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Lewin has since made feature films in Australia, England, France, and America. Some of his notable films are The Dunera Boys (1985), Georgia (1988), The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991), and The Sessions (2012), for which he also wrote the screenplay, based on an essay by Mark O'Brien .
Ben Lewin is best known in the US as the writer and director of comedy features; Paperback Romance, a love story about slightly damaged people starring Anthony LaPaglia and Gia Carides, and the messianic farce The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish, starring Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum and Natasha Richardson.
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Oct 26, 2022 · The Many Layers of Kung Fu ’s Ben Levin. The star of the CW series discusses the upcoming new season (which will include some of his own, original music). by Max Gao. Oct. 26, 2022....
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Nov 19, 2012 · Ben Lewin, the writer-director of The Sessions, talks about the true story behind the film, the casting, the poetry, and the challenges of making a film about sex and disability. The Sessions is a drama about a polio victim who seeks to lose his virginity with a sexual surrogate.
Ben Lewin. Writer: The Sessions. Ben Lewin's career as a writer and director is spread across three continents and includes award-winning documentaries, feature films, TV movies, mini-series and episodic programs. Born in Poland in 1946, he migrated to Australia with his family in 1949.
Apr 27, 2018 · I had a chance to chat with the film’s director, Ben Lewin, about just that. Please Stand By tells the story of Wendy, a young autistic woman living in a group home who also happens to be a...
Jan 26, 2012 · on Jan 26, 2012. Ben lewin, Festival Strategy, Helen Hunt, John Hawkes, Mark O'Brien, The Surrogate. Strictly speaking figures, The Surrogate has been the big Sundance winner thus far. Scooped up by Fox Searchlight for a massive $6 million, the film is already reportedly being groomed for next year’s Oscar race.
