Richard Brody | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (BA) |
| Occupation | Film critic |
| Employer | The New Yorker (1999–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Maja |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2014) |
Richard Brody (born 1958)[1] is an American film critic who has written for The New Yorker since 1999.
Background[edit | edit source]
Brody grew up in Roslyn, New York. He is Jewish and has personally identified as an atheist.[1][2] Brody attended Princeton University, receiving a BA in comparative literature in 1980.[1] He first became interested in films after seeing Jean-Luc Godard's seminal French New Wave film Breathless during his freshman year at Princeton.
In the early 1980s, after graduating from college, Brody briefly lived in Paris.[3] He is the author of a biography of Godard.
Brody has two children with his wife, Maja, who immigrated to the United States from Yugoslavia.[1][4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Before becoming a film critic, Brody worked on documentaries and made several independent films.[3][5][6] In December 2014, he was made a Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions in popularizing French cinema in America.[7]
Favorite films[edit | edit source]
Brody participated in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics' poll,[8] where he listed his ten favorite films as follows:
- Gertrud (Denmark, 1964)
- The Great Dictator (USA, 1940)
- Husbands (USA, 1970)
- Journey to Italy (Italy, 1954)
- King Lear (USA, 1987)
- The Last Laugh (Germany, 1924)
- Marnie (USA, 1964)
- Playtime (France, 1967)
- The Rules of the Game (France, 1939)
- Shoah (France, 1985)
Best films of the year[edit | edit source]
- 2007: In Praise of Love
- 2008: Still Life
- 2009: Fantastic Mr. Fox
- 2010: Shutter Island
- 2011: The Future
- 2012: Holy Motors and Moonrise Kingdom
- 2013: The Wolf of Wall Street
- 2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel
- 2015: Chi-Raq
- 2016: Little Sister
- 2017: Get Out
- 2018: Madeline's Madeline
- 2019: The Irishman
- 2020: Kajillionaire
- 2021: The French Dispatch[9]
- 2022: Benediction
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Collins, Glenn (February 11, 1993). "A Film Maker's Lot: Frustration, Devotion, Rejection and Some Fun". The New York Times. p. C19. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Brody, Richard. "Catching Up". The New Yorker.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bale, Miriam (February 24, 2009). "A Dialogue with Richard Brody". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ↑ Brody, Richard (May 31, 2009). "The Groom". The New Yorker.
- ↑ "Richard Brody". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Liz (March 13, 2015). "Richard Brody on Cinema and Digitalization". Cooper Squared. Wordpress.com. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Adams, Sam (December 15, 2014). "The New Yorker's Richard Brody Named Chevalier, Offers Top 10 List". Indiewire. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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- ↑ Brody, Richard (December 2, 2021). "The Best Movies of 2021". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 8, 2021.