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Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. He won an Academy Award , two BAFTA Awards , a Golden Lion and a Silver Bear .
Neil Jordan. Writer: The Crying Game. Director Neil Jordan started out by writing short stories and in 1976 his story A Night in Tunisia won a Guardian Fiction prize leading to film director John Boorman to hire him to make a documentary about the making of his film Excalibur which in turn got Neil into making films.
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Jun 28, 2024 · Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950, Rosses Point, County Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, and novelist whose atmospheric work often involves violence and explores issues of love and betrayal.
Neil Jordan. Writer: The Crying Game. Director Neil Jordan started out by writing short stories and in 1976 his story A Night in Tunisia won a Guardian Fiction prize leading to film director John Boorman to hire him to make a documentary about the making of his film Excalibur which in turn got Neil into making films.
- February 25, 1950
- Author
- 'Interview with the Vampire' (1994) IMDb: 7.5/10. Interview with the Vampire is narrated by Louis (Brad Pitt), a melancholic 18th-century plantation owner turned into a vampire by the charismatic Lestat (Tom Cruise).
- 'Mona Lisa' (1986) IMDb: 7.3/10. Mona Lisa is a neo-noir set in the London underworld. The late Bob Hoskins plays George, a recently released ex-convict tasked with chauffeuring Simone (Cathy Tyson), a high-class call girl.
- 'The Crying Game' (1992) IMDb: 7.2/10. Set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, The Crying Game explores the unexpected relationship between IRA member Fergus (Stephen Rea) and Jody (Forest Whitaker), a British soldier kidnapped by the IRA.
- 'Breakfast on Pluto' (2005) IMDb: 7.2/10. Breakfast on Pluto tells the story of Patrick "Kitten" Braden (Cillian Murphy), a transgender woman born in a small Irish town in the 1970s.
Feb 19, 1993 · The Crying Game: Directed by Neil Jordan. With Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar. A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
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Aug 26, 2023 · Neil Jordan: ‘I would love to know where the tunes came from’. The director and writer on his mentor John Boorman, whistling ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ and his parrot Toukie. © Lauren Crow.
