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Bruce Beresford

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Bruce Beresford in Double Jeopardy (1999)
The true story of ballet dancer Li Cunxin, from his humble origins and training in Beijing to his American defection and later move to Australia.
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Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
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Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The Golden West (Puccini), staged for the Spoleto Festival in Charleston and Spoleto (Italy) and Elektra (Strauss), which was staged for the State Opera Company of South Australia and performed in Adelaide and Melbourne. It won the Award for Best Opera Production of 1991. Immediately prior to starting production on PARADISE ROAD, Beresford directed SWEENEY TODD for the Portland Opera in Oregon.
BornAugust 16, 1940
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BornAugust 16, 1940
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 9 wins & 35 nominations total

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Dan Aykroyd, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Beresford, and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)
Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Beresford, and Peter Birch in Aria (1987)
Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)
Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)
Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)
Bruce Beresford in Last Dance (1996)
Sharon Stone, Bruce Beresford, and Steven Haft in Last Dance (1996)
Sharon Stone and Bruce Beresford in Last Dance (1996)
Sean Connery, Bruce Beresford, and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
Sean Connery and Bruce Beresford in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
Bruce Beresford and Leonard Goldberg in Double Jeopardy (1999)

Known for

Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy
7.3
  • Director
  • 1989
Edward Woodward in Breaker Morant (1980)
Breaker Morant
7.8
  • Director
  • 1980
The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
The Fringe Dwellers
6.7
  • Director
  • 1986
Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson in Mr. Church (2016)
Mr. Church
7.6
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2016

Credits

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Director

  • Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor, Angourie Rice, and Alison McGirr in Ladies in Black (2018)
    Ladies in Black
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Queen Latifah and Betsy Brandt in Flint (2017)
    Flint
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Malachi Kirby in Roots (2016)
    Roots
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson in Mr. Church (2016)
    Mr. Church
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2016
  • Holliday Grainger and Emile Hirsch in Bonnie & Clyde (2013)
    Bonnie & Clyde
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • H.H. Dalai Lama: Essence of Mahayana Buddhism (2011)
    H.H. Dalai Lama: Essence of Mahayana Buddhism
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Elizabeth Olsen, and Chace Crawford in Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Chi Cao and Camilla Vergotis in Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
    Mao's Last Dancer
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Orpheus
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • John Cusack and Morgan Freeman in The Contract (2006)
    The Contract
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Antonio Banderas in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
    And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Pierce Brosnan, Hugh McDonagh, Sophie Vavasseur, and Niall Beagan in Evelyn (2002)
    Evelyn
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Bride of the Wind (2001)
    Bride of the Wind
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy (1999)
    Double Jeopardy
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1999
  • Lucy Bell and Paul Mercurio in Sydney: A Story of a City (1999)
    Sydney: A Story of a City
    • Director
    • 1999

Producer

  • Barracuda (2017)
    Barracuda
    • executive producer
    • 2017
  • Surprise (2015)
    Surprise
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Canvas (2006)
    Canvas
    • co-executive producer
    • 2006
  • Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
    Curse of the Starving Class
    • executive producer
    • 1994
  • Sean Connery, Joanne Whalley, Louis Gossett Jr., John Lithgow, Diana Rigg, and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
    A Good Man in Africa
    • producer
    • 1994
  • The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
    The Fringe Dwellers
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
    Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Magritte: The False Mirror
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1970
  • Paradigm
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1970
  • You're Human Like the Rest of Them (1967)
    You're Human Like the Rest of Them
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1967
  • Film for Guitar
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1966
  • King-size Woman
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1965
  • Clement Meadmore
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1963
  • The Devil to Pay
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1962
  • The Hunter
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1959

Writer

  • Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor, Angourie Rice, and Alison McGirr in Ladies in Black (2018)
    Ladies in Black
    • screenplay
    • 2018
  • Glenn Close in Paradise Road (1997)
    Paradise Road
    • written by
    • 1997
  • Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
    Curse of the Starving Class
    • screenplay
    • 1994
  • Bridget Fonda, John Hurt, Theresa Russell, and James Mathers in Aria (1987)
    Aria
    • Writer (segment Die tote Stadt)
    • 1987
  • The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
    The Fringe Dwellers
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Edward Woodward in Breaker Morant (1980)
    Breaker Morant
    • screenplay by
    • 1980
  • Money Movers (1978)
    Money Movers
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Side by Side (1975)
    Side by Side
    • original screenplay
    • 1975
  • Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
    Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
    • written in collaboration with
    • 1974
  • The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
    The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
    • screenplay
    • 1972
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Videos4

Mao's Last Dancer: “Looking for a Replacement”
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Mao's Last Dancer: “Looking for a Replacement”
Mao's Last Dancer -- "Muffin"
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Mao's Last Dancer -- "Muffin"
Mao's Last Dancer
Trailer 2:27
Mao's Last Dancer
Killer Instinct (VG)
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Killer Instinct (VG)

Personal details

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    • Spectator Australia
  • Born
    • August 16, 1940
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Spouses
      Virginia Duigan1985 - present (2 children)
  • Children
    • Cordelia Beresford
  • Parents
      Leslie Beresford
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    • 1 Article

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    His favorite films according to the 'Sight and Sound' Top Ten poll: Chimes at Midnight (1965), The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), The World of Apu (1959)), Ludwig (1973), The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), My Darling Clementine (1946), Fanny and Alexander (1982), The Rules of the Game (1939), Odd Man Out (1947), La strada (1954) and Black Hawk Down (2001).
  • Quotes
    [on Tender Mercies (1983) and lead actor Robert Duvall] Duvall was strange. First of all he was and is a great actor. You could ask him to do a scene five, six times and he'd do it exactly the same way every time. But, on the other hand, there would be delays, like we had to wire up a whole house and he'd just get restless. He'd get mad.

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