Lynne Ramsay
| Lynne Ramsay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 1969 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter, cinematographer |
Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, best known for the feature films Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar and We Need to Talk about Kevin.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Glasgow on 5 December 1969, Ramsay graduated from the UK's National Film and Television School in 1995.
[edit] Career
Ramsay won the 1996 Cannes Prix de Jury for her graduation film, the short "Small Deaths". Her second short film, "Kill the Day", won the Clemont Ferrand Prix du Jury; her third, "Gasman", won her another Cannes Prix du Jury in addition to a Scottish BAFTA for Best Short Film.
Ratcatcher (1999), Ramsay's debut feature, won critical acclaim and numerous awards. It was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival[1] and opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival, winning her the Guardian New Directors prize. She also won the Carl Foreman Award for Newcomer in British Film at the 2000 BAFTA Awards, the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival and the Silver Hugo for Best Director at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Morvern Callar (2002) won Samantha Morton the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress, and Kathleen McDermott the Scottish BAFTA Award for Best Actress. It also won the 2002 C.I.C.A.E. Award and the Award of The Youth at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Ramsay was slated to direct the adaptation of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones, which she had read in manuscript form prior to its publication. She left the project in early 2004 after the novel had become a bestseller and the producers wanted a version more faithful to the original than she had been planning.[2] Her next project was the BBC Films-produced adaptation, We Need to Talk about Kevin, Lionel Shriver's Orange Prize-winning novel.[3] The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival[4], and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2011.
In 2007 Ramsay was rated number 12 in Guardian Unlimited's list of the world's 40 best directors working today.[5]
- Music promos
Ramsay directed the promotional video for the Manchester-based indie-rock band Doves' single "Black and White Town", which was released on 7 February 2005. However, Ramsay's version was re-edited and the released version was significantly different to her original piece.[6]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Cinematographer | |||
| 1996 | Small Deaths | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| Kill the Day | Yes | Yes | Short film | ||
| Sweet Heart | Yes | Short film | |||
| 1997 | Gasman | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| One Eye | Yes | Short film | |||
| 1999 | Ratcatcher | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
| 2002 | Morvern Callar | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
| 2005 | Black and White Town | Yes | Music video | ||
| 2011 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Yes | Yes | Feature film | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Ratcatcher". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5373/year/1999.html. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Kois, Dan (January 13, 2012). "Lynne Ramsay Is Back. Finally.". The New York Times. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/13/lynne-ramsay-is-back-finally/. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ^ Arendt, Paul; "Ramsay needs to shoot a film about Kevin" Guardian.co.uk 6 June 2006 (Retrieved: 6 July 2009)
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58041.html. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "Film Features: The world's 40 best directors… 12. Lynne Ramsay" Guardian.co.uk (Retrieved: 6 July 2009)
- ^ "MUSC VIDEOS: Lynne Ramsay — Doves: "Black and White Town" AcademyFilms.com (Retrieved: 6 July 2009)
[edit] External links
- Lynne Ramsay at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile: Lynne Ramsay AcademyFilms.com
