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JOHN FARROW: HOLLYWOOD'S MAN IN THE SHADOWS
Year: 2021
Classification: PG
Runtime: 96 min
Produced In: Australia
Directed By: Frans Vandenburg and Claude Gonzalez
Produced By: Frans Vandenburg and Claude Gonzalez
Language: English
WINNER! BEST DOCUMENTARY (Biography), ATOM AWARDS.
"Loved it and rated it in my top 10 films of the year" – Jonathan Rosenbaum, Film Critic, New York.
"An outstanding feature documentary... lovely, fascinating and brimming with insights"- Filmink
"The greatest Australian director people have never heard of. A very comprehensive look at the man and his work... a wonderful documentary." - Jason di Rosso, ABC Radio National
JOHN FARROW: HOLLYWOOD'S MAN IN THE SHADOWS is the first documentary ever made about one of Hollywood's most prolific yet forgotten filmmakers, John Villiers Farrow (1904-1963).
Part mystery, part biography, part film noir, the documentary follows the stranger-than-fiction story of this Australian-born, Oscar-winning filmmaker. One of Hollywood's most enigmatic figures, Farrow was the director of some 50 films. He was also a sailor, a poet, a war hero, best-selling author, a religious scholar, a family man and a philanderer – a man who lived many lives.
Farrow left no memoirs, no interviews and no archival footage, and until now, has been an elusive shadow in the telling of film history.
This documentary is a riveting, meticulously researched and beautifully assembled achievement – indeed a masterwork in its own right - by two Australian cinephiles, Frans Vandenburg and Claude Gonzalez.
VIEW TRAILER HERE: vimeo.com/724699035
Produced and directed by Frans Vandenburg and Claude Gonzalez
Executive Producer – Julie Green
Director of Photography – Susan Lumsdon
Edited by Antoinette Ford and Walter McIntosh
Music composed by Sam Petty
Graphic artist – Bill McGuire
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