Andrew Birkin

Andrew Birkin

Writing
1945-12-09
London, England, UK

Biography

Andrew Birkin was born on December 9, 1945 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Der Name der Rose (1986), The Cement Garden (1993) and Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006).

Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles

#1The Name of the Rose

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Cuthbert of Winchester

7.5 / 10
DramaThrillerMystery

14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

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#2The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m as Talbot

6.4 / 10
AdventureDramaAction

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

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#3An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m as Self

2.0 / 10

An oral history of the 1986 film adaptation of "The Name of the Rose", gathering together the memories of several members of the surviving cast/crew.

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#4Kung-Fu Master!

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m as Brother

6.5 / 10
DramaRomance

A lonely 40-year old woman finds herself shattering taboos by falling in love with the 14-year old Julien – but is it romance, or a desperate attempt to turn back time in the face of middle age?

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#5La Pirate

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m as Andrew, husband

4.8 / 10
Drama

Shortly after returning home one evening with her husband, Alma is visited by her one-time lesbian lover Carole. In the ensuing emotional torrent, Alma allows herself to be abducted by Carole and taken to a hotel, pursued by a young girl - an unnamed friend of Carole - and an eccentric bystander posing as a private detective. Before Alma and Carole can resolve their situation, Alma's husband Andrew appears on the scene and, in a mad frenzy, attempts to reclaim his wife…

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#6The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

A journey through the career of the British writer/director best known for his film "Withnail & I" (1987). Robinson reveals how he writes, reads from his screenplays, and revisits the town of his birth where his first novel "The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman" is set. Interviews include Andy Garcia, Richard E. Grant, Ken Russell and David Puttnam.

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#7Souvenirs of Serge

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage)

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Thirty years after their separation, Jane Birkin goes back, dipping into the memories of the family holidays she shared with Serge Gainsbourg. With her typical honesty wit and tenderness, she commentates on her own super 8 films. Serge the protector, the clown, looking after the children, quite another image of the now so famous man, adored and respected, and so terribly missed. Here, we are witness to this sensitive shy man, irresistibly funny and kind.

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#8Gainsbourg, toute une vie

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

9.0 / 10
Documentary

Serge Gainsbourg died on March 2, 1991, at the age of 62. If the general public has remained on his television appearances of the 80s, the fact remains that Gainsbourg had several careers before these last years. With Gainsbourg stripped of his masks, this is the theme of this self-portrait documentary: "In the end, I was left with the watermark of this shy and secretive child who implies candor, innocence, insubordination and savagery". Each sequence of this modest and passionate portrait reveals a secret, intimate, funny and touching Gainsbourg, at a good distance from Gainsbarre, his last public face.

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