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Stephen Frears

Name
Stephen Frears
Full/Alt. name
Stephen Arthur Frears
Date of Birth
Friday June 20 1941
Born
Leicester (England)
Nationality
English
Partial Biography
Armed with a keen visual awareness and compelling ability to tell a story, Stephen Frears became established as a leading director in British cinema and TV in the 1980s. While studying law at Cambridge…Full Stephen Frears Biography…

Partial Filmography

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Awards

  1. Toronto Film Critics Association (2007) Best Director - "Queen, The"
  2. Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Director (1999) - "The Hi-Lo Country"
  3. Cesar (1990) Best Foreign Film - "Les Liaisons Dangereuses/Dangerous Liaisons"

 


Top matching news stories

  • Frears to attend "The Burial"?

    10:00 am, 2007-03-16 — MyMovies.Net

    Given that he's riding a high after the success of "The Queen", you'd have thought that director Stephen Frears would have earned the right to take a little break, but instead he's in early talks with Screen Gems to direct their new project "The Burial".

  • Queen director turns to London's 'terrorist' shooting

    11:00 am, 2007-02-16 — MRIB

    The Queen director Stephen Frears is producing a film about the controversial shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes

  • Frears give Oscars royal touch

    02:30 pm, 2007-01-23 — MRIB

    The Queen director Stephen Frears is quietly excited about the film's 6 Oscar nominations: "It?s good for business"

  • The Queen leads BIF Awards

    11:30 am, 2006-10-26 — MRIB

    Stephen Frears' The Queen leads the list of nominees at this year?s British Independent Film Awards with seven nods

  • Mirren crowned "Queen" of Venice

    09:00 am, 2006-09-12 — MyMovies.Net

    Dame Helen Mirren has taken home one of the top prizes at this year's Venice Film Festival for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in Stephen Frears' regal drama "The Queen".

 


Top matching photos

  • Premiere: Stephen Frears, director and Helen Mirren at the Los Angeles Premiere of Miramax Films'
  • Premiere: Stephen Frears, director at the Los Angeles Premiere of Miramax Films'
  • Stephen Frears and Helen Mirren at The Queen premiere at the 63rd Venice Film Festival, Italy

 


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