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Sally Potter(I)

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Sally Potter
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Sally Potter made her first 8mm film aged fourteen. She has since written and directed seven feature films, as well as many short films (including THRILLER and PLAY) and a television series, and has directed opera (Carmen for the ENO in 2007) and other live work. Her background is in choreography, music, performance art and experimental film. ORLANDO (1992), Sally Potter's bold adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel, first brought her work to a wider audience. It was followed by THE TANGO LESSON (1996), THE MAN WHO CRIED (2000), YES (2004), RAGE (2009) and GINGER & ROSA (2012).

Sally Potter is known for innovative form and risk-taking subject matter and has worked with many of the most notable cinema actors of our time. Sally Potter's films have won over forty international awards and received both Academy Award and BAFTA nominations. She has had full career retrospectives of her film and video work at the BFI Southbank, London, MoMA, New York, and the Cinematheque, Madrid. She was awarded an OBE in 2012. Her book Naked Cinema - Working with Actors was published by Faber & Faber in March, 2014. Sally Potter co-founded her production company Adventure Pictures with producer Christopher Sheppard.
BornSeptember 19, 1949
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BornSeptember 19, 1949
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      • 18 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sally Potter and Pablo Verón in The Tango Lesson (1997)
    The Tango Lesson
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1997
    Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)
    Orlando
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1992
    Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Bruno Ganz, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, and Cillian Murphy in The Party (2017)
    The Party
    6.6
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2017
    Annette Bening, Oliver Platt, Timothy Spall, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Elle Fanning, and Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
    Ginger & Rosa
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director



    • Alma
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Look at Me (2022)
      Look at Me
      5.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Javier Bardem in The Roads Not Taken (2020)
      The Roads Not Taken
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Bruno Ganz, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, and Cillian Murphy in The Party (2017)
      The Party
      6.6
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017
    • Annette Bening, Oliver Platt, Timothy Spall, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Elle Fanning, and Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
      Ginger & Rosa
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Rage (2009)
      Rage
      4.7
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Yes (2004)
      Yes
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, and John Turturro in The Man Who Cried (2000)
      The Man Who Cried
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Sally Potter and Pablo Verón in The Tango Lesson (1997)
      The Tango Lesson
      6.7
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)
      Orlando
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Women Filmmakers in Russia
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Tears, Laughter, Fears and Rage
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • The London Story (1986)
      The London Story
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1986
    • The Gold Diggers (1983)
      The Gold Diggers
      6.0
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Thriller (1979)
      Thriller
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1979
    • Hors d'oeuvres
      5.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 1971

    Writer



    • Alma
      • written by
      • Pre-production



    • Look at Me (2022)
      Look at Me
      5.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Javier Bardem in The Roads Not Taken (2020)
      The Roads Not Taken
      5.2
      • written by
      • 2020
    • Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Bruno Ganz, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, and Cillian Murphy in The Party (2017)
      The Party
      6.6
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Annette Bening, Oliver Platt, Timothy Spall, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Elle Fanning, and Alice Englert in Ginger & Rosa (2012)
      Ginger & Rosa
      6.2
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Rage (2009)
      Rage
      4.7
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Yes (2004)
      Yes
      6.4
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, and John Turturro in The Man Who Cried (2000)
      The Man Who Cried
      6.1
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Sally Potter and Pablo Verón in The Tango Lesson (1997)
      The Tango Lesson
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)
      Orlando
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • The London Story (1986)
      The London Story
      6.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • The Gold Diggers (1983)
      The Gold Diggers
      6.0
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • Thriller (1979)
      Thriller
      5.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 1979

    Composer



    • Look at Me (2022)
      Look at Me
      5.3
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Javier Bardem in The Roads Not Taken (2020)
      The Roads Not Taken
      5.2
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Rage (2009)
      Rage
      4.7
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Yes (2004)
      Yes
      6.4
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Sally Potter and Pablo Verón in The Tango Lesson (1997)
      The Tango Lesson
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)
      Orlando
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 1992

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    BUILD: Sally Potter, Patricia Clarkson and Emily Mortimer discuss The Party
    Interview 3:52
    BUILD: Sally Potter, Patricia Clarkson and Emily Mortimer discuss The Party
    The Tango Lesson
    Trailer 1:53
    The Tango Lesson
    The Tango Lesson
    Trailer 1:53
    The Tango Lesson

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    • Born
      • September 19, 1949
      • London, England, UK
    • Other works
      Directed the English National Opera's production of Bizet's "Carmen" at the London Coliseum starring Alice Coote (September 29 - November 23, 2007).
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      • 3 Interviews
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      She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to film. She is a director.
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      I wanted to dismantle stereotypes of all kinds. The British can be quite casual with their anti-Americanism without realizing how divided the country is. I was very struck during my last trip to see how much opposition there was to the Patriot Act and to feel the real atmosphere of fear in the air. People said that they were living in an atmosphere where it was increasingly difficult to speak out in opposition to the war.

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