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Ridley Scott |
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Director / Producer |
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1937 - |
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Born November 30,
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
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Key
Production Countries: USA, UK |
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Key Genres:
Epic, Historical Epic, Science Fiction |
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Key
Collaborators: Pietro Scalia (Editor), Hans
Zimmer (Composer), Arthur Max (Production Designer), John Mathieson (Cinematographer),
Russell Crowe (Leading Player), Norris Spencer (Production Designer), Sigourney Weaver
(Leading Player), Harvey Keitel (Leading Player), Steven Zaillian
(Screenwriter), Adrian Biddle
(Cinematographer) |
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Highly Recommended: Blade Runner (1982)* |
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Recommended: The
Duellists (1977), Alien (1979)*, Thelma & Louise (1991)*, Gladiator
(2000)^ |
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Worth a Look: Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Matchstick Men
(2003), American Gangster (2007) |
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Approach with Caution: Legend (1985), Black Hawk Down (2001)^,
Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Body of Lies (2008) |
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Duds:
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Hannibal (2001) |
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* Listed in TSPDT's
1,000 Greatest Films
section; ^
Listed in TSPDT's
21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films
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Links: [
Amazon
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IMDB ] [
TCMDB ] [
All-Movie
Guide ] [
Film Reference ]
[
The
Ridley Scott Fan Information Page ] [
IGN
Featured Filmmaker ] [
Ridley
Scott Profile ] [
Spliced
Wire Interview with Ridley Scott ] [
Filmbug Biography ] [
DGA
Interview ] [
Guardian
Interview (2005) ] [
BBC
Article (2001) ] [
BBC: Calling the Shots ]
[
Flickering Myth Profile ] |
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Books: [
Ridley
Scott: The Making of His Movies ] [
The
Films of Ridley Scott ] [
Ridley
Scott ] [
Ridley
Scott: Interviews ] [
Ridley Scott (The Pocket Essential Series) ] |
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"Though
Scott has forged a style that is recognizably his own, his
approach to filmmaking has a precedent in German Expressionist
filmmaking. The Expressionists were among the first to use the
elements of mise-en-scène (set design, lighting, props,
costuming) to suggest traits of character or enhance meaning.
Similarly, Scott's techniques are stunning yet highly
artificial, a trait often criticized by American reviewers, who
too often value plot and character over visual style, and
realism over symbolism." -
Susan Doll (International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers,
1991) |
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"Although the
films Ridley Scott chooses to make suggest a director of
considerable ambition, he is unlikely to be taken very seriously
until he overcomes an inability to tell a story clearly or to
create credible, vivid characters. Too concerned with the look
of things, his work is often predictable, even incoherent." -
Geoff
Andrew (The Film Handbook, 1989) |
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"Often
derided by critics for his tendency to emphasise style over
substance, particularly in the use of inexplicable, though
atmospheric, light sources (a quality he shares with his brother
Tony), Scott has created a vision of
the past, present and, most dramatically, the future, that has
influenced a whole generation of film-makers." -
Ian Haydn Smith (Contemporary North American Film Directors, 2002) |
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"People
say I pay too much attention to the look of a movie but for
God's sake, I'm not producing a Radio 4 Play for Today, I'm
making a movie that people are going to look at." -
Ridley Scott |
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Please
note that the rating given for this director (see top-right) is based
only on the films we have seen (listed above). Films by this director
that we haven't seen include Black Rain (1989), White Squall (1996),
G.I. Jane (1997), A Good Year (2006), and Robin Hood (2010). |
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