Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg
Born
Nicolas Jack Roeg

(1928-08-15)15 August 1928
St John's Wood, London, England
Died23 November 2018(2018-11-23) (aged 90)
London, England
Other namesNicholas Jack Roeg
Occupations
  • Director
  • cinematographer
Years active1947–2013
Spouses
(m. 1957; div. 1977)
(m. 1982, divorced)
Harriet Harper
(m. 2005)
Children6

Nicolas Jack Roeg CBE BSC (/ˈrɡ/ ROHG; 15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing Performance (1970), Walkabout (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bad Timing (1980) and The Witches (1990).

Making his directorial debut 23 years after his entry into the film business, Roeg quickly became known for an idiosyncratic visual and narrative style, characterised by the use of disjointed and disorienting editing.[1] For this reason, he is considered a highly influential filmmaker, cited as an inspiration by such directors as Steven Soderbergh, Christopher Nolan and Danny Boyle.

In 1999, the British Film Institute acknowledged Roeg's importance in the British film industry by naming Don't Look Now and Performance the 8th- and 48th-greatest British films of all time in its Top 100 British films poll.[2]

  1. ^ "Nicolas Roeg – Biography, Facts, Films and Marriage to Theresa Russell". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Entertainment Best 100 British films – full list". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2018.