TRIBUTE PAID TO PAUL COX, AUSTRALIAN FILM DIRECTOR
AUSTRALIAN
FILM DIRECTOR
PAUL
COX DEAD AT 76
ഓസ്ട്രേലിയന്സിനിമയുടെപിതാവ്
പോള്കോക്സ്അന്തരിച്ചു
Paul Cox, who is widely regarded
as the father of Australian arthouse cinema, has reportedly died aged 76.
The Dutch-born director is known for his films Man
of Flowers,A
Woman's TaleandInnocence. The Australian
Directors Guild announced his death on Twitter on Sunday.Cox, born April
16, 1940, rose to acclaim in the 1980s with films such as Lonely
Hearts and My First Wife.American film critic Roger
Ebert described him as "one of the best directors of our
time" and "one of the heroes of modern cinema".
His last film in 2015, Force of Destiny, starring David Wenham, is loosely based on the
director himself. The intimately personal drama is inspired by Cox's
own experiences living with terminal cancer.
Days from death, Cox was saved by a liver transplant in 2009."After
the transplant, there's an amazing elation," he said in a2010 interview."They
saved my life. Everybody's happy about this except yourself, because you suffer
horribly. I grieve very badly for this young man who lost his life on Christmas
Day."
Cox, the director of more than 20
films, said he had a new perspective on life after his near-death experience.
"I despise society even more so," he said. "I
think it's ludicrous. But on the other hand, I have enormous love and respect
for individuals."They show a tiny bit of humanity or kindness, it can
really floor me."
Cox arrived in Australia from
Holland in his early 20s, turning from photography and painting to filmmaking.
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