Michael Winterbottom

IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935863/

Date of Birth:29 March 1961, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Height:5' 11" (1.8 m)

Trademarks:Often has actors improvise, rather than work exclusively from the script Films often have references (visual and/or spoken) to the works of Werner Herzog (Butterfly Kiss (1995), The Claim (2000), 24 Hour Party People (2002)) or Krzysztof Kieslowski (I Want You (1998), Wonderland (1999), Code 46 (2003)). Films often deal with social and/or political concerns (Go Now (1995), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), Wonderland (1999), In This World (2002)). Because of the improvisational element of much of his work, his films often use hand-held (sometimes digital) photography with roughly edited jumps between scenes and locations (Butterfly Kiss (1995), Wonderland (1999), With or Without You (1999), The Claim (2000), 24 Hour Party People (2002), In This World (2002), 9 Songs (2004)). Often has a sequence with the lead characters running or romantically playing on the beach. (Butterfly Kiss (1995), Jude (1996), I Want You (1998), With or Without You (1999), In This World (2002), 9 Songs (2004)). For three films in a row (I Want You (1998), With or Without You (1999) and Wonderland (1999)), had a central character who worked as a hairdresser.

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