Michael Cimino

Michael Cimino

  • Born: 1939-2-3
  • Birthplace: New York
  • Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Yale University
  • Representative Works: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Deer Hunter, Heaven s Gate, Year of the Dragon, Desperate Hours, The Sunchaser
  • Michael Cimino (Michael Cimino, February 3, 1939-July 2, 2016), was born in New York, USA, and was an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 1974, directed his first film " Thunderbolt and Lightfoot " [1]  . In 1978, directed the war film " at The Deer Hunter " [2]  , the film won the 51st Academy Awards Best Picture Award [3]  , he won the 51st Academy Awards Best Director prize for the film [ 3]  , the 36th American Golden Globe Awards Film Category-Best Director Award [4]  . In 1980, directed the romantic western film " Heaven s Gate " [5]  , which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 34th Cannes International Film Festival [6]  . In 1985, directed the action movie " Year of the Dragon " [5]  , which won the Best Foreign Film Award at the 11th French Caesars Awards. In 1990, directed the crime action movie " Desperate Hours " [1]  . In 1996, the thriller crime film " The Sunchaser " directed by him was released, which was shortlisted in the main competition unit of the 49th Cannes International Film Festival [7]  . In 2007, with Theo Angelopoulos ,Olivier Assayas and others co-directed the feature film " To Each His Own Cinema ". In 2012, Michael Cimino won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 69th Venice Film Festival [8]  .
    On July 2, 2016, Michael Cimino passed away at home at the age of 77 [9]  .

    Character Evaluation

    In the movie "The Deer Hunter", Michael Cimino may have grown up as an artist while directing the film, but he is trapped in some illusory concepts, and he has never been able to clearly express the characters without profaning himself from the beginning. Set the mysterious atmosphere of the entire deer hunting activity. "The Deer Hunter" is a narrow-sighted but grandiose work-Cimino's skills are beyond what he can think of . 
    Returning to Michael Cimino's short film career, even his life experience is hard to be regarded as a successful director-both in business and art, his work has many shortcomings, even in the movie "The Deer Hunter", The audience can also see his racist attitude and prejudice towards Vietnam. Because of his unrestrainedness, he destroyed a film company that had filmed countless classics and changed the progress of the film industry; but he was also extremely fortunate to be "selected" The director of , with his rare talent and talent, he created a legend and classic in film history   ( ).
    Extended Reading
    • Ashlynn 2022-04-21 09:01:17

      an ode to friendship

      In my opinion, the film is actually an ode to friendship.
      It doesn't involve reflection on the Vietnam War, as many reviews suggest. What interests the director, and what impresses me, is the friendship that has endured trials and tribulations, not a specific war. Although there is a lot of space...

    • Keagan 2022-04-20 09:01:11

      some kind of energy beyond the norm

      Dressed in Vietnam War guise, Kernel is a psychological film about survivors and survivors' guilt. Get everything or nothing extreme attitude to face death, Nick, who experienced Russian roulette, completely gets rid of the anxiety of facing death, directly transforms complex feelings into a kind...

    • Dovie 2021-10-20 19:01:56

      @SIFF2020. De Niro received a single round of applause at the end of the film, but in fact Walken was also very good. The small town wedding carnival that began for nearly an hour was more like the last joy before despair. Everyone indulged as much as they could. The anxiety of being captured in Vietnam on the verge of death was very torturous. The contrast of a shot is heartbreaking, and the funeral at the end of the film is not like it very much, but it does not hide its flaws. The deer hunter could no longer pull the trigger, his best friend passed away, and the trauma lasted forever.

    • Gabe 2022-04-24 07:01:02

      A work of reflection, can't take my eyes off you in it is nice

    The Deer Hunter quotes

    • Michael: Angela, I heard Steven was alive. Where is he? Where's Steven? Where is he? Just tell me where he is. Angela, where is Steve? Just tell me where he is. Where is he? Where is he? Please? You've got to tell me. Now, where is he? Do you know? Where is he?

    • Linda: Mike, why don't we go to bed? Can't we just comfort each other?

      Michael: No, I can't. Not here. I gotta get outta here. I'm sorry. I just gotta get out. I'll be... I-I don't know, I feel a lot of distance and I feel far away. I'll see you later.