Philippa Lowthorpe

Birth : 1961-12-27,

History

Philippa Lowthorpe (born 27 December 1961) is an award-winning film and television director. She was awarded the Deluxe Director Award at the WFTV Film and Television Awards for the miniseries Three Girls. Description from her Wikipedia page.

Movies

Misbehaviour
Director
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.
Swallows and Amazons
Director
Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be aloneā€¦ The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.
Cider with Rosie
Director
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the First World War.
Sex, the City and Me
Director
Fast-paced and powerful drama set in the high-octane world of the City of London.
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
Director
This BBC historical drama stars James Purefoy as Beau Brummell, the original sharp-dressed dandy of 18th-century London. A socialite responsible for inventing the modern suit, Brummell befriends and restyles Prince Regent of Wales.
The Other Boleyn Girl
Writer
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.
The Other Boleyn Girl
Director
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII, before being ousted by her younger sister, Anne. Mary leaves the Court to marry a commoner, but returns when Anne embarks on a reckless policy to save herself from ruin.
The Spy Who Caught a Cold
Director
A bus stops and drops off a mother and daughter at a British holiday resort by the sea, which happens also to be a naturist resort. Mother is looking for a new man and her daughter giggles at the different shapes and sizes of the other nude bodies around her...
Remember The Family
Director
A family, who's father went bankrupt, confronts what happened to them for the first time.
Three Salons at the Seaside
Director
A film on the staff and customers of three Blackpool hair dressing salons. Stories of love, loss and gritty determination to carry on and make the best of things with a sense of humour abound