BRUCE BERESFORD

'Bruce Beresford' (born 16 August 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated Australian film director, writer, and producer. Born in Sydney to Leslie and Lona Beresford, he grew up in the (then) outer western suburb of Toongabbie. He now works both in Australia and the United States.
In August 2007 he published a memoir, ''Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants To do This... True Stories From A Life In The Screen Trade'' (ISBN: 9780732284398) [1]

Contents
Contemporaries / friends
Filmography
External links

Contemporaries / friends



★ Attended University of Sydney with Clive James, Germaine Greer, Bob Ellis, Ken Horler, and Mungo McCallum (writer).

★ Contemporary and friend of John Bell, with whom he shared a house and he also did some film acting.

Filmography



★ ''Long Tan'' (2008)

★ ''A Woman of No Importance'' (2008) (''pre-production'')

★ ''A Dream of Red Mansions'' (2007) (''in production'')

★ ''Rhapsody'' (2007)

★ ''The Contract'' (2006)

★ ''And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself'' (2003) (TV)

★ ''Evelyn'' (2002)

★ ''Bride of the Wind'' (2001) (a. k. a. ''Windsbraut, Die'')

★ ''Double Jeopardy'' (1999) (a. k. a. ''Doppelmord'' and ''Double condamnation'')

★ '' (1999)

★ ''Paradise Road'' (1997)

★ ''Last Dance'' (1996)

★ ''Silent Fall'' (1994)

★ ''A Good Man in Africa'' (1994)

★ ''Rich in Love'' (1993)

★ ''Black Robe'' (1991)

★ ''Mister Johnson'' (1990)

★ ''Driving Miss Daisy'' (1989)

★ ''Her Alibi'' (1989)

★ ''Aria'' (1988)

★ ''Crimes of the Heart'' (1986)

★ ''The Fringe Dwellers'' (1986)

★ ''King David'' (1985)

★ ''Tender Mercies'' (1983)

★ ''Puberty Blues'' (1981])

★ ''The Club'' (1980) (Writer: David Williamson) (a. k. a. ''David Williamson's The Club'' and ''Players'')

★ ''Breaker Morant'' (1980)

★ ''Money Movers'' (1978)

★ ''The Getting of Wisdom'' (1978)

★ ''Don's Party'' (1976)

★ ''Side by Side (1975)

★ ''Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)

★ ''The Adventures of Barry McKenzie'' (1972)

External links





Bruce Beresford - portrait photo by Mark-Steffen Göwecke

Bruce Beresford at the National Film and Sound Archive

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