Carine Adler, Baroness Reid of Cardowan (born 1948) is a Brazilian screenwriter and film director.
The Lady Reid of Cardowan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | A female perspective on sexuality |
| Notable work | Under the Skin |
Career
editAdler's break came when the British Film Institute asked her to develop her short film Touch and Go into a full-length feature.[1] The result was Under the Skin, the screenplay for which took her two years to write.[2] According to Richard Armstrong in The Rough Guide to Film, "What distinguishes her small oeuvre is the fusion of her protagonists' desire and their sense of inferiority."[3]
Personal life
editAdler is the second wife of former British government minister Dr John Reid, Baron Reid, whom she married in 2002.[4] She has a son, Hal, from a previous marriage, and two stepsons with Reid.
Filmography
editFeature films
edit- Under the Skin - 1997, writer/director. Received the Michael Powell Award for Best British feature film at the 1997 Edinburgh International Film Festival
Shorts
edit- Contrechamps - 1979, writer/director
- Pianists - 1980, writer/director
- Jamie - 1982, writer/director. A short film made at the National Film and Television School
- Touch and Go - 1993, writer/director
- Edward's Flying Boat (doc) - 1995, writer/director
- Fever - 1995, writer/director
References
edit- ^ Fowler, Claire. "Under the Skin, Interview with Carine Adler". Filmwaves (29). Retrieved 13 May 2015.[dead link]
- ^ David Stratton interviews Carine Adler (25 March 1998). The Movie Show (Television production). Sydney, Australia: Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). Event occurs at 0:26 minutes in. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
The screenplay took about two years to write, I wrote about 14 drafts.
- ^ Armstrong, Richard; Charity, Tom; Hughes, Lloyd; Winter, Jessica (2007). The Rough Guide to Film. London: Rough Guides. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-84353-408-2.
- ^ "Wedding bells beckon for NI secretary". BBC News. 5 February 2002.
External links
edit- Carine Adler at IMDb
- "Carine Adler". BFI Screenonline.
- "Carine Adler". BritFilms. Archived from the original on 10 November 2006.