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4 | ->''"If you make a film about a man kidnapping a woman and chaining her to a radiator for five years - something that has happened probably once in history - it's called searingly realistic analysis of society. If I make a film like ''Film/LoveActually'', which is about people falling in love, and there are a about a million people falling in love in Britain today, it's called a sentimental presentation of an unrealistic world."'' |
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6 | Richard Curtis CBE (born 8 November 1956) is an acclaimed British screenwriter, producer and film director. He has written and/or directed several beloved {{romantic comed|y}}ies, including: ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' (1994), ''Film/NottingHill'' (1999), the first two Literature/BridgetJones films, ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003), ''Film/AboutTime'' (2013) and ''[[Film/Yesterday2019 Yesterday]]'' (2019). |
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8 | Additionally, he has co-created several classic {{Main/Britcom}}s like ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'', ''Series/MrBean'' and ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'', and has written for such series as ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', and ''Series/SpittingImage''. He has also dabbled in more dramatic fare, such as ''Film/WarHorse'', and the 2011 ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]]. |
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10 | And as if all that wasn't enough, Curtis co-founded the UK charity UsefulNotes/ComicRelief with Creator/LennyHenry. |
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12 | !Selected filmography: |
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14 | * Film |
15 | ** ''Film/TheTallGuy'' (1989) (writer only) |
16 | ** ''Film/BernardAndTheGenie'' (1991) (writer only) |
17 | ** ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral'' (1994) (writer, executive producer) |
18 | ** ''{{Film/Bean}}'' (1997) (writer, executive producer) |
19 | ** ''Film/NottingHill'' (1999) (writer, executive producer) |
20 | ** ''Literature/BridgetJones'': |
21 | *** ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' (2001) (writer only) |
22 | *** ''Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004) (writer only) |
23 | ** ''Film/LoveActually'' (2003) (director, writer) |
24 | ** ''Film/MrBeansHoliday'' (2007) (executive producer only) |
25 | ** ''Film/TheBoatThatRocked'' (2009) (director, writer, executive producer) |
26 | ** ''Film/WarHorse'' (2011) (writer only) |
27 | ** ''Film/AboutTime'' (2013) (director, writer, executive producer) |
28 | ** ''Film/MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain'' (2018) (story, executive producer) |
29 | ** ''[[Film/Yesterday2019 Yesterday]]'' (2019) (writer, producer) |
30 | ** ''That Christmas'' (2024) (writer, based upon his books) |
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32 | * Television |
33 | ** ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'' (1979-1982) (writer) |
34 | ** ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'' (1983-1989) (writer, co-creator) |
35 | ** ''Series/SpittingImage'' (1984-1985) (writer) |
36 | ** ''Series/MrBean'' (1990-1995) (writer, co-creator) |
37 | ** ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' (1994-2007) (writer, executive producer) |
38 | ** ''Series/TheNo1LadiesDetectiveAgency'' (2008) (writer, pilot episode) |
39 | ** ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2010) (writer, [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]]) |
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