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Frank Borzage

Фрэнк Борзеги
Born 23 Apr 1894 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USADied 19 Jun 1962aged 68142 credits

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Borzage (April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), Bad Girl (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Man's Castle (1933), History Is Made at Night (1937), The Mortal Storm (1940) and Moonrise (1948). In 1912 Borzage found employment as an actor in Hollywood; he continued to work as an actor until 1917. His directorial debut came in 1915 with the film The Pitch o' Chance. He was a successful director throughout the 1920s, but reached his peak in the late silent and early sound era. Absorbing visual influences from the German director F.W. Murnau, who was also resident at Fox at this time, Borzage developed his own style of lushly visual romanticism in a hugely successful series of films starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, including 7th Heaven (1927), for which he won the first Academy Award for Best Director, Street Angel (1928) and Lucky Star (1929). He won a second Oscar for 1931's Bad Girl. He directed 14 films between 1917 and 1919 alone. His greatest success in the silent era was with Humoresque, a box office winner starring Vera Gordon. Borzage's trademark was intense identification with the feelings of young lovers in the face of adversity, with love in his films triumphing over such trials as World War I (7th Heaven and A Farewell to Arms), disability (Lucky Star), the Depression (Man's Castle), a thinly disguised version of the Titanic disaster in History Is Made at Night, and the rise of Nazism, a theme which Borzage had virtually to himself among Hollywood filmmakers from Little Man, What Now? (1933) to Three Comrades (1938) and The Mortal Storm (1940). His work took a spiritual turn in such films as Green Light (1937), Strange Cargo (1940) and The Big Fisherman (1959). Of his later work only the film noir Moonrise (1948) has enjoyed much critical acclaim. After 1948, Borzage's output was sporadic. In 1955 and 1957, he was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film. Frank Borzage died of cancer in 1962, aged 68.

Frank Borzage (Salt Lake City, Utah, 23 d'abril de 1893 - Hollywood, Califòrnia, 19 de juny de 1962) fou un director de cinema estatunidenc. A partir del 1916, Thomas H. Ince el contractà com a actor, director i fou un dels millors estilistes del decenni 1925-1935. Conjugant, amb especial sensibilitat, realisme i lirisme, abordà les relacions i la intimitat amoroses. Guanyà el primer Oscar al millor director de la història del cinema. Va dirigir 14 pel·lícules entre 1917 i 1919 en solitari. Va desenvolupar una filmografia impressionant, que inclou diversos centenars de pel·lícules i que assoleix la seva màxima intensitat amb el cinema mut. Per desgràcia, la major part d'aquests films han desaparegut o no es poden visionar.

Director de cine estadounidense, nacido en Salt Lake City. Frank Borzage ocupa un lugar muy especial entre los numerosos artesanos que poblaron el Hollywood clásico, capaces de saltar del western a los filmes bélicos o las comedias sofisticadas mostrando una eficacia narrativa y unos conocimientos técnicos dignos de admiración. La singularidad de este cineasta radica en que, aún sabiendo desempeñar excelentemente el papel de simple trabajador al servicio de un complejo engranaje industrial, supo mantener siempre unas constantes de estilo visual caracterizadas por la poética sensibilidad de sus imágenes y el romanticismo de su puesta en escena. Realizador de aproximadamente un centenar de películas, Borzage es sobre todo conocido como firmante de un puñado de excelentes melodramas románticos que se cuentan entre los mejores de la historia del cine, caso de El séptimo cielo (1927) o Torrentes humanos (1928). aunque sin embargo su figura permanece todavía un tanto oscurecida por otros grandes cineastas del género como John M. Stahl o Douglas Sirk. Actor de sólida formación teatral Frank Borzage recaló en el mundo del cine gracias a Thomas H. Ince, quien en plena crisis escénica le ofreció la oportunidad de trabajar en un medio que apenas estaba dando sus primeros pasos. Debido a la mala prensa que tenía el cine entre determinadas elites burguesas, Borzage decidió camuflar su nombre bajo seudónimo con el fin de que, una vez terminada lo que consideraba una fugaz etapa, pudiera volver al teatro sin quedar marcado como intérprete. El primer largometraje que le reportó cierta fama fue Humoresque (1920), una fábula romántica donde Borzage comenzó a mostrarse como un realizador atento a los mínimos detalles y cercano a lo barroco. A finales de la década de los veinte, y todavía en plena etapa muda, dos largometrajes le catapultaron definitivamente a la fama, El séptimo cielo (1927) y El ángel de la calle (1928). La modernidad de su realización, próxima en ocasiones a determinados postulados de la vanguardia francesa e influida también por el cine expresionista alemán, le valió calurosos elogios de la crítica y del público, convirtiéndose de esta manera en uno de los valores más prometedores de Hollywood.

