
Directing
Richard Laxton
Born
1967-07-05 (59)
Place of birth
Londra
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Known for
6.0A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Effie Gray
2014
6.7A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.
The Innocent
1985
6.8The Cornish military captain, now a member of Parliament, is drawn into the war with France while his son falls in with smugglers. Historical drama, starring John Bowe and Mel Martin, and featuring a young Ioan Gruffudd in one of his earliest roles.
Poldark
1996
5.8Four Londoners are inseparably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexuality and social convention have been broken down, they enjoy a freedom never experienced before.
The Night Watch
2011
6.2Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
Burton and Taylor
2013
6.4Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.
An Englishman in New York
2009
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.0A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Effie Gray
2014
6.8The Cornish military captain, now a member of Parliament, is drawn into the war with France while his son falls in with smugglers. Historical drama, starring John Bowe and Mel Martin, and featuring a young Ioan Gruffudd in one of his earliest roles.
Poldark
1996
5.8Four Londoners are inseparably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexuality and social convention have been broken down, they enjoy a freedom never experienced before.
The Night Watch
2011
6.2Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."
Burton and Taylor
2013
6.4Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.
An Englishman in New York
2009
6.3An old-fashioned love story set in the South Wales valleys during the 1930s. Well-to-do doctor Andrew joins his father's infirmary, and in miner's daughter Bethan finds a spirit lacking in his previous girlfriends. The two fall in love, but their differing backgrounds prove a major sticking point.
Hearts of Gold
2003
6.5A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years
Grow Your Own
2007
As a posse of South London DJs battle their rivals to the North, Danny (Walters) falls for a singer from the other crew.
Life and Lyrics
2006
4.1Drama which tells the story of comedian Tony Hancock's love affair with his friend's wife, and her fight to save the man and his career.
Hancock & Joan
2008
