Filmmaker Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott Finds Pleasure In Easy Virtue Or…How I Broke Myself In Half On A Ski Slope, Adapted A Play By Noel Coward, And Lived To Tell All!
By
Alex Simon
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” –Noel Coward
Most show business success stories follow a familiar paradigm: 1) Misunderstood artist struggles for years to gain recognition, to little or no avail. 2) Artist is on the verge of starvation/eviction/complete mental breakdown when he/she is suddenly discovered by famous director/actor/producer/agent. 3) Artist is universally hailed as a genius and “overnight success.” 4) Artist/star lives happily ever after, with a few bumps (and tabloid headlines) along the way. Fade out. Now, let’s consider the story of Aussie director Stephan Elliott…
Born August 27, 1964 in Sydney, young Stephan found his calling early, looking at...
Stephan Elliott Finds Pleasure In Easy Virtue Or…How I Broke Myself In Half On A Ski Slope, Adapted A Play By Noel Coward, And Lived To Tell All!
By
Alex Simon
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” –Noel Coward
Most show business success stories follow a familiar paradigm: 1) Misunderstood artist struggles for years to gain recognition, to little or no avail. 2) Artist is on the verge of starvation/eviction/complete mental breakdown when he/she is suddenly discovered by famous director/actor/producer/agent. 3) Artist is universally hailed as a genius and “overnight success.” 4) Artist/star lives happily ever after, with a few bumps (and tabloid headlines) along the way. Fade out. Now, let’s consider the story of Aussie director Stephan Elliott…
Born August 27, 1964 in Sydney, young Stephan found his calling early, looking at...
- 5/26/2009
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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