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Roger Michell
Director 1956 - 2021

Roger Michell

Pretoria, South Africa

Roger Michell (5 June 1956 – 22 September 2021) was a South African-born British theatre, television, and film director. He was best known for directing films such as Notting Hill and Venus, as well as the 1995 made-for-television film Persuasion. Description above from the... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

9 titles
The Duke

The Duke

Roger Michell 2020 1h 36m

In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

Roger Michell 2017 1h 46m 6.3

A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.

Hyde Park on Hudson

Hyde Park on Hudson

Roger Michell 2012 1h 34m 5.7

The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

Roger Michell 2010 1h 47m 6.5

A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.

Venus

Venus

Roger Michell 2006 1h 35m 6.0

Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes absolutely taken with Jessie - the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.

Enduring Love

Enduring Love

Roger Michell 2004 1h 40m 7.0

Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire.

The Mother

The Mother

Roger Michell 2003 1h 52m 7.5

A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes

Roger Michell 2002 1h 38m 6.1

The story of what happens one day in New York when a young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident on F.D.R. Drive and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.

Notting Hill

Notting Hill

Roger Michell 1999 2h 4m 6.8

The British comedy from director Roger Michell tells the love story between a famous actress and a simple book seller from London. A look into the attempt for famous people to have a personal and private life and the ramifications that follow. Nominated for three Golden Globes in 2000.

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