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Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American film director and screenwriter. His movies have adapted novels of widely different types – from Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being to Michael Crichton’s Rising Sun; from Tom Wolfe’s heroic epic The Right Stuff to the erotic writings of Anaïs Nin’s Henry & June. His greatest success has been the film The Right Stuff which received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
Kaufman was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Elizabeth (Brandau) and Nathan Kaufman. He attended the University of Chicago and later Harvard Law School. After spending some time backpacking in Europe with his wife Rose, Kaufman relocated back to the United States. His time in Europe heavily influenced Kaufman's decision to become a filmmaker, when he and his wife would wander into small movie theaters showcasing the works of John Cassavetes among others. He held some odd jobs including mailman. During his frequent travels he met Anaïs Nin, lover of writer Henry Miller. The relationship between Miller and Nin was the inspiration for Kaufman's film Henry and June.
Philip Kaufman's DVD Picks
34-Minute 1983 'The Right Stuff' Interview w/ Philip Kaufman, Chuck Yeager, Dennis Quaid & More
Philip Kaufman honors Jean-Claude Carrière at the 2014 Governors Awards
La Insoportable Levedad Del Ser (Trailer)
Camerimage 2014 Philip Kaufman interview
Philip Kaufman (05/23/12) | Charlie Rose
Audio Archives: Phil Kaufman Interviewed by D.A. Aaron Stovitz, January 27, 1970
L'insostenibile leggerezza dell'essere - Philip Kaufman - Kundera
THE SAMPLES on the road with Phil Kaufman 1997ish?
The Unbearable Lightness Of Being - Trailer
Phil Kaufman on Gram Parsons Death - 40 years Later* Phil Kaufman sulla morte di Gram Parsons*
Letras Prohibidas homenaje a la bella película Quills (2000) director Philip Kaufman
THE WANDERERS Limited Edition Blu-Ray Digipack von Subkultur Entertainment Philip Kaufman
Robo Scoot [•_•] | Phlop Kaufman 2014
Actors: Malka Ribowska (actress), Giani Esposito (actor), Françoise Prévost (actress), Paul Bisciglia (actor), Claude Chabrol (actor), Jacques Demy (actor), André Thorent (actor), Jean-Claude Brialy (actor), Jean-Luc Godard (actor), François Maistre (actor), Jean Martin (actor), Henri Poirier (actor), Jacques Rivette (actor), Jean-Marie Robain (actor), Louison Roblin (actress),
Plot: Anne Goupil is a literature student in Paris in 1957. Her elder brother, Pierre, takes her to a friend's party where the guests include Philip Kaufman, an expatriate American escaping McCarthyism, and Gerard Lenz, a theatre director who arrives with the mysterious woman Terry. The talk at the party is about the apparent suicide of their friend Juan, a Spanish activist who had recently broken up with Terry. Philip warns Anne that the forces that killed Juan will soon do the same to Gerard. Gerard is trying to rehearse Shakespeare's "Pericles", although he has no financial backing. Anne takes a part in the play to help Gerard, and to try to discover why Juan died.
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