Martin Rosen (director)
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Martin Rosen is an American
film and theater director, producer and writer. Rosen is known for the animated adaptation
of Richard Adams
's Watership Down
.
He is founder and owner of film/theater company Nepenthe.
's film version of Women in Love (1969), which won Academy Awards for Glenda Jackson (actress) and Billy Williams, (cinematography). He made his directorial debut in Watership Down
in 1978, which he also produced and wrote the screenplay for. This was the first of two novels by Richard Adams he adapted. In 1982 he also produced, directed and wrote the screenplay for another animated feature based on a Richard Adams novel, The Plague Dogs
. Rosen produced Smooth Talk
in 1986, which won the Sundance Grand Prize. His last film as director was Stacking in 1987, and his last project as producer was the Watership Down TV series
in 1999.
Rosen has also contribuated on theater production, he was the originating producer of Michael Weller's Moonchildren
first presented at London's Royal Court Theater before transferring to the US. He was the originating producer of Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior" presented in association with The Brekeley Rep, Boston's Huntington Theater, and the Doolittle Theater in Los Angeles.
He is member of the Directors Guild of America
.
Rosen currentley resides in Ross, California
.
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film and theater director, producer and writer. Rosen is known for the animated adaptation
Watership Down (film)
Watership Down is a 1978 English adventure drama animated film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams. It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions...
of Richard Adams
Richard Adams
Richard Adams was a non-conforming English Presbyterian divine, known as author of sermons and other theological writings.-Life:...
's Watership Down
Watership Down
Watership Down is a classic heroic fantasy novel, written by English author Richard Adams, about a small group of rabbits. Although the animals in the story live in their natural environment, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language , proverbs, poetry, and mythology...
.
He is founder and owner of film/theater company Nepenthe.
Career
Rosen started as the producer of the Canadian feature, A Great Big Thing in 1968 and later co-produced Ken RussellKen Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell was an English film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. He attracted criticism as being obsessed with sexuality and the church...
's film version of Women in Love (1969), which won Academy Awards for Glenda Jackson (actress) and Billy Williams, (cinematography). He made his directorial debut in Watership Down
Watership Down (film)
Watership Down is a 1978 English adventure drama animated film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams. It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions...
in 1978, which he also produced and wrote the screenplay for. This was the first of two novels by Richard Adams he adapted. In 1982 he also produced, directed and wrote the screenplay for another animated feature based on a Richard Adams novel, The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs (film)
The Plague Dogs is a 1982 animated film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. The film was written-for-screen, directed and produced by Martin Rosen, who also directed Watership Down, the film version of another novel by Adams, produced by Nepenthe Productions and released by...
. Rosen produced Smooth Talk
Smooth Talk
Smooth Talk is a 1985 drama film, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates' 1966 short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, which was in turn inspired by the Tucson murders committed by Charles Schmid. The protagonist and main character, Connie Wyatt, is played by Laura Dern...
in 1986, which won the Sundance Grand Prize. His last film as director was Stacking in 1987, and his last project as producer was the Watership Down TV series
Watership Down (TV series)
Watership Down is an animated television series, adapted from the novel of the same name by Richard Adams. It was a co-production of Alltime Entertainment of the United Kingdom and Decode Entertainment of Canada, and produced by Martin Rosen, the director of the 1978 feature film...
in 1999.
Rosen has also contribuated on theater production, he was the originating producer of Michael Weller's Moonchildren
Moonchildren
Moonchildren is a play by Brooklyn-based playwright Michael Weller. The play chronicles a year in the life of the "moonchildren" referred to in the title: eight college students living communally together in an off-campus attic in the mid 1960s.-Performances:The work was first performed in 1971...
first presented at London's Royal Court Theater before transferring to the US. He was the originating producer of Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior" presented in association with The Brekeley Rep, Boston's Huntington Theater, and the Doolittle Theater in Los Angeles.
He is member of the Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...
.
Rosen currentley resides in Ross, California
Ross, California
Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 36 feet . The population was 2,415 at the 2010 census...
.
Films
- A Great Big Thing (1968) (producer)
- Women in Love (1969) (co-producer)
- Watership DownWatership Down (film)Watership Down is a 1978 English adventure drama animated film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams. It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions...
(1978) (Director/Producer/Scriptwriter) - The Plague DogsThe Plague Dogs (film)The Plague Dogs is a 1982 animated film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. The film was written-for-screen, directed and produced by Martin Rosen, who also directed Watership Down, the film version of another novel by Adams, produced by Nepenthe Productions and released by...
(1982) (Director/Producer/Scriptwriter) - Smooth TalkSmooth TalkSmooth Talk is a 1985 drama film, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates' 1966 short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, which was in turn inspired by the Tucson murders committed by Charles Schmid. The protagonist and main character, Connie Wyatt, is played by Laura Dern...
(1986) (producer) - Stacking (1987) (Director/Producer)
Television
- Watership Down: The SeriesWatership Down (TV series)Watership Down is an animated television series, adapted from the novel of the same name by Richard Adams. It was a co-production of Alltime Entertainment of the United Kingdom and Decode Entertainment of Canada, and produced by Martin Rosen, the director of the 1978 feature film...
(1999-2000) (Executive producer)