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Bernard Rose

Biography

Bernard Rose (born 4 August 1960) is an English actor and film director most famous for his direction of the 1992 urban horror film Candyman and the 1994 historical romance film Immortal Beloved.

Rose was born in London, England. He began making super 8 films when he was 9. By 1975, he won an amateur movie competition hosted by BBC which led to the broadcasting of his works. He worked for Jim Henson on the last season of The Muppet Show and then again on The Dark Crystal in 1981. He attended National Film and Television School and graduated in 1982 with a Master's in Filmmaking. After this, he moved on to directing music videos for MTV, one of which was the uncensored version of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's hit "Relax."

Shortly after his production of music videos, he moved on to direct British TV films such as Prospects and then finally in 1988 directed his first major full length film, Paperhouse.

Rose got his big break into American cinema with 1992's Candyman, which has since been seen as a cult classic. Subsequently Rose both wrote and directed Immortal Beloved, about the life and loves of Ludwig van Beethoven, as well as a remake of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.

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Actor

Debussy

2019

as Himself

Immortal Beloved

1994

as Elector Max Friedrich

Inside Out 4

1992

as Stanley (segment "Motivation")

Army of Darkness

1992

as Fake Shemp

Candyman

1992

as Archie Walsh

Directing

Traveling Light

2021

Director

Debussy

2019

Director

Samurai Marathon

2019

Director

The Hurdy Gurdy Man

2018

Director

Frankenstein

2015

Director

Sx_Tape

2013

Director

The Devil's Violinist

2013

Director

Boxing Day

2012

Director

2 Jacks

2012

Director

Mr. Nice

2010

Director

The Kreutzer Sonata

2008

Director

Derek

2008

Director

Snuff-Movie

2005

Director

ivans xtc.

2000

Director

Anna Karenina

1997

Director

Immortal Beloved

1994

Director

Inside Out 4

1992

Director

Candyman

1992

Director

Inside Out 3

1992

Director

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

1990

Director

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

1990

Director

Paperhouse

1988

Director

Body Contact

1987

Director

Smart Money

1986

Director

Looking at Alice

1977

Director

The Wreckers

1976

Director

A Bomb With No Name On It

1975

Director

Lear Rex

Director

Writing

The Bride of Candyman

2021

Characters

Traveling Light

2021

Writer

Candyman

2021

Original Film Writer

Samurai Marathon

2019

Screenplay

The Hurdy Gurdy Man

2018

Writer

Frankenstein

2015

Writer

The Devil's Violinist

2013

Writer

Boxing Day

2012

Screenplay

2 Jacks

2012

Screenplay

Mr. Nice

2010

Screenplay

The Kreutzer Sonata

2008

Screenplay

Snuff-Movie

2005

Writer

ivans xtc.

2000

Screenplay

Anna Karenina

1997

Screenplay

Immortal Beloved

1994

Writer

Inside Out 4

1992

Writer

Candyman

1992

Screenplay

Inside Out 3

1992

Writer

Looking at Alice

1977

Writer

Lear Rex

Writer