Don't make jokes about food.
Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique.
I rather like mysteries. But I do dislike muddles.
I think people remember pictures not dialogue. That's why I like pictures.
I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.
I've just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist.
My distinguishing talent is the ability to put people under the microscope, perhaps to go one or two layers farther down than some other directors.
Lean was knighted in 1984.
Directed some scenes of The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) while
A favorite director of
Lean was a long-term resident of Limehouse, East London. His home on Narrow Street is still owned by his family.
Lean wanted to originally direct Empire of the Sun (1987), but due to his advancing age, he passed it to
He usually declined to discuss his personal life.
One of his filmic trademarks was the significant role played by the trains or locomotives in the film's plot. You can see some examples of this in movies like Brief Encounter (1945), Summertime (1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and Doctor Zhivago (1965).
Was well into final pre-production for the filming of Nostromo (based on the
His third wife was previously married to his first cousin, Nigel Tangye.
Was voted the 34th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Lean directed 11 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances:
Actor
Once screened Lawrence of Arabia (1962) with
He's 6' 2" (1.88 m).
He was voted 9th best director of all time in the BFI "Top Directors" poll 2002.
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