Jim McBride

Jim McBride ( born September 16, 1941 in New York City ) is a screenwriter, television and film producer and director.

Career

McBride began his career in 1967 with the style of cinema verite twisted mockumentary about the fictional character of David Holzman. With the rotated for $ 2500 film he won the grand prize of the " Mannheim- Heidelberg International Film Festival ". David Holzman's Diary was a commercial success and was included in the National Film Registry in 1991.

His follow- works, documentaries My Girlfriend 's Wedding from 1969 and Pictures from Life's Other Side (1971 ) received little attention, first with Breathless, the remake of Jean -Luc Godard's Breathless, starring Richard Gere in the lead role was McBride in 1983 draw attention to themselves again. The screenplay for Breathless came from LM Kit Carson, who had already played in 1967 David Holzman's Diary in the title role.

In the 1980s, he was with The Big Easy - The Big Easy and Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis - Celebrate A Life for the rock and roll success with the critics and the audience. On this success in his career he could no longer build and often since then has directed television films and series.

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter

Awards

• International Film Festival Mannheim -Heidelberg: Grand Prize for David Holzman 's Diary; In 1967.
• Cognac Festival du Film Policier

Nominations

• Independent Spirit Awards: Independent Spirit Award: Best Director, for The Big Easy 1988.
• Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion; for The Informant; In 1997.