Roland Joffé
Director
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New Kerala | November 04, 2009
Roland Joffe Tackles Opus Dei Myths In New Film
Revered moviemaker ROLAND JOFFE is to further expose secret Catholic Church organisation Opus Dei in a new movie set around the Spanish Civil War. The sinister sect was largely vilified in Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code...
In this article: Opus Dei, Spanish Civil War, Jose Maria Escriva, The Da Vinci Code, Olga Kurylenko, Dougray Scott, Wes Bentley, and The Mission
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Contactmusic.com | November 04, 2009
Roland Joffe - Joffe Tackles Opus Dei Myths In New Film
ROLAND JOFFE - JOFFE TACKLES OPUS DEI MYTHS IN NEW FILM JOFFE TACKLES OPUS DEI MYTHS IN NEW FILM Revered moviemaker ROLAND JOFFE is to further expose secret Catholic Church organisation Opus Dei in a new movie set around the Spanish...
In this article: Opus Dei, All rights reserved, Spanish Civil War, Jose Maria Escriva, The Da Vinci Code, Olga Kurylenko, Dougray Scott, and Wes Bentley
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
Founder of Catholic Opus Dei group focus of movie
...set for an altogether more sympathetic portrayal in another film that deals with the Catholic organization. British director Roland Joffe, renowned for Oscar-nominated "The Killing Fields" and "The Mission," is making "There Be Dragons,"...
In this article: Opus Dei, Jose Maria Escriva, The Da Vinci Code, Catholicism, Coercion, God, Oscar, and Spanish Civil War
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Business Wire Entertainment News | October 28, 2009
LIVE Phone Press Conference with Academy-Award Nominated Director Roland Joffe (The Mission) and 007 Girl Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) About the Controversial Upcoming Film There Be Dragons
October 28, 2009 06:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time LIVE Phone Press Conference with Academy-Award Nominated Director Roland Joffe (The Mission) and 007 Girl Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) About the Controversial Upcoming Film There Be...
In this article: Academy Awards, The Mission, Olga Kurylenko, Quantum of Solace, St. Josemaria Escriva, The Killing Fields, Spanish Civil War, and Opus Dei
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Reuters | October 22, 2009
Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris join Rio
He next stars in the CBS Films release "Beastly," hitting theaters in July. Santoro has starred in "Post Grad," "Che," "Redbelt" and "300." He next appears in "There Be Dragons," directed by Roland Joffe. Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)
In this article: Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Carlos Saldanha, Rodrigo Santoro, Beastly, Chris Jenkins, Valentine's Day, and Alice in Wonderland
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Yahoo! News | October 22, 2009
Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris join Rio (Reuters)
...CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother." He next stars in the CBS Films release "Beastly," hitting theaters in July. Santoro has starred in "Post Grad," "Che," "Redbelt" and "300." He next appears in "There Be Dragons," directed by Roland Joffe.
In this article: Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Carlos Saldanha, Rodrigo Santoro, Beastly, Chris Jenkins, Valentine's Day, and Alice in Wonderland
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The Australian | September 06, 2009
Director's Opus Dei 'propaganda job'
Roland Joffe's 'propaganda job' for Opus Dei DIRECTOR Roland Joffe has been accused of making a $34million propaganda film funded by members of Opus Dei, the secretive Roman Catholic organisation, to counter its portrayal as a cabal of...
In this article: Opus Dei, Josemaria Escriva, Francisco Franco, The Mission, Oscar, Spanish Civil War, and Roman Catholic
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Centre Daily Times | August 24, 2009
Roland Joffe filming Opus Dei movie in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES - Roland Joffe knows his latest film will be controversial, but says it is not meant as a response to "The Da Vinci Code," whose bad guys were members of the Opus Dei movement of the Roman Catholic Church. Joffe is in...
In this article: Opus Dei, The Mission, Roman Catholic Church, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Oscars, Spanish Civil War, and Pope John Paul II
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thestar.com | August 24, 2009
Roland Joffe's next mission: a movie about Opus Dei
Controversial church has seen bad publicity, but members are partly funding this project The film director Roland Joffe, who has yet to regain the acclaim he won a generation ago for The Killing Fields and The Mission, is shooting a movie...
In this article: Opus Dei, Roman Catholic Church, The Mission, Spanish Civil War, The Da Vinci Code, Mel Gibson, Passion of the Christ, The Killing Fields, and Dan Brown
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Roland Joffé (born November 17, 1945 in London) is a film director who began his career in television. His early television credits included episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today. Roland Joffe is the son of Marc Joffe (born in Riga) and so is not related to the French film director Arthur Joffé as often wrongly stated.
His first two feature films (The Killing Fields, 1984, and The Mission, 1986) each garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Joffé worked closely with producer David Puttnam on each film. The Killing Fields detailed the friendship of two men, an American journalist for the New York Times, and his translator, a prisoner of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. It won three Academy Awards (for Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing) and was nominated for four more (including Best Picture and Best Director). The Mission was a story of conflict between Jesuit missionaries in South America, trying to convert the Guaraní Indians, and Portuguese colonials, who want to enslave the natives. The film achieved six Academy Awards nominations – including for Best Picture, Best Director, and Ennio Morricone's acclaimed Best Original Score – and won one, for Best Cinematography.
Joffe's adopted grandfather was the renowned sculptor Jacob Epstein. Joffé was formerly married to the actresses Jane Lapotaire. He is a board member of the nonprofit organization Operation USA.
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