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Alexandre Rockwell is best known for his independent films made in NYC with a small group of actors he met on the lower east side in the late 80s. His first films helped launch the careers of well known actors like Steve Buscemi, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Stanley Tucci, as well as many other
Learn about the life and career of Alexandre Rockwell, a skilled and celebrated film maker who worked with Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Beals and Karyn Parsons. Find out his family background, filmography, awards and trivia on IMDb.
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Jun 17, 2021 · The filmmaker Alexandre Rockwell cast his wife as a negligent mother and his children as runaways in this shimmering black-and-white drama.
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Jun 18, 2021 · Alexandre Rockwell, director of Sweet Thing, talks about his personal inspiration, casting, and shooting style for his Berlinale-winning film. He reveals how he created a world of poverty and despair with empathy and humanity, using his children and Will Patton as actors.
Jun 18, 2021 · Alexandre Rockwell’s Sweet Thing could be pulled from any era. Shot in striking 16mm black-and-white, the coming-of-age film—Rockwell’s first feature since 2013—is an intimate story about childhood, connection, freedom, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
Alexandre Rockwell is a director, screenwriter, and producer of independent films. He is the grandson of animators Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker, and has made movies such as Four Rooms, In the Soup, and Sweet Thing.
Alexandre Rockwell was born in Boston in 1956. His first film, LENZ, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 1982. After his road movie HERO (1983), he directed the legendary SAM FULLER IN SONS (1989).
