Born in London on 14 February 1944, Alan Parker, whose filmography also includes Mississippi Burning, Evita and The Commitments, has succumbed to a “long illness”.
The british director Alan Parker, who signed the staging of Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, or “Fame,” died Friday at the age of 76 years, announced his family.
Born in London on 14 February 1944, Alan Parker, whose filmography also includes Mississippi Burning, Evita and The Commitments, has succumbed to a “long illness”, according to a spokesperson mandated by his family.
In total, his films have won 19 Baftas, 10 Golden Globes and 10 Oscars. The academy of the Oscars paid tribute in a tweet to a “chameleon,” an “extraordinary talent” who “we will miss her very much”.
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Alan Parker began his career in advertising. It was made in 1975 his first feature film, Bugsy Malone, a parody musical of the gangster movies of the 1930s, interpreted by children.
“Bright, shiny, and politics”
His second film, Midnight Express (1978), a deep dive into the plight of a young American imprisoned in a Turkish captivity after trying to leave Turkey with hash, won two Oscars, six Golden Globes and four Baftas.
It was made in 1981 Pink Floyd – The Wall, a movie that became cult among fans of this british rock band. His last major success dates back to 1996 with Evita, a musical film in which Madonna embodies the actress and politician of argentina Eva Peron.
the former president of The Cannes film festival Gilles Jacob has welcomed a filmmaker’s “bright, brilliant, prolific” and a “spirit being sarcastic”.
David Puttman, who has produced several of the films of Alan Parker, has paid tribute to one who was his “oldest and closest friend” and that has “always impressed by his talent”. “My life and the lives of many other people who loved and respected will never be the same”, he added.
Alan Parker leaves his wife Lisa Moran-Parker, five children and seven grandchildren.
