Bernard Rose (director)

Bernard Rose
Rose in October 2010
Born1960 (age 63–64)
London, England, UK
Alma materNational Film and Television School
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actor, composer, editor
Years active1986–present
AwardsGolden Brussels Raven
1988 Paperhouse
2015 Frankenstein

Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award
1988 Paperhouse

Oldenburg German Independence Honorary Award

Bernard Rose (born 1960 in London) is an English filmmaker, considered a pioneer of digital filmmaking.[1] He is best known for directing the horror films Paperhouse (1988) and Candyman (1992),[2] the historical romances Immortal Beloved (1994)[3][4] and Anna Karenina (1997), and the independent drama Ivans xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and the John Cassavetes Award. He has also been nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques and the Venice Horizons Prize.[5] He has frequently cast actors Danny Huston and Tony Todd in his films.[6] In the 1980s, he directed music videos for UB40, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Bronski Beat.

  1. ^ Rose, Steve (17 December 2012). "Bernard Rose: Tolstoy, America and me". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (16 October 1992). "Review/Film; Science-Fiction Horrors In a Housing Project". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (16 December 1994). "FILM REVIEW; The Music Almost Tells the Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ^ Rothstein, Edward (1 January 1995). "CLASSICAL VIEW; How Can a Movie So Right Be So Wrong?". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Mystic Nic: Bernard Rose on Nicolas Roeg | Interview | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. ^ Dee, Jake (2 February 2016). "Dissecting Director Bernard Rose!". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023. Beyond that though, a commonality of Rose's that indeed carries over to his horror movies, is the recurrent casting of longtime genre vets Tony Todd and Danny Huston.