弗兰克·鲍沙其是一位美国导演,第一届奥斯卡最佳导演奖(戏剧类)的获得者。他在整个1920年代相当成功,达到默片时代与早期有声电影的高峰。弗兰克·鲍沙其从德国导演茂瑙吸收视觉技巧。他发展出自己的电影风格,葱郁的视觉浪漫主义获得巨大成功,他与珍妮·盖诺和查尔斯·法雷尔(Charles Farrell)合作,包括《第七天堂》(1927年,为他赢得第一个奥斯卡奖),《马路天使》(1928年)和《幸运星》(1929年)。1931年,他赢得第二个奥斯卡奖。 1948年后,他的电影产量不多。 在1955年和1957年,弗兰克·鲍沙其获得乔治·伊士曼奖。

弗蘭克·鮑沙其是一位美國導演,第一屆奧斯卡最佳導演獎(戲劇類)的獲得者。他在整個 1920 年代相當成功,達到默片時代與早期有聲電影的高峯。弗蘭克·鮑沙其從德國導演茂瑙吸收視覺技巧。他發展出自己的電影風格,葱鬱的視覺浪漫主義獲得巨大成功,他與珍妮·蓋諾和查爾斯·法雷爾(Charles Farrell)合作,包括《第七天堂》(1927 年,為他贏得第一個奧斯卡獎),《花街神女》(1928 年)和《幸運星》(1929 年)。1931 年,他贏得第二個奧斯卡獎。 1948 年後,他的電影產量不多。 在 1955 年和 1957 年,弗蘭克·鮑沙其獲得喬治·伊士曼獎。

Directing (45)

The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman1959 · Director
China Doll
China Doll1958 · Director
Moonrise
Moonrise1948 · Director
That's My Man
That's My Man1947 · Director
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll1946 · Director
I've Always Loved You
I've Always Loved You1946 · Director
The Spanish Main
The Spanish Main1945 · Director
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again1944 · Director
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister1943 · Director
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen1943 · Director
Seven Sweethearts
Seven Sweethearts1942 · Director
The Vanishing Virginian
The Vanishing Virginian1942 · Director
Smilin' Through
Smilin' Through1941 · Director
The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm1940 · Director
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo1940 · Director
Flight Command
Flight Command1940 · Director
Disputed Passage
Disputed Passage1939 · Director
Three Comrades
Three Comrades1938 · Director
The Shining Hour
The Shining Hour1938 · Director
Green Light
Green Light1937 · Director
Big City
Big City1937 · Director
Mannequin
Mannequin1937 · Director
History Is Made at Night
History Is Made at Night1937 · Director
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided1936 · Director
Desire
Desire1936 · Director
Stranded
Stranded1935 · Director
Living on Velvet
Living on Velvet1935 · Director
Shipmates Forever
Shipmates Forever1935 · Director
No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory1934 · Director
Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk1934 · Director
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now?1934 · Director
Secrets
Secrets1933 · Director
Man's Castle
Man's Castle1933 · Director
Young America
Young America1932 · Director
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms1932 · Director
After Tomorrow
After Tomorrow1932 · Director
Bad Girl
Bad Girl1931 · Director
The River
The River1929 · Director
7th Heaven
7th Heaven1927 · Director
The Lady
The Lady1925 · Director
The Atom
The Atom1918 · Director
Unlucky Luke
Unlucky Luke1916 · Director
Immediate Lee
Immediate Lee1916 · Director
The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim1916 · Director
Matchin' Jim
Matchin' Jim1916 · Director

