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Alan John Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was an English television and film director, producer and writer. Life and career. Clarke was born in Wallasey, Wirral, England. Most of Clarke's output was for television rather than cinema, including work for the famous play strands The Wednesday Play and Play for Today.
Alan Clarke. Director: Screen Two. Liverpool native Alan Clarke got his start in the film business in Canada, where he studied acting and directing. Upon returning to England he got a job at ITV, then moved over to the BBC in 1969.
Aug 3, 2015 · Fearless, unflinching, and often brutally graphic, Alan Clarke made films that rank among the most original—and controversial—in British cinematic history.
Mar 31, 2016 · Alan Clarke is the man who wasn’t there of British cinema. Though highly regarded by contemporaries such as Stephen Frears, Danny Boyle and Paul Greengrass, his reputation never quite garnered the same commercial reach or institutional support as those admirers.
Discover the work of maverick director Alan Clarke with Dissent & Disruption: Alan Clarke at the BBC, a comprehensive 13 disc Blu-ray set featuring 31 films, including cultural milestones...
Aug 10, 2017 · “Elephant,” which was broadcast only once, on the BBC, was among the most alarming and experimental works shown on British television and the apotheosis of the career of its director, Alan...
Jul 24, 1990 · Alan Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was a television and film director, producer and writer, born in Wallasey, Merseyside, England. Most of Clarke's output was for television rather than cinema, including work for the famous play strands The Wednesday Play and Play for Today.
Sep 18, 2000 · Alan Clarke: His Own Man: Directed by Andy Kimpton-Nye. With Alan Clarke, Molly Clarke, Stephen Frears, David Hare. British film-maker Alan Clarke was championed by the likes of Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Ray Winstone - Stephen Frears even called him the best.
Mar 11, 2016 · The pact endured throughout his career. On TV, in a three- (later four-) channel Britain, Clarke’s fiercest, weirdest films went out to millions, rubbing shoulders in the schedules with quiz...
Dissent and Disruption: The Complete Alan Clarke. A multi-platform season at BFI Southbank and Mediatheques, on BFI Player and DVD. Scum (1977) “Alan Clarke is maybe my favourite filmmaker, the best of the British New Wave.”. – Harmony Korine. “As a director you have to try to be like Alan Clarke – anonymous, subversive, compassionate ...
