Image: Wikimedia CommonsBernard Rose
English film director (born 1960)
- Born August 4, 1960
- 3 movies
Bernard Rose is an English filmmaker, born in London in 1960, often credited as a pioneer of digital filmmaking. He came up through music videos, including Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax, before directing the horror films Paperhouse (1988) and Candyman (1992). He followed them with two literary period pieces, Immortal Beloved, about Beethoven, and Anna Karenina (1997). His digital drama Ivans xtc (2000) earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Director and began a long run of Tolstoy adaptations with Danny Huston.
Bernard Rose appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1992 to 1997. That includes 2 titles as director. Most of that work is in horror, drama and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Sam Raimi (2), Ted Raimi (2).
Known for
- Candyman (1992), Director. His horror film about an urban legend, one of his best-known works.
- Immortal Beloved (1994), Director. A historical romance about the life of Ludwig van Beethoven.
- Paperhouse (1988), Director. His early horror fantasy, one of the films that made his name.
- Anna Karenina (1997), Director. His historical romance adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s novel.
- Ivans xtc (2000), Director. An independent drama that earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination.
Career
Rose made Super 8 films from the age of nine, won a BBC amateur film competition, and worked for Jim Henson on The Muppet Show and The Dark Crystal before graduating from the National Film and Television School in 1982. Music videos for UB40, Bronski Beat and Frankie Goes to Hollywood led to British television films and then Paperhouse. Candyman, from a Clive Barker story, gave him an international hit and a lasting cult reputation.
He wrote and directed Immortal Beloved and a new Anna Karenina before turning to cheap, nimble digital production with Ivans xtc. With Danny Huston he made four Tolstoy films, including The Kreutzer Sonata, Two Jacks and Boxing Day. Later work includes The Devil’s Violinist, a modern Frankenstein and the Japanese drama Samurai Marathon. In 2023 he was announced as writer and director of Relax, a Frankie Goes to Hollywood biopic.
Where to start
- Candyman (1992): urban legend turned into intelligent, frightening horror.
- Anna Karenina (1997): Tolstoy shot on location in Russia, with Sophie Marceau.
- Immortal Beloved (1994): Gary Oldman as Beethoven, scored to the man’s own music.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Bernard Rose been in?
- Bernard Rose appears in Anna Karenina (1997), Army of Darkness (1992) and Candyman (1992) on The Remote.
- When was Bernard Rose born?
- Bernard Rose was born on 4 August 1960.
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