Ira Sachs
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Ira Sachs is an American filmmaker. His first film was the acclaimed short Lady (1993).
He directed Sundance Film Festival
selection The Delta (1997) and directed Sundance Film Festival Grand Prize winning Forty Shades of Blue
(2005). His latest film is Married Life, starring Chris Cooper
and Pierce Brosnan
.
Sachs is Jewish and openly gay.
He directed Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
selection The Delta (1997) and directed Sundance Film Festival Grand Prize winning Forty Shades of Blue
Forty Shades of Blue
Forty Shades of Blue is a 2005 independent film directed by Ira Sachs. It tells the story of Alan James , an aging music producer who lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his much younger Russian girlfriend, Laura . Their life together is complicated by the presence of Alan's adult son Michael Forty...
(2005). His latest film is Married Life, starring Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper (actor)
Christopher W. "Chris" Cooper is an American film actor. He became well known in the late 1990s. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including The Bourne Identity, American Beauty, Capote, The Town, The Kingdom, Syriana, October Sky, Seabiscuit, and...
and Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but trained at the Drama Centre in London for three years...
.
Sachs is Jewish and openly gay.