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Claes Fellbom
Claes Fellbom (born 29 January 1943) is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, and composer, and a librettist and opera stage director. He is the founder and managing director of Folkoperan. This company he led for 36 years. In 1989 he started his international career and after that he had at least one premier per year. He also wrote libretti to nine operas. Among others: Marie Antoinette, Zarah and JEPPE. He has also written several books. He collaborated with composer Sven-David Sandström on '' Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy'' (2001), and made a notorious film of Giuseppe Verdi's ''Aida'', with Folkoperan in 1987, which was performed topless. He also wrote the libretti for Daniel Börtz's ''Marie Antoinette'' (1998) and '' Svall'' (2005) and Qu Xiaosong's ''Oedipus''. Filmography *''Aida'' (1987) (director, screen adaptation) *''Carmen'' (1983) (director, Swedish translation) *'' Skottet'' (''The Shot'') (1969) (director, co-writer, co-composer) *''Agent 0,5 och Kvarten - fattaruvä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Antoinette (opera)
Marie Antoinette (; ; Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France prior to the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen. As queen, Marie Antoinette became increasingly unpopular among the people; the French ''libelles'' accused her of being profligate, promiscuous, having illegitimate children, and harboring sympathies for France's perceived enemies, including her native Austria. She was falsely accused in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, but the accusations damaged her reputation further. During the French Revolution, she became known as ''Madame Déficit'' because the country's financial crisis was blame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
