Cornwall ) is a British film director and documentary filmmaker , best known for his cult film Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) with Marcus Monroe and Ian Holm . He won an Oscar in 2008 for the documentary Man on Wire .

Film career

Marsh studied at St. Catherine's College in Oxford and began his film career with various documentaries for the BBC . His first documentary was Troubleman - The Last Years of Marvin Gaye about the singer Marvin Gaye , followed by The Magician of Prague about Jan Švankmajer and his work as a surrealist film director. It was followed by The Burger and the King: The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley on Elvis Presley and his eating disorders . and a documentary on John Cale (1998). He also produced three episodes of the Arena documentary series .

In 2005 he directed The King , a drama movie about a discharged soldier from the United States Navy who goes in search of his missing father in Corpus Christi , Texas . The film was shown at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2005 .

In 2008 he made the documentary Man on Wire about Philippe Petit and his tightrope act about the Twin Towers , which won him not only the Oscar, but also the British Academy Film Award , the Independent Spirit Award , a nomination for the European Film Awards and the Sundance Film Festival brought in the jury award and the audience award for best foreign documentary film .

Project Nim followed in 2011 via Elizabeth Hess ' book Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human and in 2012 Shadow Dancer via the IRA .

Filmography

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ THE Q&A: JAMES MARSH, FILM DIRECTOR . September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 23, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / moreintelligentlife.com
  2. ↑ 12TH BELFAST FILM FESTIVAL: JAMES MARSH . September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 23, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.queensfilmtheatre.com
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SURNAME Marsh, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film director and documentary filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Truro , Cornwall, England