having previously served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent this American fashion designer directed a film based on what novel?
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Tom Ford Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2006, having previously served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Ford directed the Oscar-nominated films "A Single Man" (2009) and "Nocturnal Animals" (2016).
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Nocturnal Animals Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Tom Ford, based on the 1993 novel "Tony and Susan" by Austin Wright. The film stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Karl Glusman, and Michael Sheen. Principal photography began on October 5, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. The film was released in the United States on November 18, 2016, by Focus Features, received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $30 million worldwide.
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Manhattan Night Manhattan Night is a 2016 American crime film written and directed by Brian DeCubellis. It is based on the 1996 novel "Manhattan Nocturne" by Colin Harrison. The film stars Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Jennifer Beals, Campbell Scott, Linda Lavin and Steven Berkoff. The film was released on May 20, 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere.
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Arsène Lupin (2004 film) Arsène Lupin is a 2004 French crime-adventure film, based on the iconic series of novels created by Maurice Leblanc, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and stars Romain Duris, Eva Green and Kristin Scott Thomas. It was a co-production of France, Spain, Italy and The United Kingdom.
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I Dreamed of Africa I Dreamed of Africa is a 2000 American biographical drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Kim Basinger in her first picture since she co-starred in "L.A. Confidential" in 1997. It also stars Vincent Perez, Eva Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Liam Aiken and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel "I Dreamed of Africa" by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservation work. It was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
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Primary Colors (film) Primary Colors is a 1998 film based on the novel "Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics", a "roman à clef" about Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign in 1992, which was originally published anonymously, but in 1996 was revealed to have been written by journalist Joe Klein, who had been covering Clinton's campaign for "Newsweek". The film was directed by Mike Nichols and scripted by Elaine May; it starred John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, and Adrian Lester.
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The Jacket The Jacket is a 2005 American psychological thriller/horror film directed by John Maybury that is partly based on the Jack London novel of the same name (published in the US as "The Star Rover"). Massy Tadjedin wrote the screenplay based on a story by Tom Bleecker and Marc Rocco. The original music score is composed by Roger Eno and the cinematography is by Peter Deming.
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Lauren Weisberger Lauren Weisberger (born March 28, 1977) is an American novelist and author of the 2003 bestseller "The Devil Wears Prada", a "roman à clef" of her experience as a put-upon assistant to "Vogue" editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
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White Bird in a Blizzard White Bird in a Blizzard is a 2014 French/American art drama thriller film co-produced, written, and directed by Gregg Araki. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Laura Kasischke and stars Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, and Christopher Meloni. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014 before being given a limited theatrical release on October 24, 2014.
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Cat Chaser Cat Chaser is a 1989 film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis, based on the novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. It was adapted from the novel by Leonard and James Borelli.
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Gucci Westman Gucci Westman is an American makeup artist and cosmetic designer.
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Killer Hair Based on a book written by Ellen Byerrum ("Crimes of Fashion"), Killer Hair (also known as Crimes of Fashion: Killer Hair) is a television film that aired on the Lifetime Movie Network in 2009. The storyline follows a fashion journalist, Lacey Smithsonian, as she investigates the discovery of a dead body inside her friend's Washington, DC hair salon.
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The Ultimate Gift The Ultimate Gift is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael O. Sajbel from a screenplay written by Cheryl McKay, which is in turn based on the best selling novel by Jim Stovall.
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Alex Garland Alexander "Alex" Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. He rose to prominence as a novelist in the late 1990s with his novel "The Beach" which received universal acclaim with many critics lauding Garland as a key voice of Generation X. He subsequently received praise for the screenplays of the films "28 Days Later" (2002), "Sunshine" (2007), "Never Let Me Go" (2011) and "Dredd" (2012).
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This Is Where I Leave You This Is Where I Leave You is a 2014 American dramedy film directed by Shawn Levy. It is based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Tropper, who also wrote the film's screenplay. The film was released on September 19, 2014.
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The Butterfly Tattoo (film) The Butterfly Tattoo is a 2008 feature film, based on the Philip Pullman novel "The White Mercedes" (also released as "The Butterfly Tattoo"). The film is particularly notable given that despite being a commercial production it actively sought to provide training and experience for young film-makers. The film also used a novel method of financing its production, by selling shares to members of the public.
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House of Versace House of Versace is a 2013 American television biographical drama film written and directed by Sara Sugarman and starring Gina Gershon. Based on a book of the same name written by Deborah Ball, it depicts real life events of the Versace family, and particularly designer Donatella Versace inheriting the Versace fashion house following the murder of her brother Gianni.
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Percy Jackson (film series) Percy Jackson & the Olympians (also known as Percy Jackson) is an American feature film series based on the novel series of the same name by the author Rick Riordan. The series is distributed by 20th Century Fox, produced by 1492 Pictures and currently consists of two installments. The first film, "" (2010), was directed by Chris Columbus, and was released on February 12, 2010. The second installment, "" (2013) was originally intended to be released in March 2013 but was instead pushed back to August 7, 2013, and was directed by Thor Freudenthal. The series has grossed nearly $430 million at the worldwide box office.
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The Allure of Chanel The Allure of Chanel (French: l'Allure de Chanel ) are the memoirs of the French fashion designer Coco Chanel, told to her friend Paul Morand. The book was written in the winter of 1946 and is based on a series of conversations held at a hotel in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where Chanel had invited Morand to write her memoirs. The conversations took place during the evenings and each night Morand stayed up to write notes. The notes were published in French in 1976 and in English in 2008, translated by Euan Cameron. A second English edition was published in 2012, expanded with original drawings by Karl Lagerfeld.
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The Lost Valentine The Lost Valentine is a 2011 American drama film starring Betty White, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Sean Faris. It is based on the novel by James Michael Pratt of the same name, previously titled "The Last Valentine", a 1998 "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestseller. In December 2011, Betty White received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for her performance.
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Ultraviolet (novel) Ultraviolet is a novelization of the science fiction film of the same name. It was adapted by Yvonne Navarro from the screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer. The novelization provides more backstory that the film was not able to accomplish. The novel is also based on the original screenplay by Kurt Wimmer before Sony heavily edited it.
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Anthony Vaccarello Anthony Vaccarello is an Italian-Belgian fashion designer and currently creative director at Yves Saint Laurent. Prior to this he held the position of creative director at Versus Versace, as well as designing his own eponymous line.