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Paula Milne
Paula Milne is a British screenwriter. Her works include '' The Politician's Wife'', ''The Virgin Queen'', ''Chandler & Co'', '' Die Kinder'', ''Second Sight'', ''Driving Ambition'', ''Small Island'' and ''Endgame''. Her first single drama was ''A Sudden Wrench'', after working on titles such as '' Coronation Street'' and ''Juliet Bravo''. She also devised the BBC medical drama ''Angels''.Angels', BFI ScreenOnline Notable works Television * ''1982: A Sudden Wrench (Play for Today'' episode) * 1982: John David (Play for Today episode) * 1976 - 1979: '' Coronation Street'' * 1980: ''Juliet Bravo'' * 1984: ''Driving Ambition'' * ''1990: Die Kinder'' * 1994-1995: ''Chandler & Co'' * 1995: '' The Politician's Wife'' (Channel 4) * 1997: ''The Fragile Heart'' (Carnival/Channel 4) * 2006: '' The Virgin Queen'' (TV serial) * 2009: '' Small Island'' (BBC TV movie) (based on the novel of the same name by Andrea Levy) * 2011: ''The Night Watch'' (BBC) (based on the novel of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Waters
Sarah Ann Waters (born 21 July 1966) is a Welsh novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society and featuring lesbian protagonists, such as ''Tipping the Velvet'' and '' Fingersmith''. Life and education Early life Sarah Waters was born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales in 1966. She later moved to Middlesbrough when she was eight years old. She grew up in a family that included her father Ron, mother Mary, and a "much older" sister. Her mother was a housewife and her father an engineer who worked on oil refineries. She describes her family as "pretty idyllic, very safe and nurturing". Her father, "a fantastically creative person", encouraged her to build and invent. Waters said, "When I picture myself as a child, I see myself constructing something, out of plasticine or papier-mâché or Meccano; I used to enjoy writing poems and stories, too." She wrote stories and poems that she describes as "dreadful gothic pastiches", but had not planned her career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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British Women Screenwriters
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British Television Writers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuki Gallmann
Kuki Gallmann () (born 1 June 1943) is an Italian-born Kenyan national, best-selling author, poet, environmental activist, and conservationist. Biography The daughter of Italian climber and writer Cino Boccazzi, in 1972 she moved to Kenya with her husband Paolo and son Emanuele. They acquired Ol ari Nyiro, a cattle ranch in Western Laikipia, in Kenya's Great Rift Valley which she would later transform into a conservation park. Both her husband and son died in accidents within a few years. Kuki decided to stay in Kenya and to work toward ecological conservation in the early '80s, becoming a Kenyan citizen. As a living memorial to Paolo and Emanuele, she established the Gallmann Memorial Foundation (GMF), which promotes the coexistence of people and nature in Africa and is active in education, biodiversity research, habitat protection, reforestation, community service, peace and reconciliation, poverty alleviation and public health. GMF promotes the environmental education of Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dreamed Of Africa
''I Dreamed of Africa'' is a 2000 American biographical drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Kim Basinger. It also stars Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Liam Aiken and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel '' I Dreamed of Africa'' by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservation work. It was screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. This film was both a commercial and critical failure. Synopsis Italy, 1972. Kuki Gallmann (Kim Basinger), a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after surviving a car crash. She marries Paolo (Vincent Perez), a man she does not know well, and moves with him and her young son to Kenya, where they start a ranch. She faces many problems, both physical and emotional, that will test her. Cast * Kim Basinger as Kuki Gallmann * Vincent Perez as Paolo Gallmann * Eva Marie Saint as Franca * Daniel Craig as Declan Fielding * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollow Reed
