According to foreign media reports, on September 22, British local time, Roger Michell, a director who had filmed works such as "Notting Hill", unfortunately passed away at the age of 65. His family announced his death, but did not disclose the cause of death.
It is a tribute to the fact that even at the last moments of his life, he was still working on a documentary about Queen Elizabeth II. Maybe this is what people often say "tomorrow and accidents, don't know which one comes first".
Roger Michelle was born on 5 June 1956 in Pretoria, South Africa, the son of a British diplomat who happened to be stationed there. But her father's work was often transferred, so the young Michelle traveled with her father around, living briefly in Beirut, Prague and Damascus until she returned to her home country at the age of 13.
During his time at the school, he showed a strong interest in drama, not only participating in the directing and screenwriting of the theater club, but also often exercising himself in activities. Later, as an undergraduate at Queen's College, Cambridge, Michelle continued to be involved in student theatre and won the Student Directing and Theatre Awards before graduating in 1977.
After graduating from university, he worked for the Brighton Actors Theatre Company and then for the historic West End Royal Court Theatre Company, where he served as a handguard for Master Samuel Beckett and became friends with the great screenwriter Hanif Kureshi. Standing on the shoulders of giants, growth is always faster, and his artistic talent will soon have a stage to show.
In 1985, Roger Michel, who left the Royal Court Theatre Company, joined the famous Royal Shakespeare Company and became a full-time theatre director.
Roger Michelle has made many films such as "Love Can't Stand", "Morning Anchor", "Eros at the End", "Blackbird", "Life in a Change of Line", "Mother's Spring", "Floating Dream" and many other films, of course, the most famous is "Notting Hill", which was released in 1999, starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, and won the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film and the Audience Award at the 53rd British Academy film and television arts awards. The film was once the highest-grossing film in British history, setting a new record for the highest-grossing British film in history.
Those familiar with "Notting Hill" may remember the scene at the end of the movie: Hugh Grant, the bookstore owner who successfully embraced the beauty, sits on a park bench, while connecting with his girlfriend's ten fingers, but in the other hand, he also flips through a novel, which seems to have a pulse. The beauty is in the arms, the golden book is in hand, Yan Ruyu and the golden house have it together, and the winner of the proper life is the winner. This scene has also become a sweet classic scene in film history.
After learning of Roger Michelle's death, The heroine of Notting Hill, Julia Roberts, posted a tribute, saying that "he was a kind and gentle man, always with a sweet smile on his face and a perfect direction to share with others." I feel very fortunate to be working with him."
Filmmakers such as Kate Winslet, Tom Bernard, Samantha Morton, and the Sony Pictures Classic team paid tribute to Michelle as a "world-class filmmaker."
In 2002, Roger Michelle moved to Hollywood, completing the thriller Changing Lanes, starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson.
In fact, the film, which is now rarely mentioned, is both profound and interesting. When the film was released in April of that year, it received good reviews from the media and audiences, and its box office results were quite good. Unfortunately, its release was too far away from the awards season and lacked awards support, so it became a sort of regret for Roger Michelle.
In fact, 007: Quantum of Solace was originally played by Daniel Craig as Bond, and for a time was directed by Roger Michelle. But he had serious disagreements with the producers over the script and eventually left the project. Otherwise, viewers will have a chance to see the iron-hearted tenderness that Roger Michelle, known for his romantic comedies, has given to Bond.
He once said in an interview: "As a director, my job is to serve the script. Some directors, when you look at his work, feel like he's been waving at the audience, reminding everyone not to forget his existence. But in my opinion, this is not really what a director should do. The director, the director, is to make the actors shine, to make the script shine. As for the director himself, being an invisible person is enough. ”
Let the script shine, let the actors shine, what a simple filmmaker, ah, now he has done it, the popularity of the masterpiece and the actor also let the audience have a little regret for the unfinished Queen of England.
He has dedicated his life to light and brightness in the movie, and now, he waves his sleeve and does not take away a cloud.
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