Stephen Daldry

Director

Stephen Daldry (English) is a film and theatre director known for literary film adaptations including The Hours, The Reader and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Directed multiple film adaptations of novels; frequently works with strong female leads and themes of time, memory and grief.

Reviews emphasise Daldry's interest in literary adaptations and intimate human dilemmas. Recurring themes: time, memory, grief, and strong female performances. Critics praise cast and emotional ambition while noting occasional sentimentality or uneven execution.

For:Fans of literary film adaptations, viewers interested in films about time, memory, grief, and strong performances.

 

Three women. Three eras. One day.

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"To look life in the face... always... and to know it for what it is... to love it for what it is... and then... to put it aside... forever, the years... forever, the love... forever, the hours."

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A courageous film that, while not entirely successful, confirms Stephen Daldry as one of the most interesting filmmakers of recent years.

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