Alan Rudolph

Alan Rudolph
Rudolph in 2009
Born	(1943-12-18)December 18, 1943 Los Angeles,California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1972–present

Alan Steven Rudolph(born December 18, 1943) is an American film director and screenwriter.

Early life

Rudolph was born in Los Angeles, California, the son ofOscar Rudolph(1911–1991), a television director and actor, and his wife.

He became interested in film and was a protégé of directorRobert Altman.Rudolph worked as an assistant director on Altman's film adaptation ofRaymond Chandler'sThe Long Goodbyeand later onNashville.

Career

Rudolph's films focus upon isolated and eccentric characters and their relationships, and frequently are ensemble pieces featuring prominentromanticismand fantasy. He has written most of his films. In addition, he has repeatedly worked with actorsKeith CarradineandGeneviève Bujold,and composerMark Isham(seelist of film director and composer collaborations).

Director Rudolph came to prominence withChoose Me(1984), the story of the sexual relationships among a handful of lonely, but charming, people – an ex-prostitute bar owner (Lesley Ann Warren), an emotionally repressed radio talk show hostess (Bujold), and a disarmingly honest madman (Carradine).Trouble in Mind(1985) featuredKris Kristoffersonas well as Bujold, Carradine andDivine,in a rare, out of female drag, performance. The film was entered into the36th Berlin International Film Festival.

The Moderns(1988) is a fictional love story set in 1926 Paris among well-known American expatriates such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, whom the film's characters briefly encounter. Expatriate American artist (Carradine) re-ignites his love for his former wife (Linda Fiorentino), despite her marriage to a sinister, philistine art collector played byJohn Lone.

In 1990, Rudolph wrote and directed the private eye love storyLove at Large,filmed inPortland, Oregon.

After the thrillerMortal Thoughts(1991) starringDemi Moore,he directedEquinox(1992), withMatthew Modineplaying a pair of separated twins. HisMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(1994), was a biopic ofDorothy Parker,withJennifer Jason Leighin the title role.

Breakfast of Champions(1999) was an adaptation ofKurt Vonnegut'smetafictionalnovel, withAlbert Finneyas the wildly prolific but terminally under-appreciated writerKilgore Trout.The film was entered into the49th Berlin International Film Festival.

Rudolph has also turned to painting, and In April 2008, presented a solo show of his paintings at Gallery Fraga,Bainbridge Island, Washington.In 2017, he directedRay Meets Helen,a love story between two quirky outsiders, depicted by veteran Rudolph actor Keith Carradine andSondra Locke,in her final film.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1972	Premonition	Yes	Yes	Yes
1974	Terror Circus	Yes	No	Yes
1976	Welcome to L.A.	Yes	Yes	No
1978	Remember My Name	Yes	Yes	No
1980	Roadie	Yes	Story	No
1982	Endangered Species	Yes	No	No
1983	Return Engagement	Yes	No	No
1984	Choose Me	Yes	Yes	No
	Songwriter	Yes	No	No
1985	Trouble in Mind	Yes	Yes	No
1987	Made in Heaven	Yes	No	No
1988	The Moderns	Yes	Yes	No
1990	Love at Large	Yes	Yes	No
1991	Mortal Thoughts	Yes	No	No
1992	Equinox	Yes	Yes	No
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Yes	Yes	No
1997	Afterglow	Yes	Yes	No
1999	Breakfast of Champions	Yes	Yes	No
2000	Trixie	Yes	Yes	No
2001	Investigating Sex	Yes	Yes	Yes
2002	The Secret Lives of Dentists	Yes	No	No
2017	Ray Meets Helen	Yes	Yes	No

External links

• Alan RudolphatIMDb
• Alan RudolphatAllMovie