born february american film director screenwriter film producer received acclaim surreal disturbing films noted frequent collaborations cinematographer film editor composer films generated controversy known violent bleak subject matter themes films include search perfection search happiness longing love publicity pain burden responsibility attended harvard_university studied film social american_film_institute studied directing won film awards completing senior thesis film went finalist feature debut psychological thriller shot november low budget production starring sold million grossed million film festival independent spirit award best screenplay psychological drama requiem dream based novel film garnered strong reviews received academy_award nomination performance turning opportunity direct entry batman film series writing world war horror film began production film romantic fantasy sci drama fountain film received mixed reviews performed poorly box office garnered cult following fourth film sports drama wrestler released critical acclaim film stars received academy_award nominations executive producer fighter fifth feature film psychological horror film received critical acclaim accolades nominated academy_awards including best director winning performance film received nominations best director golden directors guild america award nomination sixth film inspired epic released theaters march early life education born brooklyn new_york son public school teachers charlotte grew borough neighborhood raised culturally jewish little spiritual attendance temple cultural thing celebrating holidays knowing came knowing history having respect people graduated sister attended professional ballet school high school parents broadway theater performances sparked keen interest business youth trained field biologist kenya alaska attended school kenya pursue interest learning later said school field studies changed way perceived world interest outdoors led way europe middle_east entered harvard_university social studied filmmaking graduated seriously interested film attending harvard aspiring animator met harvard star film cinematic influences included senior thesis film finalist received degree directing classmates included won institute alumni medal career early work debut feature known shot november film financed entirely donations friends family return promised pay film money screen credit film lost money visiting israel youth spent couple days orthodox experience later informed movie producing film initial budget premiered film festival won best director award film nominated special bought distribution rights million film released public later year critical acclaim grossed total box office followed debut requiem dream film based novel paid worked years nearly production team previous film following financial breakout capable hiring established stars including received budget produce film production film occurred period year film released october film went gross worldwide received acclaim stylish direction nominated independent spirit award time best director film nominated awards total winning soundtrack film regarded collaboration composed music film nominated numerous awards including ultimately won independent spirit award awarded award robert wood johnson foundation film depiction drug abuse briefly attached adaptation children book sector project remains hired write direct batman year fifth film batman franchise collaborated script brought miller write year intending reboot series somewhat based comic book later said toss imagine batman starting completely regular collaborator set cinematographer approached role batman later cast role project failed develop declined opportunity direct entry batman franchise march helped write screenplay horror film produced april entered negotiations direct untitled science fiction film lead role june actress entered talks join film wanting title remain secret given working title man production postponed wait pregnant birth child december production ultimately set late october queensland sydney officially titled fountain film budget million financed filled gap withdrew left project seven weeks day shooting halting production february resurrected million budget lead role august actress filled vacancy left fountain released november day american thanksgiving holiday ultimately grossed theaters worldwide audiences critics divided responses breakthrough hired writer develop fighter approached actor film dropped similarities wrestler work mgm remake july left project uncertainty financially distressed studio future asked film said think attached don know haven heard later said planning film movie idea wrestler decade hired turn idea script actor entered negotiations october star film protagonist following month cage left project replaced lead role said cage pulled movie director wanted star said stating cage complete gentleman understood heart stepped aside respect actor think worked know incredibly supportive old friends wanted help opportunity pulled race cage responded wasn quote dropped movie resigned movie didn think time achieve look wrestler roughly day shoot began january wrestler premiered venice international film festival initially flying radar film wound winning golden lion highest award world oldest film festival wrestler received great critical acclaim star received academy_award bafta nominations performances won golden globe original song written film wrestler grossed worldwide budget making highest grossing film point film development psychological thriller horror film new_york_city film starred actress known introduced joined cast world premiere opening film venice film festival october received standing ovation length variety said strongest venice recent memory received high praise film critics received record nominations independent spirit award nominations nominations nominations accolades received nomination best director film broke limited release box office records grossed unexpectedly high january film nominated total academy_awards best director best cinematography best film editing march won film awarded award depiction mental health issues served