Nicolas Winding Refn
ActivitiesDirector, Screenwriter, Original idea, Participant
SecteurCinema
Biography
The Danish director and producer Nicolas Winding Refn began his movie career at a young age with his first short film adapted into a full-length feature at the age of 26. After receiving critical acclaim for this debut feature, Pusher, he was signed on to direct the following two installments in this trilogy, which became a cult classic in the genre. A prolific filmmaker, during this time he also directed Bleeder in 1999, starring his compatriot, the cult actor Mads Mikkelsen, followed by Inside Job in 2003, his first film shot in English, which was not a commercial success despite being hailed by the critics. He returned to the limelight in 2007 with the extremely violent Bronson, which recounts the life of Britain’s most dangerous detainee and revealed the talents of the actor Tom Hardy. He then launched into his most ambitious project to date, Valhalla Rising, a historical epic set in the days of the Vikings, also starring Mads Mikkelsen. This film, structured as a rite of passage,...
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