Roland Joffe Bio, Wife, Age, Divorce, Net Worth, Films, Awards and nominations

Roland Joffe Biography

Roland Joffe is a British-French director and producer of film and television. He was born on 17 November 1945, London, England, U.K. He is known for his Academy Award-winning movies The Killing Fields and The Mission. His early work includes episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. He began his career in television. He became popular for his critical political themes in the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today.

Roland Joffe Wife | Divorce | Children

Roland Joffe was married to actress Jane Lapotaire in 1974 and divorced in 1980. Together they have a son named Rowan Joffé. Roland Joffé has a daughter, actress Nathalie Lunghi, born of a relationship with actress Cherie Lunghi in 1986.

Roland Joffe Age

Born on 17 November 1945, London, England, U.K, Joffé is 73 years old as of 2018.

Roland Joffe Net worth

Joffé is estimated to have a net worth of $18 million.

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Roland Joffe Career

Joffé joined Granada Television as a trainee director in 1973 upon completion university. While at Granada, he directed episodes of Coronation Street, Sam, The Stars Look Down, Crown Court, Bill Brand, and Headmaster.

Producer Tony Garnett wanted to hire Joffé as director for The Spongers within BBCs Play for Today series in 1977. However, the BBC declined to give Joffé clearance citing his political activities. The BBC was cautious because Joffé had attended some Workers’ Revolutionary Party meetings in the early 1970s, even though he did not become a party member. In the end BBC withdrew it’s reservations on Joffé’s appointment after Tony Garnett threatened to go public about the issue. The Spongers went on to win the prestigious Prix Italia award.

Joffé also directed a scene in BBC’s Second City Firsts in 1977 and later two more plays for Play for Today: The Legion Hall Bombing, 1979 and United Kingdom, 1981. In 1979, he coordinated the TV play No, Mama, No by Verity Bargate for the ITV Playhouse arrangement. In 1980 he made a form of seventeenth century screenwriter John Ford’s play ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore as a TV film for the BBC.

Roland Joffe The killing Fields

The Killing Fields is a British biographical drama film of 1984. It follows the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia based on the experiences of two journalists; Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg. The film was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for Goldcrest Films. It stars Sam Waterston (as Schanberg), Haing S. Ngor (as Pran), Julian Sands (as Jon Swain), and John Malkovich (as Al Rockoff). The adaptation for the screen was written by Bruce Robinson; the musical score was written by Mike Oldfield and orchestrated by David Bedford.

The film was a success at the box office as well as being an instant hit with critics. At the 57th Academy Awards it received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture; it won three, most notably Best Supporting Actor for Haing S. Ngor, who had no previous acting experience. At the 38th British Academy Film Awards, it won eight BAFTAs, including Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Ngor.

The film triumphed in the cinema world and became an instant success even with critics. The film got seven Oscar assignments, including Best Picture and won three awards the 57th Academy Awards. The most notable was the Best Supporting Actor for Haing S. Ngor, who had no past acting history. It won eight BAFTAs, among them, Best Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Ngor, at the 38th British Academy Film Awards.

The Killing Fields was voted by the British Film Institute among the 100th greatest British film of the 20th century in 1999. It was ranked number 86 in the list of the 100 best British films in 2016 by the British film magazine Empire.

Roland Joffe The Mission

The Mission is a 1986 British period drama movie about the encounters of a Jesuit teacher in the eighteenth century in South America. it was written by Robert Bolt and directed by Roland Joffé. The film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson.

The film won both the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. It was chosen number one on the Church Times’ Top 50 Religious Films list in April 2007. It is one of fifteen movies recorded in the classification “Religion” on the Vatican film list. The music, scored by Italian author Ennio Morricone, positioned first on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Classic 100 Music in the Movies.

Roland Joffe There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons is a 2011 historical epic war film written and directed by Roland Joffé. It is a drama set during the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s and features themes such as betrayal, love and hatred, forgiveness, friendship, and finding meaning in everyday life. The film was released on 6 May 2011. It includes the story of soldiers, a journalist, his father, and a real-life priest, Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei who was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint.

Roland Joffe Awards | Nominations

Academy Awards:

1985: Best Director- The Killing Fields, nominated.
1987: Best Director- The Mission, nominated.

British Academy Film Awards:

1985: Best Direction- The Killing Fields, nominated.
1987: Best Direction- The Mission, nominated.
1987: Best Film- The Mission, nominated.

Berlin International Film Festival:

1990: Golden Bear- Fat Man and Little Boy, nominated)

Cannes Film Festival:

1986: Golden Palm- The Mission, won.
1986: Technical Grand Prize- The Mission, won.

Golden Globes:

1985: Best Director- The Killing Fields, nominated.
1987: Best Director- The Mission, nominated.

Golden Raspberry Awards:

1996: Worst Picture- The Scarlet Letter, nominated.
1996: Worst Remake Or Sequel- nThe Scarlet Letter, won.
1996: Worst Director- The Scarlet Letter, nominated.
2008: Worst Director- Captivity, nominated.

Prix Italia:

1978: The Spongers

Roland Joffe | Films | Filmography

  1. The Killing Fields, 1984.
  2. The Mission, 1986.
  3. Fat Man and Little Boy, 1989.
  4. City of Joy, 1992.
  5. Super Mario Bros, 1993.
  6. The Scarlet Letter, 1995.
  7. Goodbye Lover, 1998.
  8. Vatel, 2000.
  9. Undressed, 2002, 1 episode.
  10. Captivity, 2007.
  11. You and I, 2008.
  12. There Be Dragons, 2011.
  13. The Lovers, 2013.
  14. The Forgiven, 2017.

Roland Joffe Television

  1. Coronation Street, 1973–1974.
  2. Sam, 1974–1975.
  3. The Stars Look Down, 1975.
  4. Crown Court, 1976.
  5. Bill Brand, 1976.
  6. Headmaster, 1977.
  7. Second City Firsts, 1977.
  8. The Spongers, 1978.
  9. The Legion Hall Bombing, 1978.
  10. No, Mama, No, 1979.
  11. United Kingdom, 1981.
  12. Texas Rising, 2015.
  13. Sun Records, 2017.

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