Mark Kidel
British documentary filmmaker and writer (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Kidel (born 6 July 1947) is a documentary filmmaker, writer and critic, working mostly in France and the UK.
His award-winning films include portraits of Cary Grant, John Adams (composer), Elvis Costello, Boy George, Ravi Shankar, Rod Stewart, Bill Viola, Iannis Xenakis, pianists Alfred Brendel and Leon Fleisher, Derek Jarman, Brian Clarke Balthus, Tricky, Robert Wyatt and American theatre and opera director Peter Sellars.
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| Born | (1947-07-06) 6 July 1947 (age 76) London, England |
| Education | BA |
| Alma mater | Oxford University (UK) |
| Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, writer |
| Notable work | Rod the Mod Has Come of Age, Boy Next Door, Naked and Famous, Balthus the Painter, Ravi Shankar, Alfred Brendel: Man and Mask |
A pioneer of the "rockumentary",[1] Kidel was also the first rock critic of the New Statesman and contributed pieces on rock, soul, and world music, to The Observer, The Sunday Times, and The Guardian.
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