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Frank Cottrell Boyce is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 23 september 1959

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 23 september 1959 (65 years)

Frank Cottrell Boyce (born 23 September 1959) is a British screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor, known for his children's fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Winterbottom. He has recently achieved fame as the writer for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and for sequels to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car, a children's classic by Ian Fleming.

Boyce has won two major British awards for children's books, the 2004 Carnegie Medal for Millions, which originated as a film script, and the 2012 Guardian Prize for The Unforgotten Coat, which was commissioned by a charity.

Biography

Frank Cottrell Boyce est un romancier pour la jeunesse. On lui doit en tant que scénariste, Bienvenue à Sarajevo, Hilary et Jackie () et 24 Hour Party People. Il se destinait à la prêtrise lorsqu'il a rencontré sa femme qui se préparait à être religieuse. Ils ont sept enfants et habitent Liverpool. Auteur au style acéré, à l'écriture vive, à l'imagination foisonnante, Boyce écrit des histoires drôles pleines d'émotion et utilise pour cela le langage convaincant des adolescents.

Sous le pseudonyme de Martin Hardy, il a écrit le scénario de Tournage dans un jardin anglais, réalisé par Michael Winterbottom.

Best films

Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie
(1999)
(Writer)

Usually with

Michael Winterbottom
Michael Winterbottom
(6 films)
Mark Tildesley
Mark Tildesley
(4 films)
Damian Jones
Damian Jones
(3 films)
Andrew Eaton
Andrew Eaton
(4 films)
Graham Broadbent
Graham Broadbent
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Frank Cottrell Boyce (15 films)

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Actor

Millions
Millions (2004)
, 1h38
Directed by Danny Boyle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Christopher Fulford, Leslie Phillips
Roles Nativity Teacher
Rating67% 3.3970253.3970253.3970253.3970253.397025
Millions tells the story of 8-year-old Damian, a Catholic school boy, whose family moves to the suburbs of Widnes after the death of his mother. Soon after the move, Damian's "hermitage" in a cardboard box by the train tracks is disturbed by a bag of money flung from a passing train. Damian immediately shows the money to his brother, Anthony, and the two begin thinking of what to do with it. Anthony wants the money all to himself. Damian, kind-hearted and religious, had recently overheard three Latter-day Saint missionaries lecture other members of the community on building foundations of rock rather than foundations of sand, an old Christian principle which dictates that self-worth should be based on the teachings of Christ rather than any other object of worship such as Money/Mammon or Power. The lecture inspires Damian, who looks for ways to give his share of the money to the poor; at one point he even stuffs a bundle of cash through the missionaries' letter box, having heard about their modest lifestyle and deciding that they too must be poor.

