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Roland Joffé (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ f eɪ /; [1] born 17 November 1945) is an English director and producer of film and television, known for the Academy Award-nominated films The Killing Fields and The Mission.
Roland Joffé. Director: The Mission. Roland Joffé was born on 17 November 1945 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for The Mission (1986), The Killing Fields (1984) and The Great Hunger.
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Roland Joffé was born on November 17, 1945 in London, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for The Mission (1986), The Killing Fields (1984) and The Great Hunger.
- November 17, 1945
Roland Joffé, né le 17 novembre 1945 à Londres, est un réalisateur britannique. Il obtient la Palme d'or au Festival de Cannes 1986 pour son film Mission.
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In 1984 “The Killing Fields,” a drama about the Khmer Rouge, debuted to great acclaim. It was Roland Joffé’s feature film debut, and it received seven Oscar nominations, winning three—including to Chris Menges for cinematography and to Jim Clark for editing. Usually, when a project ends the members of the production team go their separate ways. But...
Jeremy Irons and Robert DeNiro were cast as the placid, peace-loving musician Father Gabriel and the former slaver Mendoza, respectively. The New York Times film critic Vincent Canby later described “the self-effacing earnestness” of the actors’ performances. But during filming, Clark worried that Irons was too young. “The priest role was originall...
Watching just the opening scene of “The Mission,” the viewer is immediately made aware of the audacity of what Joffé and his team were attempting. Writing in The Los Angeles Times, Sheila Benson described Iguazu Falls, which figures prominently throughout the film, as “the movie’s star.” “I kind of clambered and crawled all over the falls,” Joffé r...
One of the elements for which “The Mission” has become most remembered is its soundtrack by the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone. But in the beginning, according to Joffé, Morricone was reluctant to commit himself. “We’d initially used [Alessandro] Marchello’s Oboe Concerto” for Father Gabriel’s key song, Joffé explained. At a private screen...
Before its debut in the United States, “The Mission” won the Palme d’Or, the highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It went on to receive nominations for seven Oscars, including one to Joffé for best director and to Morricone for best score, and won one for Chris Menges’ astonishing cinematography. The film never took off at the American box of...
Roland Joffé (born 17 November 1945) is an English film director who is known for his Oscar nominated movies, The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television.
May 8, 2024 · Roland Joffe, the two-time Academy Award nominee for “The Killing Fields” and “The Mission” (which won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival), has been signed to direct.
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