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Marc Munden is an English
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, p ...
best known for his work on ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' among others.


Early life

Munden was born in
London, England London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...
. His father, Maxwell Munden, was a filmmaker who made films for the
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during
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. One such film was ''Song of the People'' which was a musical about factory workers. Munden studied Maths and Philosophy at
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...
.


Career

Munden began his career as an assistant to
Mike Leigh Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design ...
,
Derek Jarman Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English artist, film maker, costume designer, stage designer, writer, gardener and gay rights activist. Biography Jarman was born at the Royal Victoria Nursing Home ...
, and
Terence Davies Terence Davies (born 10 November 1945) is an English screenwriter, film director, and novelist, seen by many critics as one of the greatest British filmmakers of his times. He is best known as the writer and director of autobiographical films ...
before directing documentaries for television at the
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. His first film, ''Bermondsey Boy'' (1991), was a documentary examining some of the myths of masculinity, which won a Silver Plaque at the
Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...
and was nominated for the
BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ...
Award for Innovation. In 2007 Munden directed ''
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'', picking up the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama and earning Munden his first nomination for Best Director. He also received BAFTA nominations for ''
The Devil's Whore ''The Devil's Whore'' (released as ''The Devil's Mistress'' in North America) is a four-part television series set during the English Civil War, produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4 in 2008. It is about the adventures of the fictional Ang ...
'' (2009) and ''
The Crimson Petal and the White ''The Crimson Petal and the White'' is a 2002 novel by Michel Faber set in Victorian era, Victorian England. The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson entitled "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", the opening line of which is "Now slee ...
'' (2011).


''Utopia''

Munden went on to direct the cult hit ''
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'' (2013–2014). The series received high praise for its striking visuals, but also some expressions of concern about its violence. Mark Monahan of ''
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'' described it as “a dark, tantalisingly mysterious overture,” while Sam Wollaston of ''
The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' called it “a work of brilliant imagination,” “a 21st-century nightmare” that “looks beautiful,” but also wondered about the gratuitousness of its violence. The series won an
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in 2014 and Munden received a BAFTA nomination for Best Director.


2016 - present: Awards success

In 2016 Munden directed ''
National Treasure The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology that supports the nation as the fundame ...
'' starring
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,
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and
Andrea Riseborough Andrea Louise Riseborough (born 20 November 1981) is an English actress and producer. She made her film debut with a small part in ''Venus'' (2006), and has since appeared in more prominent roles in '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), '' Never Let Me Go ...
. The series focuses on a beloved British TV comic who gets accused of rape. Over the course of the series, the show examines the psychology of this man as well as how his family perceive him. National Treasure received critical acclaim upon release with many reviewers noting the sensitivity of
Jack Thorne Jack Thorne FRSL (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, television writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing the stage play ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', the films ''Wonder'' and '' Enola Holmes'', an ...
's screenwriting, the nuanced character portrayals and Munden's distinctive artistic style.Munden would go on to win the BAFTA for Best Director and the series overall won Best Miniseries. In 2017 Munden teamed up with writer
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to make ''Crazy Diamond'' as part of the
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'' Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams''. In 2018 it was announced that Munden was to helm the film ''
The Secret Garden ''The Secret Garden'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in ''The American Magazine'' (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is one of Burnett's most popular novels and ...
'' for David Heyman & Studiocanal. Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 book, the story centers on Mary Lennox, a troubled, sickly, 10-year-old orphan who is sent to live with an uncle in England when her parents die in a cholera outbreak. In 2020, Munden reunited with ''Utopia'' creator
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, directing the first three episodes of Kelly's
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miniseries ''
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''. In 2021, he teamed with
Jack Thorne Jack Thorne FRSL (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, television writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for writing the stage play ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', the films ''Wonder'' and '' Enola Holmes'', an ...
for the Channel 4 drama ''
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'', about a young care home worker struggling during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. ''Help'' was nominated for six
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winning two for
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and
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. In October 2022, it was announced that Munden's next project would be a series adaptation of '' Never Let Me Go''. The series is in the works with FX and will be produced by DNA TV,
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and FXP. Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich and Melissa Iqbal are executive producing alongside Munden. It will premiere on
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in the United States,
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in other territories and
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in Latin America with Viola Prettejohn,
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and
Kelly Macdonald Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles in ''Trainspotting'' (1996), ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Intermission'' (2003), ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), ''Boardwalk Em ...
taking on starring roles.


Filmography


Films

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Television

TV movies * ''Arthouse: Rebel with a Cause'' (1997) * ''Christmas'' (1996) * ''Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart'' (2006) * ''
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'' (2007) * ''Some Dogs Bite'' (2010) * '' The Third Day: Autumn'' (2020) * ''
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'' , *"Killing With Kindness: Part 1" *"Killing With Kindness: Part 2" , - , 1998 , '' Vanity Fair'' , * Episode 1.1 * Episode 1.2 * Episode 1.3 * Episode 1.4 * Episode 1.5 * Episode 1.6 , - , 2000 , ''The Secret World of Michael Fry (2000 TV series)'' , * Episode 1.1 * Episode 1.2 , - , 2003 , ''
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'' , * "The Knight's Tale" , - , 2004 , ''
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'' , * Episode 1 * Episode 2 * Episode 3 , - , 2008 , ''The Devil's Mistress'' , * Episode 1.1 * Episode 1.2 * Episode 1.3 * Episode 1.4 , - , 2011 , ''
The Crimson Petal and the White ''The Crimson Petal and the White'' is a 2002 novel by Michel Faber set in Victorian era, Victorian England. The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson entitled "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", the opening line of which is "Now slee ...
'' , * Episode 1.1 * Episode 1.2 * Episode 1.3 * Episode 1.4 , - , 2014 , '' Black Sails'' , * V. * VII. , - , 2013-2014 , ''
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'' , * "Episode #1.1" * "Episode #1.2" * "Episode #1.3" * "Episode #2.1" * "Episode #2.2" * "Episode #2.3" , - , 2015 , '' Quantico'' , * "Run" , - , 2016 , ''
National Treasure The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology that supports the nation as the fundame ...
'' , * "Episode #1.1" * "Episode #1.2" * "Episode #1.3" * "Episode #1.4" , - , 2017 , '' Electric Dreams'' , * "Crazy Diamond" , - , 2020 , ''
The Third Day ''The Third Day'' is a 1965 suspense thriller film directed by Jack Smight and starring George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley. It was based on a novel by Joseph Hayes. Plot Steve Mallory has been involved in a car crash, and it appears he has k ...
'' , * "Friday - The Father" * "Saturday - The Son" * "Sunday - The Ghost"


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Munden, Marc Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English film directors English television directors