Martin McDonagh

26.03.1970, London

 

Director
Foto: Tabercil, Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

He was a British-Irish playwright and director.

He is known for his absurd black humor that often questions modern theater aesthetics. He has won numerous awards including an Oscar, six BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, three Olivier Awards and nominations for five Tony Awards.

His plays, many of which have been performed in the West End and on Broadway, include The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996), The Cripple of Inishmaan (1996), The Lonesome West (1997), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) , The Pillowman (2003), A Behanding in Spokane (2010) and Hangmen (2015).

McDonagh won the 2004 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Six Shooter and was nominated for six other Academy Awards. He directed the black comedies In Bruges (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).

Filmography


Films by this director

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

(USA, UK, 2017)

Directed by: Martin McDonagh
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ben Davis
Synopsis:

Izvan grada Ebbinga, u Missouriju, objavljena su tri plakata s pomoću kojih Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) proziva šerifa Williama Willoughbyja (Woody Harrelson) da nije ništa poduzeo glede umorstva njene kćeri. Neobična priča prati ženu koja kreće u pravi mali rat protiv policije, a na kraju i protiv cijeloga gradića u državi Missouri. Nagrade: Zlatni globus za najbolji dramski film, scenarij, glavnu glumicu u dramskom filmu (Frances McDormand), sporednog glumca (Sam Rockwell)...

color, DCP, 115'

The Banshees of Inisherin

(Ireland, UK, USA, 2022)

Directed by: Martin McDonagh
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ben Davis
Synopsis:

Radnja filma odvija se 1923. godine, pred kraj irskog građanskog rata, na irskom otoku Inisherin gdje žive dvojica dugogodišnjih prijatelja, Colm i Pádraic. Dana provode u razgovorima i ispijanju piva u lokalnom pubu, no to se preko noći promijeni. Nešto stariji, glazbenik Colm odjednom potpuno prekida prijateljstvo s Pádraicom, naizgled bez ikakva opravdana razloga. Kao jedino objašnjenje, Colm Pádraicu kaže da ga smatra dosadnim. I dalje želeći vr...

color, 114'

Six Shotter

(UK, Ireland, 2004)

Directed by: Martin McDonagh
Synopsis:

Crna i krvava irska komedija o tužnom putovanju vlakom na kojem stariji čovjek, čija je žena umrla tog jutra, susreće čudnog i vjerojatno psihotičnog mladog čudaka... Kratki film Martina McDonagha, prvobitno dramskog pisca, a zatim i redatelja poznatih filmova poput filma ''In Bruges'' (2008).

color, 27'
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