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Alex Proyas

アレックス・プロヤス　/　あれっくす・ぷろやす

Film director from Egypt

September 23, 1963 (age 62)　・　Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

Alexandria Governorate
film director
film producer
screenwriter

My Take

Alex Proyas, born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Australia, built some of the most striking dark, gothic visual worlds in modern film with The Crow and Dark City before going bigger with I, Robot and Knowing. He's a true image-maker, the kind of director obsessed with how a frame looks, who leaves pictures stuck in your head long after the credits. He doesn't pander to trends, he chases his own aesthetic, and that's the sort of filmmaker I back. The results are uneven, sure, but a stubborn, spiky artistic vision sticks with me far more than something safely competent.

Overview

Alexander Proyas ( PROY-əs; born 23 September 1963) is an Australian filmmaker. He is known for directing the films The Crow (1994), Dark City (1998), I, Robot (2004) and Knowing (2009).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alex Proyas
Name (Japanese): アレックス・プロヤス
Reading: あれっくす・ぷろやす
Born: September 23, 1963 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rabbit
Origin: Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / film producer / screenwriter / director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2007 Time Machine Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%A4%E3%82%B9

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