Alan Parker
Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Evita, Fame, Birdy, Angel Heart and Angela’s Ashes. He was founding chairman of the UK Film Council, a position he held for five years, and prior to that was chairman of the BFI. Sir Alan received the CBE in 1995 and a knighthood in 2002. He was also an Officier Des Arts et Lettres (France).
Known for
Spécial cinéma
1974
Midi Première
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
The Life of David Gale
2003
Angela's Ashes
1999
Magi-Nation
2007
The Commitments
1991
Evita
1996
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
2001
Michael Powell
2005
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
100 Films and a Funeral
2007
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
1986
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
2007
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
1995
The Commitments - Looking Back
2004
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
Who Killed British Cinema?
2018
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
1999