Robert Sheckley
American writer
Daniel Mannix Petriewas a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter. He was one of several Canadian-born expatriate filmmakers, including Norman Jewison and Sidney J. Furie, to find critical and commercial success overseas in the 1960s due to the limited opportunities in the Canadian film industry at the time.
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About the Daniel Petrie
Daniel Mannix Petriewas a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter. He was one of several Canadian-born expatriate filmmakers, including Norman Jewison and Sidney J. Furie, to find critical and commercial success overseas in the 1960s due to the limited opportunities in the Canadian film industry at the time. He was the patriarch of the Petrie filmmaking family, with four of his children all working in the film industry.
Beginning his career in television, he made his critical and popular breakthrough directing the 1961 film version of the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun, which won the Gary Cooper Award at the Cannes Film Festival. He directed over 90 films and television programs until his retirement in 2001, winning several accoladesin the process. His semi-autobiographical 1984 film The Bay Boy won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture.
Throughout his life, Petrie maintained strong ties to the academic world, serving as the deputy chairman of the American Film Institute from 1986 to 1987.
6 Quotes by Daniel Petrie
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I had a feeling about directing Cocoon II: The Return. At first I wasn’t too interested because it was a sequel. Then I read the script and was excited by the relationships and its mystic quality.
Daniel PetrieCanadian film director (1920-2004)
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The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it’s about that and not about aging or death.
Daniel PetrieCanadian film director (1920-2004)
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There has been a change in attitude, though.
Daniel PetrieCanadian film director (1920-2004)
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They studio were flabbergasted when they discovered how interested everybody was in ‘those old people.’ And now many upcoming projects feature older people; it’s become a trend.
Daniel PetrieCanadian film director (1920-2004)
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I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice.
Daniel PetrieCanadian film director (1920-2004)
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Yes, the experience of all stages of life are valuable, not just of youth.
Daniel PetrieCanadian film director (1920-2004)