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Jun 11, 2024 · Pakula was known as a cerebral director who valued character and painstakingly built in layers and shadings in his work. He gave his audience credit for brains, letting mood and scenes build and integrating dialogue freighted with meaning. You had to pay attention, but you wanted to.
Jun 11, 2024 · Director Alan J. Pakula has a knack for adapting crime thriller novels to films, and I guess he does a pretty decent job of doing so. Klute and Pelican Brief were some of his films that I personally enjoyed watching, but his 1990 release, Presumed Innocent, takes the cake for me.
Jun 11, 2024 · The movie was directed by Alan J. Pakula, a master of riveting, character-driven 1970s thrillers such as “Klute” and “All the President’s Men.” He was joined by his longtime cinematographer, the acclaimed Gordon Willis , nicknamed the Prince of Darkness because of his incredible use of shadows and low lighting.
Jun 11, 2024 · The writer had a massive backlog of experience from his work in the legal community by the time he sat down to pen the eponymous novel. The story catapulted him to success, and in 1990, a feature film was made from his work under the same name by director Alan J. Pakula, starring Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich.
Jun 12, 2024 · An all-star film adaptation followed in 1990, directed by All the President’s Men and The Parallax View auteur Alan J. Pakula and starring Harrison Ford as the defendant, Rusty Sabich. The...
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Jun 17, 2024 · Scott Turow published his cunningly-wrought legal thriller in 1987, and Alan J Pakula’s powerful movie version, starring Harrison Ford, appeared in 1990. Enough time has elapsed, perhaps, for Apple TV’s revised version of Presumed Innocent for the streaming age.
Jun 12, 2024 · Writer/director Alan J. Pakula was responsible for All the President’s Men, Sophie’s Choice, Klute, and The Parallax View, among other classics.
