Stephen Frears

Director

Stephen Frears is an English film director who first rose to prominence through his adaptation of the Hanif Kureishi screenplay My Beautiful Launderette (1985) for Channel Four. This led to many feature film offers and he has since directed award winning films in Britain and American including Dangerous Liaisons (1988), High Fidelity (2000) and The Queen (2006).

Q1 Which one film would you wish to share with future generations?

The Third Man

Carol Reed
UK 1949

This classic noir mystery is arguably the best British film ever made.

Q2 What excites you about the future of the moving image?