John Maybury (born 25 March 1958) is an English filmmaker and artist. In 2005 he was named as one of the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain.[1]
Life and career
Promo director
During the 1980s, Maybury produced a number of short films and music videos including for Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U", which was voted #35 in a Channel 4 poll of the greatest pop music videos[2] and received various awards.
Films
In 1998, Maybury produced his first full-length feature Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon, a biopic on the life of painter Francis Bacon starring Derek Jacobi and Daniel Craig. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
In 2005, he directed The Jacket with Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley. In 2008 his film The Edge of Love, a biopic on the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas starring Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Rhys and Keira Knightley premiered. He also directed the final episode of the HBO/BBC Rome series.
Filmography as director
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) - also writer
- The Jacket (2005)
- The Edge of Love (2008)
References
- ↑ The Pink List 2005. Rainbownetwork.com, June 29, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2007
- ↑ "Channel 4 Greatest Pop Videos. Channel 4.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Love Is the Devil". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
External links
- John Maybury at IMDb
- List of music videos directed by Maybury Archived 19 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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