Born: September 15, 1946. New York, New York. American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He studied at Yale University but dropped out and went to the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) to teach English. His experience volunteering for the U.S. Army in 1967 during the Vietnam War had a profound influence on his subsequent work. He majored in film at New York University, studied under director Martin Scorsese, and earned his bachelor's degree in 1971. After directing horror films such as Seizure! (1974), he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978). Returning to directing, he won an Academy Award for Best Director for Platoon (1986), which depicted the trauma of the Vietnam War. Following Wall Street (1987), he again won an Academy Award for Best Director for Born on the Fourth of July (1989), which dealt with the negative effects of the Vietnam War, and was nominated for a fourth Academy Award as a screenwriter. After JFK (1991) and The Doors (1991), he directed Natural Born Killers (1994), based on a story by Quentin Tarantino. Other films include Nixon (1995), which is based on President Richard M. Nixon; Any Given Sunday (1999) and Alexander (2004), which deal with issues of power and violence; World Trade Center (2006), which is based on the September 11 terrorist attacks; and W. (2008), which depicts the life of President George W. Bush. Stone |
[生]1946.9.15. ニューヨーク,ニューヨーク アメリカ合衆国の映画監督,脚本家,プロデューサー。エール大学で学んだがすぐ中退し,ベトナム共和国(南ベトナム)へ赴いて英語の教師をした。ベトナム戦争中の 1967年にアメリカ陸軍に志願した経験がその後の作品づくりに深く影響している。ニューヨーク大学で映画を専攻してマーティン・スコセッシ監督に師事し,1971年に学士号を取得。『邪悪の女王』Seizure!(1974)などのホラー映画を監督したのち,『ミッドナイト・エクスプレス』Midnight Express(1978)でアカデミー賞脚色賞を受賞した。監督業に戻ると,ベトナム戦争のトラウマ(→心的外傷)を描いた『プラトーン』Platoon(1986)でアカデミー賞監督賞を受賞した。『ウォール街』Wall Street(1987)に続き,ベトナム戦争の悪影響を扱った『7月4日に生まれて』Born on the Fourth of July(1989)で再びアカデミー賞監督賞を受賞するとともに,脚本家として 4度目のアカデミー賞候補になった。『JFK』JFK(1991),『ドアーズ』The Doors(1991)ののち,クエンティン・タランティーノ原案の『ナチュラル・ボーン・キラーズ』Natural Born Killers(1994)を監督。ほかにリチャード・M.ニクソン大統領を題材にした『ニクソン』Nixon(1995),権力と暴力の問題を描いた『エニイ・ギブン・サンデー』Any Given Sunday(1999)と『アレキサンダー』Alexander(2004),アメリカ同時テロを主題とした『ワールド・トレード・センター』World Trade Center(2006),ジョージ・W.ブッシュ大統領の半生を描いた『ブッシュ』W.(2008)などがある。 ストーン
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