Carine Adler, Baroness Reid of Cardowan (born 1948) is a

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ian

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and

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Career

Adler's break came when the

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asked her to develop her short film ''Touch and Go'' into a full-length feature. The result was '' Under the Skin'', the screenplay for which took her two years to write. According to Richard Armstrong in ''The Rough Guide to Film'', "What distinguishes her small oeuvre is the fusion of her protagonists' desire and their sense of inferiority."

Personal life

Adler is the second wife of former British government minister Dr John Reid, Baron Reid, whom she married in 2002. She has a son, Hal, from a previous marriage, and two stepsons with Reid.

Filmography

Feature films

* '' Under the Skin'' - 1997, writer/director. Received the Michael Powell Award for Best British feature film at the 1997

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Shorts

* ''Contrechamps'' - 1979, writer/director * ''Pianists'' - 1980, writer/director * ''Jamie'' - 1982, writer/director. A short film made at the

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* ''Touch and Go'' - 1993, writer/director * ''Edward's Flying Boat'' (doc) - 1995, writer/director * ''Fever'' - 1995, writer/director

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* * * 1948 births Living people Brazilian women film directors Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian women screenwriters Brazilian screenwriters Spouses of life peers Reid of Cardowan {{screen-writer-stub