A desperado in the continents of Myth and a chronicler of adventures from the kingdom of Reality, John Boorman, in the fourteen films he has made from 1965 to the present, re-examines and renews the most important cinema genres, successfully reconciling his artistic vision with the filmgoer's desire to enjoy the show.

Boorman was born in Epsom, on January 18th, 1933, and even as a child, growing up in Sheperton, in a household dominated by women, next to the Thames and close to the famous film studios, he felt the irresistible fascination of the world of cinema. In order to enter this world, he followed a "conventional" path, which began in journalism, passed through radio and ended up in television. In 1956, he was hired as an apprentice film editor at privately-owned ITN, and the ten years of successful television work that ensued at various TV stations (Southern TV, BBC Bristol) constitute an invaluable preparation period for his work in film.

[ JOHN BOORMAN ]