Alan Parker
Department: Directing
Biography
Sir Alan Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Evita, Fame, Birdy, Angel Heart and Angela’s Ashes. He was founding chairman of the UK Film Council, a position he held for five years, and prior to that was chairman of the BFI. Sir Alan received the CBE in 1995 and a knighthood in 2002. He was also an Officier Des Arts et Lettres (France).
Known For
Evita: The Making of a Superstar
2018
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
On Location with: FAME
1980
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
The Life of David Gale
2003
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004
Angela's Ashes
1999
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018
The Commitments
1991
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Evita
1996
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Michael Powell
2005
Magi-Nation
2007
Spécial cinéma
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Midi Première
1975