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Julie Taymor
Director 73 years old

Julie Taymor

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award, and... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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4 titles
The Tempest

The Tempest

Julie Taymor 2010 1h 51m 4.0

An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Using her magical powers, she draws her enemies to the island to exact her revenge.

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

Julie Taymor 2007 2h 13m 7.9

Musical based on The Beatles songbook and set in the 60s England, America, and Vietnam. The love story of Lucy and Jude is intertwined with the anti-war movement and social protests of the 60s.

Frida

Frida

Julie Taymor 2002 2h 3m 8.3

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.

Titus

Titus

Julie Taymor 1999 2h 42m 6.9

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy.

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