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ob rafelsoni
BOB RAFELSON
daibada 1933 wlis 21 Tebervals niu-iorkSi.
reJisori, scenaristi da prodiuseri bob rafelsoni amerikuli
kinos erT-erTi wamyvani figuraa. mis mier ukanaskneli ocdaaTi
wlis manZilze Seqmnilma cnobilma filmebma garRveva moaxdina
amerikul kinematografiaSi samsaxiobo ostatobis TvalsazrisiT.
bob rafelsoni cnobili gaxda, rogorc pop-jgufis Th e Monkees
erT-erTi damaarsebeli da amave saxelwodebis sakulto satelevizio
serialis (1966-68) Semqmneli, romelmac “emi” moipova nominaciaSi
“saukeTeso komedia”.
1968 wels bob rafelsonma gadaiRo sadebiuto mxatvruli filmi
“Tavi” (HEAD), romlis scenari jek nikolsonTan erTad dawera.
filmisTvis ”xuTi martivi piesa” (FIVE EASY PIECES, 1970) niuiorkis
kinokritikosTa asociaciam bob rafelsoni saukeTeso
reJisorad daasaxela. amasTan, kinokritikosebma da moyvarulebma
araerTxel aRiares reJisoris es namuSevari 70-iani wlebis
erT-erT saukeTeso amerikul filmad. amave periodis inovaciur
kinosuraTad iTvleba rafelsonis Semdegi namuSevari _ “marvin
gardensis mefe” (KING OF MARVIN GARDENS, 1972), romelSic mTavari
rolebi jek nikolsonma, brius dernma da elen bernstma Seasrules.
utyuari reJisoruli alRos meSveobiT rafelsoni gamoarCevda
imedismomcem msaxiobebs da yovelgvar pirobas uqmnida maT niWis
gamovlenisa da ganviTarebisTvis. swored rafelsonis filmma
“darCi mSieri” (SATY HUNGRY, 1976) ganapiroba jef brijesis warmateba.
am filmSi Seasrules TavianTi pirveli kinorolebi sali
fildma da arnold Svarcnegerma.
filmSi “fostalioni yovelTvis orjer rekavs zars” (THE POST-
MAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, 1981), romelic devid mametis scenaris
mixedviT Seiqmna, mTavari rolebi jek nikolsonma da jer kidev
naklebad cnobilma jesika lanJma iTamaSes. am filmma mniSvnelovnad
gazarda msaxiob anjelika hiustonis popularoba.
filmSi “Savi qvrivi” (BLACK WIDOW, 1987) _ (mTavar rolebSi
debra vingeri da tereze raseli) bob rafelsonma fsiqologiuri
Trileris sazRvrebi gaafarTova.
afrikaSi gadaRebuli filmi “mTvaris mTebi” (MOUNTAINS OF
MOON, 1990) ori britaneli mogzaurisa da mecnieris, ser riCard
bertonis da jon haning spekis mier XIX saukuneSi mdinare nilosis
warmoSobis Ziebis qronikas warmoadgens.
filmi “sisxli da Rvino” (BLOOD AND WINE, 1996) rafelsonis
mexuTe filmia, romelSic jek nikolsonma mTavari roli Seasrula
(rafelsonma da nikolsonma erToblivad sul cxrajer imuSaves).
bob rafelsonma mniSvnelovani wvlili Seitana amerikuli kinowarmoebis
aRorZinebisa da ganviTarebis saqmeSi, ris gamoc
reJisors xSirad iwveven saerTaSoriso kinofestivalebze masterklasiT
“reJisoris aRsareba”, romelic Seicavs fragmentebs
misi saetapo filmebidan.
Bob Rafelson is one of the leading fi gures in the American cinema having
distinguished himself over the past 3 decades as a director, writer and producer
of a group of fi lms remarkable for their path breaking artistic excellence. Aft er
studies at Dartmouth and an apprenticeship with David Susskind, Desilu, and
Columbia Screen Gems, Rafelson created and produced the TV cult hit THE
MONKEES. (Emmy Winner – best comedy).
He went on to make his feature fi lm directorial debut with HEAD, co-written
by himself and Jack Nicholson, starring Th e Monkees. Rafelson then began
BBS Productions with his partners Bert Schneider and Steve Blauner. Th at
company would prove to be the spawning ground for an artistic renaissance
in American fi lmmaking, producing such outstanding fi lms as EASY RIDER,
FIVE EASY PIECES, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, and the Academy Award
winning documentary, HEARTS AND MINDS. FIVE EASY PIECES, directed
by Rafelson and for which he won the award for Best Director from the New
York Film Critics, is frequently cited by critics and fi lm afi cionados as one of
the fi nest American fi lms of the Seventies. Rafelson’s next fi lm, THE KING OF
MARVIN GARDENS, starring Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, and Ellen Burstyn,
is also lauded as one of the remarkably innovative fi lms of the ‘70’s. In STAY
HUNGRY, Rafelson again demonstrated his extraordinary ability to identify
and nurture promising young talent, providing an early break through for Jeff
Bridges, and fi rst movie roles for Sally Field and Arnold Schwarzenegger. THE
POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE from a screenplay by David Mamet,
starred Jack Nicholson and the still relatively unknown Jessica Lange, along
with Anjelica Huston, in a role that would precipitate her rise to prominence.
BLACK WIDOW, starring Debra Winger and Th eresa Russell, saw Rafelson
stretching the boundaries of the psychological thriller. Shot on location in
Africa, his next fi lm was MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON, an ambitious fi lm
chronicling the 19th century search for the source of the Nile River by British
adventurers and scholars Sir Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke. Th is
was followed by MAN TROUBLE starring Jack Nicholson and Ellen Barkin.
BLOOD AND WINE marked Rafelson’s eighth fi lm with Jack Nicholson, fi ve
of which he directed. It is a study that began with what Roger Ebert has called
“a masterpiece of heartbreaking intensity.”
In addition, Rafelson directed POODLE SPRINGS for HBO, an adaptation
of a Raymond Chandler story, written by Tom Stoppard. Finally he’s done a
few turns in front of the camera, acting in Henry Jaglom’s ALWAYS and Mike
Figgis’ LEAVING LAS VEGAS.
As a result of his enormous contribution to American Film, Rafelson is
oft en invited to international festivals. He frequently teaches a masterclass
(“Confessions of a Film Director”) with clips from his more familiar fi lms.
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