NOVEMBER 1963

Roland Joffé

(Uk), director, screenwriter and producer, he began his career in theatre, working with the National Theatre and helping to establish the Young Vic, before moving into television, where he directed episodes of several series. In 1984, he made his feature film debut with The Killing Fields, which earned him two Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Director. In 1986, he directed The Mission, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and received seven Oscar nominations. After Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), he directed City of Joy (1992) and The Scarlet Letter (1995), an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel. In subsequent years, he alternated between Hollywood productions and international projects, directing, among others, Vatel (2000), Captivity (2007), There Be Dragons (2011) and The Forgiven (2017).

FILMOGRAFIA

The Spongers (tv, 1978), The Legion Hall Bombing (tv, 1978), No, Mama, No (tv, 1979), The Killing Fields (Urla del silenzio, 1984), The Mission (Mission, 1986), Fat Man and Little Boy (L’ombra di mille soli, 1989), City of Joy (La città della gioia, 1992), The Scarlet Letter (La lettera scarlatta, 1995), Goodbye Lover (id., 1998), Vatel (id., 2000), Captivity (id., 2007), You and I (2011), There Be Dragons (Un santo nella tempesta, 2011), The Lovers (2013), The Forgiven (id., 2017), November 1963 (Novembre 1963 - L’assassinio di J. F. Kennedy, 2026).