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Joe Wright is an English film director known for adaptations of Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina and Cyrano. He has won several awards and nominations for his work, and is currently developing projects for HBO and M: Son of the Century.
Joe Wright is known for his adaptations of Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina, and Darkest Hour. He has won two BAFTA awards and directed several TV series and commercials.
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- London, England, UK
Joe Wright is an English film director. He is best known for Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Darkest Hour (2017). Wright always had an interest in the arts, especially painting.
- August 25, 1972
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- Atonement (2007) At the top of the list sits Wright's second film in his Keria Knightley trilogy. Atonement, adapted from the novel by Ian McEwan, has every single person working at the absolute top of their games.
- Anna Karenina (2012) The response to Anna Karenina when it was released in November 2012 has never made sense. Wright decided to push all his chips in on this truly audacious adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel, where he depicts the high society of 19th century Russia through the prism of an old, dilapidated theater.
- Pride & Prejudice (2005) Wright's first film remains one of his best. Many were resistant to a new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride & Prejudice, particularly after a beloved BBC miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, but Wright's lush, vibrant, and deeply romantic take on the tale remains immensely enchanting over a decade later.
- Hanna (2011) After making three dramas, Wright decided to swerve into the spy thriller genre for 2011's Hanna. Reuniting with Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan in the title role, he found the true sweet spot of marrying his garish style with material that wouldn't naturally call for it.
Birthday: Aug 25, 1972. Birthplace: London, England, UK. An English director adept in adapting dramatic literature, Joe Wright also demonstrated a facility with more modern day fare that was...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit81%Fresh audience score. 84%Producer85%Fresh audience score. 86%Director25%Rotten audience score. 33%Director88%Fresh audience score. 71%Executive ProducerDarkest Hour: Directed by Joe Wright. With Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James. In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Feb 23, 2022 · When you watch a film directed by Joe Wright, you know it’s going to be impeccably crafted. Often, it’s just downright beautiful to look at. That’s just the name of the game for Wright, an underrated craftsman who somehow has evaded the Oscar lineup for Best Director over the years.
