James Marsh

James Marsh

Nacimiento : 1963-04-30, Truro, Cornwall, England, UK

Historia

James Marsh (born April 30, 1963 Truro, Cornwall) is a film director known for directing the cult film Wisconsin Death Trip starring Marcus Monroe and Sir Ian Holm. He won 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for directing Man on Wire. Marsh lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, with his wife and two children. As an undergraduate, he studied at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Marsh(director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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James Marsh
James Marsh
James Marsh
James Marsh

Películas

El caso Watts: El padre homicida
Executive Producer
Con imágenes reales sin editar, este documental ahonda en la desaparición de Shanann Watts y sus hijos, y los sucesos acontecidos posteriormente
Rey de ladrones
Director
Una historia basada en hechos reales, sobre un grupo de ladrones retirados que logran un último golpe en el distrito joyero de Londres. Pero la codicia pronto transforma el éxito en una pesadilla.
Un océano entre nosotros
Director
Biopic sobre Donald Crowhurst, veterano de la Real Fuerza Aérea Británica y navegante aficionado, que decidió participar en 1968 en la Golden Globe Race, una competición que consistía en circunnavegar alrededor del mundo sin paradas, para obtener un suculento premio y sanear sus finanzas. Pero las cosas no le fueron bien y optó por engañar a los organizadores del evento sobre cuál era su verdadera posición.
Of the Unknown
Executive Producer
A short visual meditation, OF THE UNKNOWN is set in Hong Kong where millionaires and the ‘working poor’ live side by side in one of Asia’s wealthiest and most densely populated cities. The film explores how our notions of freedom and happiness are shaped by the place we occupy, both literally and metaphorically, in our society. What is the importance of freedom when one faces a daily struggle for survival? Is it even possible to have dreams, or to dream, if one was never given any opportunities in life? https://vimeo.com/113548756
La teoría del todo
Director
La película gira en torno a la vida de Stephen Hawking, el importante teórico y divulgador científico que cambió la historia de la ciencia y la tecnología moderna para siempre. La película se centrará en la relación que mantuvo el británico con Jane Wilde, su primera mujer, con quien contrajo matrimonio después de que le diagnosticaran una enfermedad por la que no le quedaban más de dos años de vida.
Jack to a King: The Swansea Story
Associate Producer
Jack to a King is a passionate portrait of the rise of Swansea City Football Club from near oblivion to the world stage of the Premier League. It is the story of a city and the people who made the club what it is today. An independent feature from film makers, Mal Pope and Edward Thomas, YJB Films’, Jack to a King is about more than just a football club, it is about a city that survives against all odds – through the Blitz, industrial decline and recession. It tells a universal story of how football plays into the lives of ordinary people. It touches on the Welsh attitude to defeat and victory and the relationship between sport and money. The story is told through the characters involved, capturing the rhythm of their lives and presenting a portrait of where they live. Through it all, there is one dream, one ambition which unites everyone – The Premier League.
Agente doble
Director
Colette McVeigh, miembro activo del IRA, es capturada por el MI5 tras un intento fallido de atentado en Londres. El oficial encargado de su caso le ofrece la posibilidad de evitar la cárcel si se convierte en informadora del servicio de inteligencia británico.
Proyecto Nim
Director
Proyecto NiM es una película documental que trata sobre un experimento que se realizó en los años setenta, cuya finalidad era comprobar qué pasaría si un chimpancé fuese criado y alimentado desde su nacimiento como un auténtico ser humano. El experimento llamado 'proyecto Nim' fue obra de un grupo de investigadores de la Universidad de Columbia en Nueva York, que estaba capitaneado por el psicólogo Herbert S. Terrace. Él y su equipo tenían la idea inicial de que si los humanos y los primates eran criados y educados de forma similar al ser humano, podrían llegar a entender el lenguaje humano y tener la capacidad de comunicarse con total libertad. Para comprobarlo, acogieron a un pequeño chimpancé al que pusieron el nombre de Nim Chimpsky.
Red Riding: 1980, Parte 2
Director
En los 80, 'el destripador' siembra el pánico en Yorkshire. El Gobierno recurre a Peter Hunter, el detective más importante de Manchester, para que se haga cargo de una revisión secreta del caso. En 1974, Hunter no había podido completar la investigación de un tiroteo, en el que estaban implicados los policías de Yorkshire. Pero, en esta ocasión, está decidido a llegar hasta el final. Segunda parte de la miniserie británica "Red Riding", compuesta por tres largometrajes basados en las tres novelas de David Peace. (FILMAFFINITY)
Man on Wire
Director
