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Neil Burger is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 22 november 1963 at Connecticut (USA)
Neil Norman Burger is an American film director who has filmed the pseudo-documentary Interview with the Assassin (2002), the period drama The Illusionist, and the 2011 thriller Limitless.
As of August 2013, Burger was working on directing Divergent, based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth.
Neil Burger est marié avec Diana Warner Kellogg, une architecte, depuis 1997.
Il s'impose comme un scénariste/réalisateur versatile dès ses débuts : en 2002, en livrant son premier long-métrage, le faux documentaire Interview with the Assassin , puis en 2006, avec le plus commercial film fantastique L'Illusionniste.
Deux ans plus tard, il s'essaie au cinéma indépendant en écrivant, produisant et réalisant la comédie dramatique The Lucky Ones, avec Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins et Michael Peña dans les rôles principaux. Cette fois, c'est le flop critique et commercial. Il se concentre alors sur la mise en scène.
Films de commande (années 2010)
Il est cependant déjà repéré par des grands studios qui lui proposent des films à gros budget : en 2011, il met ainsi en scène le thriller de science-fiction Limitless, avec Bradley Cooper dans le rôle-titre. Puis en 2014, il réalise le premier chapitre de la franchise pour adolescents, Divergente, avec la valeur montante Shailene Woodley en tête d'affiche.
S'il se contente du rôle de producteur exécutif des suites (sorties en 2014 et 2015), il met en boite le pilote d'une série télévisée faisant suite à Limitless. Il produit et réalise aussi les deux premiers épisodes de la série Billions, diffusés en 2016. La même année, il signe pour réaliser un remake du classique du cinéma français Intouchables (2011) d'Olivier Nakache et Éric Toledano.
Intitulé The Upside, le film est présenté au Festival International du Film de Toronto 2017, mais voit sa sortie décalée en janvier 2019, en raison de l'affaire Harvey Weinstein. Ce dernier était en effet le producteur du long-métrage.
Scénariste
2002 : Interview with the Assassin
2006 : L'Illusionniste (The Illusionist)
2008 : The Lucky Ones
Producteur
2008 : The Lucky Ones
(2015)
(Executive Producer)
(2014)
(Director)
(2016)
(Executive Producer)
(2011)
(Director)
(2006)
(Director)
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As of August 2013, Burger was working on directing Divergent, based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth.
Biography
Débuts comme scénariste/réalisateur (années 2000)Neil Burger est marié avec Diana Warner Kellogg, une architecte, depuis 1997.
Il s'impose comme un scénariste/réalisateur versatile dès ses débuts : en 2002, en livrant son premier long-métrage, le faux documentaire Interview with the Assassin , puis en 2006, avec le plus commercial film fantastique L'Illusionniste.
Deux ans plus tard, il s'essaie au cinéma indépendant en écrivant, produisant et réalisant la comédie dramatique The Lucky Ones, avec Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins et Michael Peña dans les rôles principaux. Cette fois, c'est le flop critique et commercial. Il se concentre alors sur la mise en scène.
Films de commande (années 2010)
Il est cependant déjà repéré par des grands studios qui lui proposent des films à gros budget : en 2011, il met ainsi en scène le thriller de science-fiction Limitless, avec Bradley Cooper dans le rôle-titre. Puis en 2014, il réalise le premier chapitre de la franchise pour adolescents, Divergente, avec la valeur montante Shailene Woodley en tête d'affiche.
S'il se contente du rôle de producteur exécutif des suites (sorties en 2014 et 2015), il met en boite le pilote d'une série télévisée faisant suite à Limitless. Il produit et réalise aussi les deux premiers épisodes de la série Billions, diffusés en 2016. La même année, il signe pour réaliser un remake du classique du cinéma français Intouchables (2011) d'Olivier Nakache et Éric Toledano.
Intitulé The Upside, le film est présenté au Festival International du Film de Toronto 2017, mais voit sa sortie décalée en janvier 2019, en raison de l'affaire Harvey Weinstein. Ce dernier était en effet le producteur du long-métrage.