''Hollow Reed'' is a 1996 drama film directed by Angela Pope. The plot follows a divorced gay man who begins to suspect that his son is being physically abused by his ex-wife's new boyfriend. The story takes place in Bath, Somerset. Plot Oliver Wyatt lives with his mother, Hannah Wyatt, and her live-in boyfriend, Frank Donally, and spends occasional afternoons with his father Martyn Wyatt. After Oliver suffers a series of mysterious physical injuries, which he vaguely blames on neighbourhood bullies, suspicions are raised by his father, a GP, against Hannah's boyfriend, Frank. While Martyn becomes firmly convinced Frank is abusing his son, Oliver keeps silent about the true source of his injuries, and Hannah refuses to believe Frank could be abusing her son. Martyn begins court proceedings to gain sole custody of Oliver, though his gay relationship with Tom Dixon is brought as evidence by Hannah's lawyer of the unsuitability of Martyn's home. Only after she catches Frank abusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Love (1995 Film)
''Mad Love'' is a 1995 American teen romantic drama film directed by Antonia Bird and starring Drew Barrymore and Chris O'Donnell. It was written by Paula Milne. The original music score is composed by Andy Roberts. Plot In Seattle, Matt Leland is a straight-laced high school senior who lives with his workaholic father and 9-year-old twin siblings. Matt, whose mom had long ago left the family, has assumed the role of a parent for his young brother and sister. He becomes intrigued by a girl who lives across the lake from him, and spies on her through his telescope as she jet skis at night. He learns that the girl, Casey Roberts, is a new student at his high school and has just moved from Chicago. Matt asks her out and they go to a concert together. When Casey finds out Matt was using a telescope to spy on her, she angrily blows him off at first, but relents after he apologizes and the two polar opposites begin a whirlwind romance. Matt is drawn to Casey’s free-spirited, fun-lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Same Sky (2017 Tv Series)
''The Same Sky'' (original title: ) is a 2017 German TV series. It is set during the 1970s in West Germany, depicting the Cold War. It portrays the fate of two families on either side of the Berlin Wall. The story revolves around the relationship between an East German "Romeo" agent – a spy who uses seduction as a way to unearth secrets — and his female targets in the West. The series was screened as three feature-length episodes or as six hour-long episodes, depending on the broadcasting service. It was written by Paula Milne and directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and stars Sofia Helin and Tom Schilling. The scripts were written in English and translated into German by the director. The series was produced by UFA Fiction in co-production with Beta Film for ZDF and Czech TV in association with Rainmark Films. It was filmed from 24 August 2015 to 6 December 2015 in Prague. The music score was written by Walter Mair and Vesselina Tchakarova. The series was originally broadcast in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HIM (TV Series)
''HIM'' is an ITV drama miniseries, consisting of three 60-minute episodes. The series follows a boy referred to only as HIM (Fionn Whitehead) who discovers that he has telekinetic powers. Cast *Fionn Whitehead - HIM * James Murray - Edward, HIM's father. * Katherine Kelly - Hannah, HIM's mother. * Patrick Robinson - Victor, Hannah's new husband and HIM's step-father. * Lucy Liemann - Beth, Edward's new wife and HIM's step-mother. * Simona Brown - Faith, Victor's daughter and HIM's step-sister. *Bobby Smalldridge - Jack, Hannah's son and HIM's step-brother. *Susan Jameson - Rose, Edward's mother and HIM's grandmother. *Alec Newman - Ross Brodie, HIM's psychiatrist. *Angela Bruce - Fran, a nurse that looks after Rose. *David McKell - Jamie, HIM's friend. * Aaron Phagura - Azfal, HIM's friend. *Anastasia Hille - Magda Elliot, Professor of Psychic Research. Episodes ''HIM'' aired in three sixty minute episodes. Filming began in suburban London in January 2016. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Politician's Husband
''The Politician's Husband'' is a three-episode British television miniseries, first shown on BBC Two between 25 April and 9 May 2013. Written by Paula Milne, it makes a pair with her 1995 drama ''The Politician's Wife''. Plot Senior Cabinet minister Aiden Hoynes (David Tennant) and his wife Freya Gardner (Emily Watson) are a high-flying golden political couple. Hoynes resigns from his post as part of a planned leadership bid, which is thwarted when his friend, the equally ambitious Bruce Babbish (Ed Stoppard), condemns Aiden's resignation and inflammatory resignation speech. Babbish is aided by Chief Whip Marcus Brock (Roger Allam), who plans to help the former in his own leadership bid. Freya, who had to temporarily stall her career to look after her and Aiden's two children, Noah and Ruby, replaces Aiden in Cabinet. Away from Westminster, husband and wife face an uncertain future as they come to terms with the diagnosis that Noah (Oscar Kennedy) has Asperger syndrome. Desper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
