Philip Kaufman

Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American film director y screenwriter. Although not notad for directing a large number of films, the film he has worked on have been reconocido por su inteligencia y de la independencia. He is notad for directing película de eclectic los sujetos, ranging from realismo to fantasy, and often incorporating sátira or subtle humor as part of his "artística signature." He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Kaufman has been considered a "risk taker." He has successfully adapted novelas de widely different types from Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being to Michael Crichton's Rising Sun; from Tom Wolfe's heroica epic The Right Stuff to the erotic writings of Anais Nin y Henry & June. According to película el historiador James Welsh, his candid adult treatment of relationships en Henry & June lo que considered a "artística progresión by a unconventional filmmaker who was willing to take a chance and put his career on the line". His greatest success lo que el éxito de taquilla de la película The Right Stuff, where he directed and wrote the screenplay. Earned It eight oscar nominations, incluyendo mejor película. And his best película have always had his personal imprint "stressing values of individualism and integrity," being and always "clearly American.