Acting (72)

Frank Borzage, Director
Frank Borzage, Director2009 · Self
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Murnau, Borzage and Fox2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels1957 · Self (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots, Series 28, No. 6: Frank Borzage Golf Tournament
Screen Snapshots, Series 28, No. 6: Frank Borzage Golf Tournament1949 · Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 23
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 231921 · Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 15
Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 151920 · Self
The Atom
The Atom1918
Settled Out of Court
Settled Out of Court1916 · The Young Stranger
Realization
Realization1916
Realization
Realization1916
Unlucky Luke
Unlucky Luke1916 · Luke Drummond
Mammy's Rose
Mammy's Rose1916 · Frank
The Awakening
The Awakening1916
Immediate Lee
Immediate Lee1916 · Immediate Lee
The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim1916 · The Pilgrim
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · Extra (uncredited)
Matchin' Jim
Matchin' Jim1916 · Matchin' Jim
A Friend in Need
A Friend in Need1915 · Frank
Anita's Butterfly
Anita's Butterfly1915 · Jack
Tools of Providence
Tools of Providence1915 · Andy Turner
Alias James, Chauffeur
Alias James, Chauffeur1915 · Frank Barton
Making Over Father
Making Over Father1915 · Hubert Haines
Touring with Tillie
Touring with Tillie1915 · Cliff Burridge - Young Rancher
Cupid Beats Father
Cupid Beats Father1915 · Frank - Neva's Sweetheart
The Girl Who Might Have Been
The Girl Who Might Have Been1915 · George Fowler
In the Switch Tower
In the Switch Tower1915 · Joel Wharton
The Cactus Blossom
The Cactus Blossom1915 · Reed Avery
A Child of the Surf
A Child of the Surf1915 · Robert Dacey
The Disillusionment of Jane
The Disillusionment of Jane1915 · Jim Norton
The Fakir
The Fakir1915 · Tom Waldron
Nobody's Home
Nobody's Home1915 · Dick
One to the Minute
One to the Minute1915 · Dick
The Tavern Keeper's Son
The Tavern Keeper's Son1915 · Juan Capella
The Hammer
The Hammer1915 · Donald Barstow
Her Adopted Father
Her Adopted Father1915 · Ed Harte
Her Alibi
Her Alibi1915 · Joe Bailey
His Mother's Portrait
His Mother's Portrait1915 · Bert Hamilton
In the Land of the Otter
In the Land of the Otter1915 · Joe Eagle
The Scales of Justice
The Scales of Justice1915 · Paul Armstrong
The Secret of Lost River
The Secret of Lost River1915 · Tom Hornby - Prospector
The Spark from the Embers
The Spark from the Embers1915 · Hal Chaote
Two Hearts and a Thief
Two Hearts and a Thief1915 · Jack Nelson
Almost a Widow
Almost a Widow1915 · Jack White
Mixed Males
Mixed Males1915
The Geisha
The Geisha1914 · Ens. John Carver
A Romance of the Sea
A Romance of the Sea1914 · Undetermined Role
A Romance of the Sea
A Romance of the Sea1914 · Undetermined Role
The Silent Messenger
The Silent Messenger1914
A Romance of the Sawdust Ring
A Romance of the Sawdust Ring1914 · Jack Dorn
A Tragedy of the Orient
A Tragedy of the Orient1914 · Thomas Arnold
Nipped
Nipped1914 · Tom Wright
Stacked Cards
Stacked Cards1914 · Travers
A Relic of Old Japan
A Relic of Old Japan1914 · Jim Wendell
Parson Larkin's Wife
Parson Larkin's Wife1914 · Parson James Larkin
The Panther
The Panther1914 · David Brandt
A New England Idyl
A New England Idyl1914 · John Brown
A Romance of Old Holland
A Romance of Old Holland1914 · Peter Veldt
The Right to Die
The Right to Die1914
A Crook's Sweetheart
A Crook's Sweetheart1914 · The 'Dip'
Claim Number Three
Claim Number Three1914 · Dick Clifton

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