Documental sobre la hazaña del funambulista francés Philippe Petit que, el 7 de agosto de 1974, logró de manera ilegal caminar sobre un alambre tendido entre las torres gemelas del World Trade Center de Nueva York. Culminada la proeza, fue arrestado por la policía, pero la exhibición fue considerada por algunos "el crimen artístico del siglo".
The King
Writer
Elvis, un joven que acaba de licenciarse en la Marina, decide emprender la búsqueda del padre al que nunca conoció. El problema es que su progenitor es ahora pastor de una iglesia baptista; además, está casado y tiene dos hijos, razones más que suficientes para evitar que el pasado venga a empañar su respetable e irreprochable reputación de hombre de fe. Sin embargo, el encuentro con Malerie, su hermanastra de dieciséis años, le ofrece a Elvis la posibilidad de invadir y trastocar el apacible mundo familiar de su padre.
The King
Director
Elvis, un joven que acaba de licenciarse en la Marina, decide emprender la búsqueda del padre al que nunca conoció. El problema es que su progenitor es ahora pastor de una iglesia baptista; además, está casado y tiene dos hijos, razones más que suficientes para evitar que el pasado venga a empañar su respetable e irreprochable reputación de hombre de fe. Sin embargo, el encuentro con Malerie, su hermanastra de dieciséis años, le ofrece a Elvis la posibilidad de invadir y trastocar el apacible mundo familiar de su padre.
The Team
Director
A cinema verite documentary about the homeless soccer team from New York City who travel and compete at the 1st Annual Homeless Soccer World Cup in Graz, Austria in July 2003.
Wisconsin Death Trip
Producer
Wisconsin Death Trip is an intimate, shocking and sometimes hilarious account of the disasters that befell one small town in Wisconsin during the final decade of the 19th century. The film is inspired by Michael Lesy's book of the same name which was first published in 1973. Lesy discovered a striking archive of black and white photographs in the town of Black River Falls dating from the 1890s and married a selection of these images to extracts from the town's newspaper from the same decade. The effect was surprising and disturbing. The town of Black River Falls seems gripped by some peculiar malaise and the weekly news is dominated by bizarre tales of madness, eccentricity and violence amongst the local population.
Wisconsin Death Trip
Writer
Wisconsin Death Trip is an intimate, shocking and sometimes hilarious account of the disasters that befell one small town in Wisconsin during the final decade of the 19th century. The film is inspired by Michael Lesy's book of the same name which was first published in 1973. Lesy discovered a striking archive of black and white photographs in the town of Black River Falls dating from the 1890s and married a selection of these images to extracts from the town's newspaper from the same decade. The effect was surprising and disturbing. The town of Black River Falls seems gripped by some peculiar malaise and the weekly news is dominated by bizarre tales of madness, eccentricity and violence amongst the local population.
Wisconsin Death Trip
Director
Wisconsin Death Trip is an intimate, shocking and sometimes hilarious account of the disasters that befell one small town in Wisconsin during the final decade of the 19th century. The film is inspired by Michael Lesy's book of the same name which was first published in 1973. Lesy discovered a striking archive of black and white photographs in the town of Black River Falls dating from the 1890s and married a selection of these images to extracts from the town's newspaper from the same decade. The effect was surprising and disturbing. The town of Black River Falls seems gripped by some peculiar malaise and the weekly news is dominated by bizarre tales of madness, eccentricity and violence amongst the local population.
The Burger & the King: The Life & Cuisine of Elvis Presley
Director
Before he won the Academy Award for Documentary for Man on Wire, director James Marsh made this lighthearted film about the artery-clogging cravings of Elvis Presley. Marsh’s portrait of Elvis is constructed from the recollections of friends, relatives and Elvis’s favourite cook, Mary Jenkins, who, with help from Elvis’s father, perfected those infamous fried peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches. The resulting film traces Elvis’s taste from his humble Mississippi start to his Vegas finale with stops along the way in the school cafeteria and army mess hall. Known for his gustatory excess, Elvis was a picky eater whose success manifested itself in quantity not quality. Marsh’s talent is in full effect in this stylish blend of form and content. Lit like an all-night diner, with a colour palette reminiscent of a sparkly Formica countertop, it’s a perfect backdrop for the King and his southern fried fare.
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
Director
This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier films to trace the development of his unique sensibility.
Dance First
Director
Instrumental
Writer
Instrumental
Director
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart
Screenplay
A man's girlfriend mysteriously returns after having been missing for a decade.