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Christopher Hampton(I)

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can't make daily visits anymore and Anthony's grip on reality is unravelling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her?
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Christopher Hampton was born on 26 January 1946 in Faial, Açores, Portugal. He is a writer and producer, known for The Father (2020), Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and Atonement (2007). He has been married to Laura de Holesch since 1971. They have two children.
BornJanuary 26, 1946
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BornJanuary 26, 1946
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 22 wins & 49 nominations total

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Jonathan Pryce, Emma Thompson, and Christopher Hampton in Carrington (1995)
Stephen Frears, Christopher Hampton, and Felicity Jones in Chéri (2009)
Christopher Hampton at an event for The Oscars (2021)
Alfonso Cuarón, Charles Finch, and Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton at an event for Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
Emma Thompson, Christopher Hampton, and Leticia Dolera at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
Christopher Hampton at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
Emma Thompson, Christopher Hampton, and Leticia Dolera at an event for Imagining Argentina (2003)
Jean-Claude Brialy, Dolores Chaplin, Jean-François Deniau, Christopher Hampton, Grégoire Hittner, Jocelyn Quivrin, Sébastien Roch, Bertrand Delanoë, Raphaël Haroche, Marcel Rufo, and Jade Esteban Estrada in Quoi? L'éternité. (2005)

Known for:

Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in The Father (2020)
The Father
8.2
  • Writer
  • 2020
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Dangerous Liaisons
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1988
Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007)
Atonement
7.8
  • Writer
  • 2007
Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, and Thi Hai Yen Do in The Quiet American (2002)
The Quiet American
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2002

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Writer

  • A German Life
    • screenwriter
    • In Production
  • Billy Wilder & Me
    • Writer
    • In Development
  • Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern, Hugh Jackman, George Cobell, Vanessa Kirby, and Zen McGrath in The Son (2022)
    The Son
    • screenplay by
    • 2022
  • Charles Dance, David Morrissey, Elizabeth Tan, Luke Treadaway, and Georgia Blizzard in The Singapore Grip (2020)
    The Singapore Grip
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in The Father (2020)
    The Father
    • screenplay by
    • 2020
  • Sunset Boulevard (2016)
    Sunset Boulevard
    • text
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Janet McTeer, Elaine Cassidy, and Dominic West in National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2016)
    National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
    • play
    • 2016
  • María Valverde and Adam Bakri in Ali and Nino (2016)
    Ali and Nino
    • writer
    • 2016
  • Vanessa Redgrave, Olivia Colman, and Sophie Turner in The Thirteenth Tale (2013)
    The Thirteenth Tale
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Xavier Samuel, and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    Adore
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • 2013
  • Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, and Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method (2011)
    A Dangerous Method
    • play "The Talking Cure"
    • screenplay
    • 2011
  • Bad Company (2010)
    Bad Company
    • storyline consultant
    • 2010
  • Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri (2009)
    Chéri
    • written by
    • 2009
  • Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007)
    Atonement
    • screenplay
    • 2007
  • Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Imagining Argentina
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, and Thi Hai Yen Do in The Quiet American (2002)
    The Quiet American
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    • play
    • TV Series
    • 1997

Producer

  • Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton in Dangerous Liaisons (2022)
    Dangerous Liaisons
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Charles Dance, David Morrissey, Elizabeth Tan, Luke Treadaway, and Georgia Blizzard in The Singapore Grip (2020)
    The Singapore Grip
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri (2009)
    Chéri
    • executive producer
    • 2009
  • Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
    Dangerous Liaisons
    • co-producer
    • 1988

Director

  • Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina (2003)
    Imagining Argentina
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Patricia Arquette and Bob Hoskins in The Secret Agent (1996)
    The Secret Agent
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Carrington (1995)
    Carrington
    • Director
    • 1995
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Bad Company
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Cheri
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Cheri

Personal details

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    • Casarotto Ramsey & Associates
  • Born
    • January 26, 1946
    • Faial, Açores, Portugal
  • Spouse
    • Laura de Holesch1971 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Tales from Hollywood".
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

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    He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to literature.
  • Quotes
    At my school I would say that it was more of a sort of romantic thing than an actual sexual thing, but people did have crushes on other boys. It was sort of staring at people in chapel. Interestingly enough, the people at school who did become gay were not the people who were involved in that kind of thing. What went on most of the time was people fell for boys who looked like girls and were a bit younger" - on adolescent homosexuality in his school

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