Scriptwriter

Goodbye Christopher Robin
Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
, 1h47
Directed by Simon Curtis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Children's films
Actors Domhnall Gleeson, Alex Lawther, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Stephen Campbel Moore
Roles Writer
Rating70% 3.548363.548363.548363.548363.54836
Le film commence durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en 1941, quand Alan Alexander Milne – surnommé "Blue" par ses amis et sa famille – et sa femme, Daphne, reçoivent un télégramme chez eux. C'est à partir de ce moment que nous revenons quelques décennies en arrière, lorsque Blue est sur le front de la Bataille de la Somme. Ensuite, nous reprenons avec sa vie en Angleterre lorsque sa femme accouche de leur enfant et qu’il a un flash-back des souffrances et traumatismes vécus à la guerre. Daphne espérait une fille, et fut déçue d'avoir à la place un fils, qu'ils nommèrent Christopher Robin Milne, dit "Billy", et engagèrent une nourrice, Olive, qui eut pour tâche principale d’élever l’enfant.
The Railway Man
The Railway Man (2013)
, 1h56
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tanroh Ishida
Rating70% 3.5481353.5481353.5481353.5481353.548135
During World War II, Eric Lomax is a British officer who is captured by the Japanese in Singapore and sent to a Japanese POW camp where he is forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway north of the Malay Peninsula. During his time in the camp as one of the Far East prisoners of war, Lomax is tortured by the Kempetai for building a radio receiver from spare parts. This is apparently due to his falling under suspicion of being a spy for supposedly using the British news broadcast receiver as a transmitter of military intelligence. His only intention, in fact, had been to use the device as a morale booster for himself and his fellow prisoner-slaves. The torture depicted includes beatings and waterboarding.
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
, 1h34
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical
Themes Films about films
Actors Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Raymond Waring, Stephen Fry
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.3470853.3470853.3470853.3470853.347085
A Cock and Bull Story depicts Steve Coogan playing himself as an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life. Coogan is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's, calling himself the "co-lead".
Millions
Millions (2004)
, 1h38
Directed by Danny Boyle
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Christopher Fulford, Leslie Phillips
Roles Writer
Rating67% 3.3970253.3970253.3970253.3970253.397025
Millions tells the story of 8-year-old Damian, a Catholic school boy, whose family moves to the suburbs of Widnes after the death of his mother. Soon after the move, Damian's "hermitage" in a cardboard box by the train tracks is disturbed by a bag of money flung from a passing train. Damian immediately shows the money to his brother, Anthony, and the two begin thinking of what to do with it. Anthony wants the money all to himself. Damian, kind-hearted and religious, had recently overheard three Latter-day Saint missionaries lecture other members of the community on building foundations of rock rather than foundations of sand, an old Christian principle which dictates that self-worth should be based on the teachings of Christ rather than any other object of worship such as Money/Mammon or Power. The lecture inspires Damian, who looks for ways to give his share of the money to the poor; at one point he even stuffs a bundle of cash through the missionaries' letter box, having heard about their modest lifestyle and deciding that they too must be poor.
Code 46
Code 46 (2003)
, 1h32
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Jeanne Balibar, Togo Igawa, Natalie Mendoza, Om Puri
Rating61% 3.050753.050753.050753.050753.05075
In the near future the world is divided between those who live "inside", in high-density cities, while the poor underclass live "outside." Access to the cities is highly restricted and regulated through the use of health documents, known as "papelles" in the global pidgin language of the day (composed of elements of English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Italian, Farsi and Mandarin).
24 Hour Party People
24 Hour Party People (2002)
, 1h57
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Steve Coogan, Paddy Considine, John Thomson, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, Martin Hancock
Rating72% 3.647713.647713.647713.647713.64771
In 1976, television presenter Tony Wilson sees the Sex Pistols perform at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall for the first time. Inspired, Wilson starts a weekly series of punk rock shows at a Manchester club, where the newly formed Joy Division perform, led by the erratic, brooding Ian Curtis.
The Claim
The Claim (2001)
, 2h
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Wes Bentley, Nastassja Kinski, Sarah Polley, Julian Richings
Rating62% 3.148073.148073.148073.148073.14807
Daniel Dillon is an Irish immigrant who settled in the high mountains of California during the Gold Rush of 1849. It is now 1867, and we see that Dillon has a vault filled with gold and a town of his own, named Kingdom Come. Dillon owns nearly every business of consequence in the town; if someone digs for gold, rents a hotel room, opens a bank account, or commits a crime, they will have to deal with Dillon.
Pandaemonium
Pandaemonium (2001)
, 2h4
Directed by Julien Temple
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Linus Roache, John Hannah, Samantha Morton, Emily Woof, Dexter Fletcher, Samuel West
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.1934053.1934053.1934053.1934053.193405
L'histoire de la relation à la fois fructueuse et destructrice, entremêlant amitié et trahison, entre les poètes Samuel Taylor Coleridge et William Wordsworth.
Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie (1999)
, 2h1
Directed by Anand Tucker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey, Charles Dance, Celia Imrie
Roles Writer
Rating72% 3.646433.646433.646433.646433.64643
The film is divided into two sections, the first telling events from Hilary's point of view and the second from Jackie's. It opens with Hilary and Jackie as children being taught by their mother to dance and play musical instruments, the cello for Jackie and the flute for Hilary. Jackie does not take practising seriously at first, but when she does, she becomes a virtuoso, quickly rising to international prominence. Marriage to pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim follows.
Welcome to Sarajevo
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
, 1h43
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Political films
Actors Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Goran Višnjić, Emily Lloyd, Kerry Fox
Rating66% 3.3472853.3472853.3472853.3472853.347285
In 1992, ITN reporter Michael Henderson (Stephen Dillane) travels to Sarajevo, the besieged capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He meets American star journalist Jimmy Flynn (Woody Harrelson) on the chase for the most exciting stories and pictures. Henderson and Flynn have friendly arguments and differences in the intervals between reporting. They stay at the Holiday Inn, which was the primary hotel for the press in Sarajevo during the siege. After a previous translator proves corrupt and inept, ITN hires Risto (Goran Višnjić) to be Henderson's translator. Their work permits them blunt and unobstructed views of the suffering of the people of Sarajevo. The situation changes when Henderson makes a report from an orphanage located on the front lines (Ljubica Ivezic Orphanage) in which two hundred children live in desperate conditions. After increasingly brutal attacks fail to make the lead story in the UK, Henderson makes the orphanage his lead story to try to bring full attention to the war.