Schlesinger, John

Japanese: シュレシンジャー(英語表記)Schlesinger, John
Schlesinger, John
Born: February 16, 1926, London, England
[Died] July 25, 2003. Palm Springs, California, United States. British film director. Full name John Richard Schlesinger. Set in his native England and the United States, Schlesinger produced a wide range of works characterized by detailed narrative. Born into a Jewish doctor's family, Schlesinger began his acting career while studying at Oxford University. In 1957, he made his debut as a director with a documentary film and a BBC television series. In 1961, his short documentary "Terminus," which depicts 24 hours in Waterloo Station in London, won the Grand Prix for Short Films at the Venice Film Festival. After making his feature film debut with A Kind of Loving (1962), he released works such as Darling (1965) starring Julie Christie, becoming one of Britain's leading film directors. As one of the directors of the new generation of British social realism, Schlesinger portrayed complex human relationships, especially the various forms of love, with a documentary touch. His American debut, Midnight Cowboy (1969), won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. After that, he directed Hollywood blockbusters such as Marathon Man (1976), but also small British films such as Yanks (1979). One of his later works was The Next Best Thing (2000). In 1970, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

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Japanese:
[生]1926.2.16. イギリス,ロンドン
[没]2003.7.25. アメリカ合衆国,カリフォルニア,パームスプリングズ
イギリスの映画監督。フルネーム John Richard Schlesinger。母国イギリスやアメリカ合衆国を舞台に,緻密な語り口を特徴とする幅広い作品群を手がけた。ユダヤ系医師の家庭に生まれ,オックスフォード大学在学中から演劇活動を開始。1957年ドキュメンタリー映画や BBCのテレビシリーズで監督としての第一歩を踏み出した。1961年,ロンドンのウォータールー駅の 24時間を描いた短編ドキュメンタリー "Terminus"で,ベネチア国際映画祭短編グランプリを受賞。『或る種の愛情』A Kind of Loving(1962)で長編デビューしたのち,ジュリー・クリスティ主演の『ダーリング』Darling(1965)などの作品を発表,イギリスを代表する映画監督となった。イギリス社会派リアリズムの新世代を担う監督の一人として,複雑な人間模様,とりわけさまざまな愛のかたちをドキュメンタリータッチで描き出した。アメリカでのデビュー作『真夜中のカーボーイ』Midnight Cowboy(1969)でアカデミー賞作品賞および監督賞を受賞。それ以後は『マラソンマン』Marathon Man(1976)に代表されるハリウッド大作を手がける一方で,『ヤンクス』Yanks(1979)のようなイギリスの小規模映画も撮り続けた。晩年の作品に『2番目に幸せなこと』The Next Best Thing(2000)がある。1970年大英帝国三等勲功章 CBEを授与された。

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