Scénariste
2002 : Interview with the Assassin
2006 : L'Illusionniste (The Illusionist)
2008 : The Lucky Ones
Producteur
2008 : The Lucky Ones
Best films
(2015)(Executive Producer)
(2014)(Director)
(2016)(Executive Producer)
(2011)(Director)
(2006)(Director)
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Filmography of Neil Burger (8 films)
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The Upside (2019)
, 1h58Directed by Neil Burger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, Aja Naomi King, Amara Karan
Rating70%
Il s'agit d'une reprise américaine du film Intouchables. Un milliardaire handicapé, Phillip Lacasse, pense que la vie ne mérite plus d'être vécue jusqu'au jour où son quotidien est dynamisé par l'arrivée de l'excentrique Dell Scott, un ancien détenu en liberté conditionnelle qu'il engage pour l'aider dans ses tâches quotidiennes. Opposés sur le plan social, les deux hommes deviennent rapidement des amis et Phillip reprend goût à la vie grâce à son nouvel ami...
Divergent (2014)
, 2h19Directed by Neil Burger
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Theo James, Ray Stevenson, Ansel Elgort
Rating66%
In a futuristic dystopian Chicago, the society is divided into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave), and Erudite (the intellectual). The remaining population are the Factionless, who have no status or privilege in this society. When children reach the age of 16, they undergo a serum-induced psychological test which indicates their best-suited faction, then are allowed to choose any faction as their permanent group at the subsequent Choosing Ceremony.
Limitless (2011)
, 1h45Directed by Neil Burger
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action
Themes Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Anna Friel, Johnny Whitworth, Tomas Arana
Rating73%
Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper), a struggling author suffering from writer's block, living in New York, is stressed by an approaching deadline. His girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish), frustrated with his lack of progress and financial dependence, breaks up with him. Later, Eddie happens to run into Vernon (Johnny Whitworth), the estranged brother of Eddie's ex-wife, Melissa (Anna Friel). Vernon, involved with a pharmaceutical company, gives Eddie a sample of a new "smart drug", NZT-48. After taking the pill, Eddie finds himself able to learn and analyze at a superhuman rate and recall memories from his distant past, with the only apparent side effect being a change in the color of Eddie's irises while on the drug—his eyes becoming an intense shade of electric blue. Under the influence, he cleans his messy apartment and writes ninety pages of his book. The next day, the effects having worn off, he seeks out Vernon in an attempt to get more. While Eddie is out running an errand, Vernon is murdered. Eddie returns, calls the police and then discovers Vernon's NZT stash just before they arrive, taking it for himself. After giving a statement at the precinct, Eddie returns home and begins ingesting the drug daily. With the help of the drug's amazing effects, Eddie spends a few weeks cleaning up his life—finishing his book, getting fit, and making friends with a group of young jet-setters, who take him on vacation to Europe, where he mingles with the rich. During all this, Eddie tests out his enhanced learning abilities; he becomes a proficient piano player in just three days, as well as becoming fluent in several languages.
The Lucky Ones (2008)
, 1h55Directed by Neil Burger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Political films, Road movies
Actors Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Peña, Kerry Bishé, Molly Hagan, Mark L. Young
Rating68%
Having completed his latest tour of duty, which kept him overseas for nearly two years, middle-aged Sgt. Fred Cheaver has retired from military service and is returning home to his wife and son in suburban St. Louis. Pfc. Colee Dunn and Sgt. T.K. Poole each have a thirty-day leave, and both are headed to Las Vegas. Colee plans to visit the family of her boyfriend, a soldier who was killed in action after saving her life, and T.K. wants to engage the services of a sex surrogate he hopes will cure the impotence he is experiencing as the result of a shrapnel injury before he reunites with his girlfriend.
The Illusionist (2006)
, 1h50Directed by Neil Burger
Origin Republique tcheque
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Rating74%
In Vienna, Austria-Hungary, 1889, a magician named Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is arrested by Chief Inspector Walter Uhl (Paul Giamatti) of the Vienna Police during a magic show involving necromancy. Later, Uhl explains the story of Eisenheim's life to Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell).
Interview with the Assassin (2002)
, 1h25Directed by Neil Burger
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about families, Political films
Actors Raymond J. Barry, Christel Khalil, Kate Williamson, Lillias White, Darrell Sandeen
Rating64%
An unemployed cameraman, Ron Kobeleski (Haggerty), is asked by his reclusive neighbor, a retired Marine named Walter Ohlinger (Barry) who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, to document a startling confession: that he, not Lee Harvey Oswald, killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. A stunned Kobeleski learns that the conspiracy theory that says there was a second gunman on the grassy knoll is true — because he was that second gunman. To prove it, he shows Kobeleski a spent casing from the rifle he used.
Scriptwriter
The Lucky Ones (2008)
, 1h55Directed by Neil Burger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Political films, Road movies
Actors Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Peña, Kerry Bishé, Molly Hagan, Mark L. Young
Rating68%
Having completed his latest tour of duty, which kept him overseas for nearly two years, middle-aged Sgt. Fred Cheaver has retired from military service and is returning home to his wife and son in suburban St. Louis. Pfc. Colee Dunn and Sgt. T.K. Poole each have a thirty-day leave, and both are headed to Las Vegas. Colee plans to visit the family of her boyfriend, a soldier who was killed in action after saving her life, and T.K. wants to engage the services of a sex surrogate he hopes will cure the impotence he is experiencing as the result of a shrapnel injury before he reunites with his girlfriend.
The Illusionist (2006)
, 1h50Directed by Neil Burger
Origin Republique tcheque
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Rating74%
In Vienna, Austria-Hungary, 1889, a magician named Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is arrested by Chief Inspector Walter Uhl (Paul Giamatti) of the Vienna Police during a magic show involving necromancy. Later, Uhl explains the story of Eisenheim's life to Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell).
Interview with the Assassin (2002)
, 1h25Directed by Neil Burger
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about families, Political films
Actors Raymond J. Barry, Christel Khalil, Kate Williamson, Lillias White, Darrell Sandeen
Roles Writer
Rating64%
An unemployed cameraman, Ron Kobeleski (Haggerty), is asked by his reclusive neighbor, a retired Marine named Walter Ohlinger (Barry) who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, to document a startling confession: that he, not Lee Harvey Oswald, killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. A stunned Kobeleski learns that the conspiracy theory that says there was a second gunman on the grassy knoll is true — because he was that second gunman. To prove it, he shows Kobeleski a spent casing from the rifle he used.
Producer
Allegiant (2016)
, 2h1Directed by Robert Schwentke
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Dystopian films
Actors Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Jeff Daniels, Zoë Naelle Kravitz, Naomi Watts
Roles Executive Producer
Rating57%
Choqués par le message des fondateurs leur dévoilant le véritable objectif du système des factions, Tris, « Quatre » et leurs compagnons décident de franchir le Mur encerclant Chicago pour découvrir le monde qui les entoure et ses survivants. Mais au-delà de la Clôture, ils découvrent un univers hostile avant d'être accueillis par un nouveau peuple complaisant et protecteur. À peine ont-ils compris avoir fait partie d'une expérience qui visait à restructurer la société qu'ils sont à nouveau confrontés à un défi de plus grande envergure. Alors que les dirigeants de ce nouveau monde ont en effet décidé de sélectionner les individus selon la pureté de leur code génétique, une terrible bataille se prépare à Chicago entre les anciens résistants.
Insurgent (2015)
, 1h59Directed by Robert Schwentke
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Jai Courtney, Kate Winslet
Roles Executive Producer
Rating62%
The story begins five days after the assault on the Abnegation faction by Erudite leader Jeanine's mind-controlled Dauntless soldiers. Dauntless leader Eric and his platoon search through the wreckage of Abnegation for a box of unknown origin that contains the symbols for each faction. They recover the box and take it to Erudite. Jeanine claims it contains data from the city's founders and the means to end the Divergence problem–the issue of individuals having the qualities of multiple factions. Only a Divergent can open the box, so she orders all Divergents hunted down and captured.
The Lucky Ones (2008)
, 1h55Directed by Neil Burger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Political films, Road movies
Actors Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Peña, Kerry Bishé, Molly Hagan, Mark L. Young
Roles Producer
Rating68%
Having completed his latest tour of duty, which kept him overseas for nearly two years, middle-aged Sgt. Fred Cheaver has retired from military service and is returning home to his wife and son in suburban St. Louis. Pfc. Colee Dunn and Sgt. T.K. Poole each have a thirty-day leave, and both are headed to Las Vegas. Colee plans to visit the family of her boyfriend, a soldier who was killed in action after saving her life, and T.K. wants to engage the services of a sex surrogate he hopes will cure the impotence he is experiencing as the result of a shrapnel injury before he reunites with his girlfriend.