Happy 59th Birthday, Andrea Arnold! Born today in 1961, this English former actress and filmmaker had won an Oscar for Best Short Film, Live Action.
This was for writing and directing her twenty-six-minute 2003 British short film 'Wasp'. This was two years after its release at the 77th Academy Awards in late February 2005.
This was for writing and directing her twenty-six-minute 2003 British short film 'Wasp'. This was two years after its release at the 77th Academy Awards in late February 2005.
Her feature films include the 2006 British/Danish psychological drama/thriller film 'Red Road', the 2009 British drama/independent film 'Fish Tank'' and the 2016 British/American epic road drama film 'American Honey', all of which have won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Of these, Arnold is best known for writing and directing 'Fish Tank'. The film follows Mia (Katie Jarvis), a rebellious teenager on the verge of being kicked out of school.
Her hard-partying mother, Joanne (Kierston Wareing), neglects Mia's welfare in favor of her own, and her younger sister Tyler (Rebecca Griffiths) hangs out with a much older crowd.
Her hard-partying mother, Joanne (Kierston Wareing), neglects Mia's welfare in favor of her own, and her younger sister Tyler (Rebecca Griffiths) hangs out with a much older crowd.
Sparks fly between Mia and Conor (Michael Fassbender), Joanne's new boyfriend, and he encourages Mia to pursue her interest in dance. As the boundaries of the relationships become blurred, Mia and Joanne compete for Connor's affection.
Arnold has also directed four episodes of the Prime Video series Transparent, as well as all seven episodes of the second season of the HBO American drama/mystery/dark comedy television series Big Little Lies (2017–2019).
Arnold has been active from 1982–present.
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