- Adrian Lyne
Infobox Actor
name = Adrian Lyne
birthdate = birth date|1941|3|4
birthplace =Peterborough ,Cambridgeshire ,England
yearsactive = 1976 - present
occupation = director, screenwriter, producerAdrian Lyne (born
4 March ,1941 inPeterborough ,Cambridgeshire ,England ) is an Englishfilmmaker and producer. He is best known for his films focusing on sexually charged characters, and sultry, eroticized atmospheres which he visually creates in his films by use of filming techniques such as making use of natural light and using afog machine to create a soft focus. He was educated atHighgate School .He got his start in directing
television commercial s. He also directed themusic video for thetheme song from "Flashdance" called "Maniac" byMichael Sembello . He received anomination forAcademy Award for Best Director in 1988 for "Fatal Attraction".Filmography
As director:
* "Foxes" (1980)
* "Flashdance " (1983)
* "9½ Weeks " (1986)
* "Fatal Attraction " (1987)
* "Jacob's Ladder" (1990)
* "Indecent Proposal " (1993)
* "Lolita" (1997)
* "Unfaithful" (2002) (also producer)
* "Two Minutes to Midnight" (2007)External links
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