Justin Kurzel

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Justin Kurzel at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

Justin Kurzel (born August 3, 1974 in Gawler , South Australia ) is an Australian film director and screenwriter .

Life

Kurzel was born in Gawler, South Australia in 1974. His brother is the musician and composer Jed Kurzel . Both grew up in Gawler.

Justin Kurzel began studying at NIDA in Sydney in the early 1990s .

First he shot music videos for the rock band The Mess Hall, founded by his brother . In 2005 Kurzel made his first short film Blue Tongue . In 2011 he made his directorial debut with The Murders of Snowtown , a film about the Snowtown murders . Kurzel also wrote the script for the film. For The Murders of Snowtown , he received the AACTA Award 2011 in the category Best Director .

Kurzel wrote the screenplay for the Boner McPharlin's Moll segment for the episodic film The Turning , which he also directed.

In 2015 Kurzel made a remake of the Shakespeare tragedy Macbeth , in which Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard played the leading roles. The film was screened at the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival in the competition for the Palme d'Or.

In December 2016, the film adaptation of the computer game Assassin's Creed was released , in which Michael Fassbender took on the lead role for the second time under Kurzel's direction.

Kurzel is married to actress Essie Davis . The marriage resulted in twin daughters. The family lives in London and Australia.

Filmography (selection)

Director

  • 2005: Blue Tongue (short film)
  • 2011: The Snowtown Murders (Snowtown)
  • 2013: The Turning (segment Boner McPharlin's Moll )
  • 2015: Macbeth
  • 2016: Assassin's Creed
  • 2019: Outlaws - The True History of the Kelly Gang

script

  • 2005: Blue Tongue (short film)
  • 2011: The Snowtown Murders (Snowtown)
  • 2013: The Turning (segment Boner McPharlin's Moll )

production

Web links

Commons : Justin Kurzel  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jed Kurzel on why Macbeth echoes Snowtown and how the score was almost electronic at smh.com.au, accessed on November 2, 2015
  2. ↑ a b c Two of us: Justin and Jed Kurzel at smh.com.au, accessed November 2, 2015
  3. ↑ AACTA Winners & Nominees 2011 at aacta.org, accessed on November 1, 2015
  4. ↑ The 2015 Official Selection at festival-cannes.com, accessed on November 1, 2015
  5. ↑ Snowtown's shorthand to direct Fassbender, Portman in big-screen Macbeth at smh.com.au, accessed on November 2, 2015
  6. ↑ a b The Babadook actress Essie Davis opens up about Hollywood ambitions and motherhood at dailylife.com.au, accessed November 4, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Kurzel, Justin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd August 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Gawler , South Australia