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Joseph Losey was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter who worked in Europe after being blacklisted in Hollywood. He collaborated with Bertolt Brecht, Harold Pinter, and others, and won several awards for his films.
Joseph Losey (1909-1984) was an American-born British director, producer and writer who worked with Bertolt Brecht and made films in various genres. He was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee and used a pseudonym for his early works in Italy.
Aug 18, 2024 · Joseph Losey (born Jan. 14, 1909, La Crosse, Wis., U.S.—died June 22, 1984, London, Eng.) was an American motion-picture director, whose highly personal style was often manifested in films centring on intense and sometimes violent human relationships.
Mar 21, 2003 · Losey was a vulgar artist, and he used his vulgarity as a piercing spotlight on human relationships. Many of his best films, like The Sleeping Tiger (1954) and Secret Ceremon y, are hilariously “bad,” but Losey’s electric instincts thrust them up into the domain of exciting art.
A comprehensive survey of the films by Joseph Losey, a filmmaker in exile who made his mark in Europe after being blacklisted in Hollywood. Explore his themes of outsider, role-play, coldness, hypocrisy and violence in his diverse and complex oeuvre.
Jun 14, 2023 · A review of the classic British thriller about class, identity, and sexual politics, directed by Joseph Losey and starring Dirk Bogarde and James Fox. The film explores the power dynamics and moral dilemmas of a servant-master relationship in a decaying London flat.
Birthday: Jan 14, 1909. Birthplace: La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. Joseph Losey, born to a family whose American roots predated the American Revolution, has been called the "most European of American...
