Christopher Hampton (1) (1946–)
Autor(a) de Atonement [2008 film]
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About the Author
Born on January 26, 1946 in Fayal in the Azores, Christopher Hampton graduated from New College, Oxford, with a Modern Languages degree in 1968. After a stint as the resident dramatist at the Royal Court from 1968 to 1970, Hampton began a career as a playwright, soon becoming interested in mostrar mais screenwriting, directing, and producing. As a playwright, Hampton wrote more than a dozen tales including When Did You Last See My Mother?, Tales from Hollywood, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Alice's Adventures Under Ground. In 1988, Hampton decided to take his hit play Les Liaisons Dangereuses to the big screen. The resulting movie, Dangerous Liaisons, which Hampton also co-produced, featured Michelle Pfeiffer and John Malkovich in leading roles. Hampton has also written the screenplays for the movies A Doll's House, a story based on Henrik Ibsen's popular play, The Secret Agent and Carrington, both of which Hampton also directed, and Mary Reilly, which starred Julia Roberts. Christopher Hampton has received numerous honors including the Laurence Olivier Award for Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1986, an Academy Award and Writers' Guild award in 1988 for Dangerous Liaisons, and a Tony award in 1995 for Best Score and Best Book of a Musical for Sunset Boulevard. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton: Plays 1: Total Eclipse, The Philanthropist, Savages, Treats (v. 1) (1997) 18 cópias
Zwart op Wit 1 exemplar(es)
Der Honorarkonsul 1 exemplar(es)
Conversations After a Burial (REZA) 1 exemplar(es)
Hedda Gabler (IBSEN) 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Hampton, Christopher James
- Data de nascimento
- 1946-01-26
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Faial, Azores
- Locais de residência
- Aden, Yemen
Alexandria, Egypt
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, UK
Zanzibar
England, UK - Educação
- Lancing College
Oxford University (New College) - Ocupação
- Playwright
scriptwriter
Film director
screenwriter - Premiações
- CBE
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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Atonement
Family Drama
(Wikipedia) Les Liaisons dangereuses (French: [le ljɛzɔ̃ dɑ̃ʒ(ə)ʁøz]; English: Dangerous Liaisons) is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782.
It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two narcissistic rivals (and ex-lovers) who use seduction as a weapon to socially control and exploit others, all the while enjoying their cruel games and boasting about their talent for manipulation. It has been seen as depicting the corruption and depravity of the French nobility shortly before the French Revolution, and thereby attacking the Ancien Régime. However, it has also been described as merely a story about two completely amoral people.… (mais)
It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two narcissistic rivals (and ex-lovers) who use seduction as a weapon to socially control and exploit others, all the while enjoying their cruel games and boasting about their talent for manipulation. It has been seen as depicting the corruption and depravity of the French nobility shortly before the French Revolution, and thereby attacking the Ancien Régime. However, it has also been described as merely a story about two completely amoral people.… (mais)
Nel 1976, durante il processo di riorganizzazione nazionale in Argentina, Cecilia Rueda scompare dopo avere pubblicato un articolo che denunciava la sparizione di alcuni giovani. Il marito Carlos si mette sulle sue tracce. (fonte: Wikipedia)
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