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The Leader, His Driver, And The Driver's Wife
''The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife'' is a 1991 British feature-length documentary film set during the final days of apartheid in South Africa, particularly centring on Eugène Terre'Blanche, founder and leader of the far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB). The film was directed by Nick Broomfield and first shown in 1991. It received an average of 2.3 million viewers during its screening on Channel 4. A year later it was the subject of legal action brought by the journalist, Jani Allan, in what was described as "the libel case of the summer". In 2006, Broomfield released a follow-up, ''His Big White Self''. Background Throughout the film, Broomfield attempts to set up an interview with Terre'Blanche, who stubbornly breaks all of the plans he makes with him. For the majority of the film, in which Broomfield is unable to get an interview with the leader himself, his attention is drawn to the driver and his wife (JP and Anita Meyer), hence the title (which allude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Broomfield
Nicholas Broomfield (born 1948) is an English documentary film director. His self-reflective style has been regarded as influential to many later filmmakers. In the early 21st century, he began to use non-actors in scripted works, which he calls "Direct Cinema". His output ranges from studies of entertainers to political works such as examinations of South Africa before and after the end of apartheid and the rise of the black-majority government of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress party. Broomfield generally works with a minimal crew, recording sound himself and using one or two camera operators. He is often seen in the finished film, usually holding the Boom operator (media), sound boom and wearing the Nagra tape recorder. Early life and education Nicholas Broomfield was born in 1948. He is the son of photographer Maurice Broomfield (1916-2010) and Sonja Lagusova (1922-1982). His mother was a History of the Jews in the Czech lands, Czech Jew. From 1959 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |