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Jon Amiel
Birth at
20 May 1948
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John (Ion) Emiel was born on May 20, 1948 in London (United Kingdom). He graduated from the University of Cambridge, where he studied English philology, and then worked at the Oxford-Cambridge Shakespeare Theatre, which often performed on tour in the United States. Later, Emiel became literary manager at the Hampstead Theatre, soon took up directing there, and later moved to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. He later became a BBC editor, became a television director, and worked in television in the
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John (Ion) Emiel was born on May 20, 1948 in London (United Kingdom). He graduated from the University of Cambridge, where he studied English philology, and then worked at the Oxford-Cambridge Shakespeare Theatre, which often performed on tour in the United States. Later, Emiel became literary manager at the Hampstead Theatre, soon took up directing there, and later moved to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. He later became a BBC editor, became a television director, and worked in television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He drew attention to himself with the drama Silent Twins (1985), shown at the festivals in Montreal and Locarno. Then the director received international recognition for the miniseries “Singing Detective” (1986), and his debut in the “big” feature film “Lady of Hearts” (1989), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, was named best film at the festival in Montreal, and in Birmingham won the award for best English feature film. Emiel's next picture, "Tune in for Tomorrow" (1990), based on Mario Vargas Llosa's novel "Aunt Julia and the Writer", was noted at the festival in Deauville and strengthened the reputation of the director. This was followed by the drama Summersby (1993), the thriller The Imitator (1995), and the sitcom The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997). In 1999, John Emiel directed the adventure film The Trap, in which Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones starred. In 2003, the fantastic film "Earth core. Throw into the underworld" was released, shot by the director in the genre of "catastrophe films".