Adrian Lyne
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| Adrian Lyne | |
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| Born | 4 March 1941 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941 in Peterborough, then in Northamptonshire, England) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for directing films that focus on sexually charged characters and often uses natural light, a fog machine and other effects to create eroticized atmospheres. He was educated at Highgate School.
He began working in film after a number of television commercials. He directed the music video for "Maniac", the theme song from Flashdance written by Michael Sembello. He received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Director in 1988 for Fatal Attraction.
[edit] Filmography
As director:
- Foxes (1980)
- Flashdance (1983)
- 9½ Weeks (1986)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- Indecent Proposal (1993)
- Lolita (1997)
- Unfaithful (2002) (also producer)
- Back Roads (2012) (also co–writer) (pre–production)
[edit] External links
- Adrian Lyne at the Internet Movie Database
- Adrian Lyne at AllRovi
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