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Martin Sherman is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer American born on 22 december 1938 at Philadelphia (USA)

Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman
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Birth name Martin Gerald Sherman
Nationality USA
Birth 22 december 1938 (85 years) at Philadelphia (USA)

Martin Gerald Sherman (born December 22, 1938) is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 55 countries. He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Bent, which explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust. Bent was a Tony nominee for Best Play in 1980 and won the Dramatists Guild's Hull-Warriner Award. It has been produced in 35 countries and was adapted first by Sherman for a major motion picture in 1997 and later by independent sources as a ballet in Brazil. Sherman is an openly gay Jew, and many of his works dramatize "outsiders," dealing with the discrimination and marginalisation of minorities whether "gay, female, foreign, disabled, different in religion, class or color." He has lived and worked in London since 1980.

Best films

Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents
(2005)
(Writer)

Usually with

Sean Mathias
Sean Mathias
(1 films)
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
(1 films)
Suzanne Bertish
Suzanne Bertish
(2 films)
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Sadie Frost
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Antony Sher
Antony Sher
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Filmography of Martin Sherman (8 films)

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Actor

Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking (1996)
, 1h38
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher, Dorothy Tutin, Anthony Higgins, Bill Nighy, Philip Voss
Roles Man at Pub
Rating64% 3.2426153.2426153.2426153.2426153.242615
Tonio, un jeune danseur homosexuel, vient d'obtenir le rôle principal du ballet Indian Summer quand il découvre qu'il est atteint du SIDA. Il refuse tout traitement qui pourrait compromettre ses talents de danseur et rencontre Jack, un homme plus âgé qui conseille des malades du SIDA et va devenir son mentor et son amant.
Radio Days
Radio Days (1987)
, 1h28
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about families, Radio, Political films
Actors Mia Farrow, Michael Tucker, Julie Kavner, Dianne Wiest, Danny Aiello, Tony Roberts
Roles Radio Actor
Rating73% 3.697113.697113.697113.697113.69711
Joe (Woody Allen), the narrator, explains how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. The young Joe (Seth Green) lives in New York City in the late 1930s and early 1940s. The tale mixes Joe's experiences with his remembrances and anecdotes, inserting his memories of the urban legends of radio stars, and is told in constantly changing plot points and vignettes.
The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
, 1h46
Directed by Elaine May
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Children's films
Actors Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin, Eddie Albert, Audra Lindley, Augusta Dabney
Roles Mr. Johnson
Rating69% 3.4959453.4959453.4959453.4959453.495945
Lenny Cantrow, un vendeur d'articles de sport vient de se marier avec Lila Kolodny. Il rencontre et tombe amoureux de Kelly alors qu'il est en lune de miel. À peine arrivé à l'hôtel, Lenny réalise que tout ce que dit ou fait Lila l'agace. Un jour qu'il se promène seul sur la plage, il fait la connaissance de la très belle Kelly. Cette rencontre confirme ses craintes : il n'aime pas son épouse... Lenny veut divorcer de sa femme pour séduire Kelly, mais il se heurte au père de celle-ci.

Scriptwriter

The Bubble
The Bubble (2006)
, 1h57
Directed by Eytan Fox
Origin Israel
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Yousef (Joe) Sweid, Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Daniela Wircer, Alon Friedman, Ruba Blal
Rating71% 3.593053.593053.593053.593053.59305
Noam, a young Israeli reservist working at a checkpoint while on reserve duty, is crushed when he witnesses a Palestinian woman giving birth to a dead baby; he also locks eyes with a young Palestinian man there, Ashraf. He then gets back to Tel Aviv as he has finished his military service. There he shares a flat with another gay man, Yali, and a woman, Lulu, who works in a soap shop. The three roommates live a generally bohemian life.
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
, 1h43
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Kelly Reilly, Will Young, Christopher Guest, Natalia Tena
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.4976453.4976453.4976453.4976453.497645
The film is based on the true story of the Windmill Theatre in London. Eccentric 70-year-old widow Mrs Laura Henderson purchases it as a post-widowhood hobby and appoints autocratic manager Vivian Van Damm. In 1937, they start a continuous variety revue called "Revudeville", but after other theatres in London copy this innovation, they begin losing money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add female nudity, similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris, which is unprecedented in the United Kingdom. The Lord Chamberlain (Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer) reluctantly allows this under the condition that the nude performers remain immobile, so the performances can be considered art, the equivalent of nude statues in museums.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
, 1h54
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Brian Dennehy, Rodrigo Santoro, Suzanne Bertish
Roles Writer
Rating62% 3.1493353.1493353.1493353.1493353.149335
Une star en échec est confrontée à un changement de style de vie lorsque son riche mari meurt soudainement alors qu'ils sont en route pour l'Italie. Elle se lance alors dans une série d'aventures avec des gigolos trouvés pour elle par une vieille contesse. Chaque contact devient de plus en plus incontrôlable, jusqu'à ce qu'elle devienne obsédée par un jeune homme qui la traite d'abord bien, mais ensuite avec dédain.
Callas Forever
Callas Forever (2002)
, 1h50
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Jay Rodan, Justino Díaz, Manuel de Blas
Roles Ecrivain
Rating63% 3.198383.198383.198383.198383.19838
The partially fictionalized film is set in 1977, the year in which Callas died, and centers on the making of a movie of Georges Bizet's Carmen. The diva, whose now-ragged voice is well past its prime, is persuaded to star in it by longtime friend and former manager Larry Kelly, who abandoned classical music to become a rock impresario. He insists by lip-synching to her old recording she will recapture her lost youth and leave behind a priceless legacy for her admirers, and his theory is supported by Callas confidante and journalist Sarah Keller.
Bent
Bent (1997)
, 1h48
Directed by Sean Mathias
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger, Jude Law, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Roles Pièce de théatre
Rating70% 3.546763.546763.546763.546763.54676
Max (Clive Owen) is a promiscuous gay man living in 1930s Berlin. He is at odds with his wealthy family because of his homosexuality. One evening, much to the resentment of his boyfriend, Rudy (Brian Webber II), Max brings home a handsome SA man (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Unfortunately, he does so on the Night of the Long Knives, when Hitler ordered the assassination of upper echelon SA corps. The Sturmabteilung man is discovered and killed by SS men in Max and Rudy's apartment, and the two have to flee Berlin.
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking (1996)
, 1h38
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher, Dorothy Tutin, Anthony Higgins, Bill Nighy, Philip Voss
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.2426153.2426153.2426153.2426153.242615
Tonio, un jeune danseur homosexuel, vient d'obtenir le rôle principal du ballet Indian Summer quand il découvre qu'il est atteint du SIDA. Il refuse tout traitement qui pourrait compromettre ses talents de danseur et rencontre Jack, un homme plus âgé qui conseille des malades du SIDA et va devenir son mentor et son amant.

Producer

Bent
Bent (1997)
, 1h48
Directed by Sean Mathias
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger, Jude Law, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Roles Co-Producer
Rating70% 3.546763.546763.546763.546763.54676
Max (Clive Owen) is a promiscuous gay man living in 1930s Berlin. He is at odds with his wealthy family because of his homosexuality. One evening, much to the resentment of his boyfriend, Rudy (Brian Webber II), Max brings home a handsome SA man (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Unfortunately, he does so on the Night of the Long Knives, when Hitler ordered the assassination of upper echelon SA corps. The Sturmabteilung man is discovered and killed by SS men in Max and Rudy's apartment, and the two have to flee Berlin.