David Gordon Green

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David Gordon Green (born 9 April 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American filmmaker. Green grew up in Richardson, Texas and attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied directing.[1] He currently lives in New Orleans and owns a home in Austin, Texas as well.

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[edit] Film work

His films, which are usually coming of age tales set in small rural towns, have been categorized as belonging to the Southern Gothic tradition pioneered by such writers as William Faulkner. Green's dialog often has an obtuse, semi-poetic quality, reminiscent of Faulkner's writing.

He made the two short films Pleasant Grove and Physical Pinball, at the North Carolina School of the Arts prior to his feature film debut in 2000, the critically-acclaimed George Washington, which he both wrote and directed. He followed in 2003 with All the Real Girls and Undertow in 2004. In 2007, Snow Angels, his first film created from a screenplay rather than his own writing, was adapted from a Stewart O'Nan novel. The film was debuted at Sundance in January 2007[2] and stars Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale.

A film version of the John Kennedy Toole novel A Confederacy of Dunces was scheduled for release in 2005, but never actually began production due to difficulties pertaining to the publisher's rights. The film was to star Will Ferrell as Ignatius and Lily Tomlin as Ignatius's mother. A staged reading of the script took place at the 8th Nantucket Film Festival, read by Ferrell as Ignatius, Anne Meara as his mother, Paul Rudd as Officer Mancuso, Kristen Johnston as Lana Lee, Mos Def as Burma Jones, Rosie Perez as Darlene, Olympia Dukakis as Santa Battaglia and Miss Trixie, Natasha Lyonne as Myrna, Alan Cumming as Dorian Green, John Shea as Gonzales, Jesse Eisenberg as George, John Conlon as Robichaux & Mr. Clyde, Jace Alexander as Bartender Ben, Celia Weston as Miss Anne, Miss Inez & Mrs. Levy and Dan Hedaya as Mr. Levy. [3]

Goat, a screenplay adapted by Green from the Brad Land memoir, is currently in production. The Pineapple Express is currently in pre-production for release in 2008.

[edit] Influences

It has been suggested, even by the director himself, that Green's films take a lot of influence from the works of fellow Texan Terrence Malick[citation needed]. Malick himself served as an executive producer of Green's 2004 film Undertow. Green has suggested that no other director has used voice over narration so well, citing Malick's classic 1978 film Days of Heaven as the principal source of inspiration for Undertow. However, Green's films, particularly All the Real Girls, tend to be more actor-driven.

[edit] Filmography

Director:

Writer:

  • George Washington (2000)
  • All the Real Girls (2003)
  • Undertow (2004)
  • Goat (2006) (adapted screenplay)
  • Snow Angels (2006) (adapted screenplay)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/film/interviews/green-david-gordon.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2007/01/park_city_07_re_3.html
  3. ^ http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/425/425858p1.html

[edit] External links

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