Bill Forsyth
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'''Bill Forsyth''' (born [[July 29]], [[1946]], [[Glasgow]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[film director]] and writer, noted for his commitment to national film-making.
Forsyth first came to attention with a low-budget film, ''That Sinking Feeling'', made with youth theatre actors and featuring a cameo appearance by the Edinburgh gallery owner [[Richard Demarco]]. The relative success of the film was carried to a higher level by his next film ''[[Gregory's Girl]]'' in 1981. This featured some of the same young actors, in particular [[John Gordon Sinclair]], as well as the acting debut of the singer [[Clare Grogan]]. The film was a major hit and won 'Best Screenplay' in that year's [[BAFTA]] Awards. He later wrote and directed the successful ''[[Local Hero]]'' for [[David Puttnam]]. It was rated in the top 100 films of the 1980s in a ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' magazine recap of the decade. Another notable Forsyth film is 1984's ''[[Comfort and Joy (1984 film)|Comfort and Joy]]''.
When Puttnam went to Hollywood, Forsyth followed, but had limited success. The 1987 ''[[Housekeeping (novel)|Housekeeping]]'' was his first American film. Another movie, ''[[Being Human (film)|Being Human]]'', was shelved by the studio for four years after Puttnam was ousted. ''[[Gregory's Two Girls]]'' appeared as a sequel to ''Gregory's Girl'' in 2000, but received mixed reviews.
==Books==
* Allan Hunter & Mark Astaire. ''Local Hero: the making of the film'' (1983).
* 'Bill Forsyth: The Imperfect Anarchist' IN: ''From Limelight to Satellite: A Scottish Film Book'' (1990).
==Filmography==
*''[[That Sinking Feeling]]'' (1980)
*''[[Gregory's Girl]]'' (1981)
*''Andrina'' (1981)
*''[[Local Hero]]'' (1983)
*''[[Comfort and Joy (1984 film)|Comfort and Joy]]'' (1984)
*''[[Housekeeping (novel)|Housekeeping]]'' (1987)
*''[[Breaking In]]'' (1989)
*''[[Being Human (film)|Being Human]]'' (1993)
*''[[Gregory's Two Girls]]'' (1999)
==External links==
*{{imdb name| id=0287025 | name=Bill Forsyth }}
* {{Screenonline name|id=514284|name=Bill Forsyth biography and filmography}}
*[http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/04/forsyth.html Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database]
* [http://www.geraldpeary.com/interviews/def/forsyth.html 1985 interview & portrait]
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