Today we will tell you who the director Billy Wilder is. His filmography and features of the creative path will be presented below. He was born in 1906, June 22. He is an American of Austrian descent. He is an artist, journalist, director, screenwriter. His career lasted more than fifty years, she spanned 60 films. He is one of the most brilliant actors in the cinema of the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is the recipient of several Academy Awards. In the late twenties he tried his hand as a screenwriter. At that time he lived in Berlin.
Austria, Germany
Wilder Billy was born in Austria-Hungary. Now this is the territory of Poland. His parents had a famous pastry shop. Unsuccessfully tried to persuade his son to inherit their business. Soon the family moved to Vienna. There Wilder attended school. After studying at the university, the young man became a journalist. Wilder Billy goes to Berlin for career growth. As an author, he did not succeed right away. Before that, he worked at hard work. He wrote about sports for local newspapers. Later, he was offered a permanent job in one of the Berlin tabloids. He developed an interest in cinema. He soon began working as a screenwriter. After
Hitler came to power, our hero, being a Jew, goes to Paris. There in 1934 he made his film debut. He later moved to Hollywood. His stepfather, grandmother and mother died at Auschwitz.
Hollywood career
Wilder Billy in the new city continued his career as a screenwriter. He soon received
US citizenship. He collaborated with Ernst Lubitsch. He shared his first Oscar with Charles Brackett. These people collaborated on scripts for twelve years, 1938–1950. Our hero also collaborated with Raymond Chandler. He made a film based on James M. Cain’s novel, Double Compensation. It described a murder and a pair of love triangles. After some time, our hero was awarded the title of best screenwriter and director. For the adaptation of Charles R. Jackson's work entitled Lost Weekend, he received an Academy Award.
Later, in his works, the director raised the topic of alcoholism, which is a heavy topic for society. In 1950, he created the cynical Sunset Boulevard, which he earned the praise of many critics and introduced William Holden to Gloria Swanson. In the 1950s, Wilder began creating the film in conjunction with the classic comedy act of the Golden Age.
The middle of the fifties came. At this time, Wilder was mainly involved in making comedies. In 1959, our hero created the film "Only Girls in Jazz." Thus, the topic of dressing in clothes of the opposite sex arose in cinema. In this comedy, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon play the roles of musicians who are forced to impersonate girls. As a result, they have a romantic relationship with Marilyn Monroe. Wilder's career began to develop less rapidly with the beginning of the 1960s.
Style
Wilder Billy has always believed in the main role of the word in his work. In the paintings of this director you can find conspiracies and unforgettable dialogues. His style can be called conservative, while he often went beyond the usual entertainment plot. After choosing a subject for description, he set about visualizing it with the skill of an artist.
Filmography
We already told who Billy Wilder is. The films he worked on will be presented later. In 1939, he wrote the script for the film "Ninochka." In 1942 he worked on the film "Major". In 1943 he created the painting "Five Tombs". In 1944 he worked on the double insurance tape. In 1945, his film Lost Weekend was released. In 1948 he worked on the paintings “The Imperial Waltz” and “Foreign Romance”. In 1950, his film Sunset Boulevard was released. In 1951 he shot the picture "Ace". In 1953 he created the film "Camp". And in 1954 he shot the picture "Sabrina." In 1955 he created the painting "Itching." In 1957 he worked on the films “The Spirit of St. Louis”, “Love”, “Witness of the Prosecution”. In 1959 he created the tape "Only girls in jazz." In 1960, he shot the film “Apartment”. In 1961, his tape “One” was released. In 1963 he directed the film "Tender Irma". In 1964, he created the painting "Kiss Me." In 1966 he directed the film "Excitement of Fortune." In 1970 he created the tape "Private Life". In 1972 he directed the film Avanti. In 1974 he created the tape "First Strip". In 1978, he directed the film Fedora. In 1981, he created the painting Friend-Friend.
Plots
The movie "Apartment" is a black and white love tragicomedy filmed by Billy Wilder. The picture tells of Baxter - a modest, inconspicuous toiler, a quiet American who is an ordinary accountant and works for a large insurance company located in New York. He is lonely, renting a small apartment located in the city center, not far from the service. This circumstance arouses the interest of the managers of his office, among them the big boss, director of human resources. All these high-ranking employees, mostly married men, have secret affairs on the side. They need a safe, comfortable place to meet.