executive producer fighter nominated larger budget production attached scheduled begin production march left project scheduling issues film set sixth entry film series featuring story revolving adventures japan december directed music video view album tried launch production retelling bible story projected million budget following year film secured funding distribution paramount_pictures hired title role film adapted serialized graphic novel written published french october belgian publisher july crews building set long_island new_york announced start filming twitter month shots filming iceland film featured having starred requiem dream opening weekend held largest non sequel opening russia brazil fourth largest opening time use live animals film saying video reason anymore technology arrived gave inaugural honor use computer generated animals set direct hbo series pilot called announced june series depicted group con artists use powers deception defeat hitler world war set work project pulitzer prize winning author wife june announced hbo dropped pulled announced produce upcoming horror film written writer set direct project overseen october variety reported spring start directional untitled project based script talks join film projects project attached studio probably new regency look deal added cast april title revealed day film begin shooting june montreal film began shooting june directing style films requiem dream low budget extremely short shots known hip hop average minute film cuts requiem features split screen extensively extremely tight long tracking shots including shot apparatus camera actor called time lapse photography prominent stylistic devices films extreme extreme distance shots create sense isolation fountain restricted use computer generated imagery visual effects supervisor look effects said clear wanted intent greatly minimize use computer graphics think results outstanding subtle directing wrestler directing style showcases acting narratives filmed works muted palette style cinematographer collaborated films film composer worked films music important element films themes influences features references mathematics mathematical theories interview acknowledged influences big fan film particular think lot influence influence japanese director named directed iron man visual style requiem dream features numerous similarities japanese film iron man majority reviewers characterized requiem dream genre drug movies films like basketball diaries spun fear las placed movie wider context saying requiem dream heroin drugs story traditional heroin story putting story suddenly god drug idea inner monologue goes person head trying quit drugs cigarettes trying eat food lose pounds fascinating thought idea hadn seen film wanted bring screen friend developed plot fountain director wrote screenplay thought matrix science fiction genre film sought science fiction film explored new territory matrix predecessors star wars space odyssey wanted science fiction films plots driven technology science toronto international film festival interview conducted credited song clown major influence wrestler instrumental piece poem read music clown accidentally discovers crowds eventually kills performance called black swan companion piece wrestler recalling early projects love affair wrestler eventually separated wrestling ballet worlds considering movie compared films wrestling consider lowest art art ballet people consider highest art amazing similar performers worlds incredible use bodies express psychological thriller nature actress compared film tone film baby said tenant big influences final film actor compared early films commenting influenced movies early work controversy aspects films controversial notably requiem dream wrestler requiem dream originally set release met controversy united_states rated graphic sex scene appealed rating claiming cutting portion film message appeal denied decided release film wrestler condemned anti iranian film iran newspapers websites response scene violently breaks pole bearing iranian flag half knee state run iranian newspaper criticized heel bad guy wrestler character portrayed villain wears arabic items clothing newspaper believed intended lead audiences associate arabs wrestling ring wears pattern iranian flag character representing letter word iranian newspapers avoided mentioning character presumably avoid iran clerical rulers march cultural adviser president demanded apology delegation actors producers visiting iran characterized negative unfair portrayals islamic republic wrestler hollywood films question designed ballet costumes dancers black swan publicized controversy related film media gave substantial coverage dance double controversy credit dancing film given dance double lane claimed danced credited director disputed lane claim released statements said fortunate sarah cover complicated dance sequences praise hard work dancing featured final film said interview entertainment_weekly editor count shots dance shots film untouched dance double math duration shots feature double wide shots rarely play longer second complicated longer dance sequences face replacement judging time clear dance shoes look final shot opening prologue lasts seconds danced completely exits scene completely digital magic personal life began dating english actress summer engaged son born new_york_city couple resided manhattan november announced apart months remain close friends committed raising son new_york began dating canadian film television producer engaged separated said spiritual beliefs think definitely believe biggest expression believe fountain april announced president jury venice international film festival november announced president jury berlin international film festival february environmental activism known environmental activism traveled alberta tar sands traveled alaska leaders veterans groups received united_states collaborated artist standing march public art installation paris encouraging diplomats action climate change board member filmography feature films unreleased short films television strange rock accolades
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