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My Take
Rod Lurie intrigues me as a man who switched sides of the camera. Israeli-born and American-raised, he began as a film critic and journalist, the person who judges others' work, before daring to make his own, where every word can boomerang back. That takes nerve. What I value most is his appetite for stories about power and politics; he uses cinema to pose arguments rather than chase spectacle. Watching an analytical mind move from dissecting movies to directing them is unusually interesting to me. Lurie strikes me as a thinking craftsman, more committed to ideas than to flash.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rod Lurie
- Name (Japanese)
- ロッド・ルーリー
- Reading
- ろっど・るーりー
- Born
- May 15, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Israel, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / journalist / film critic
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Rod Lurie born?
Born May 15, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Rod Lurie from?
Rod Lurie is from Israel, United States.
What does Rod Lurie do?
Rod Lurie works as actor, film director, screenwriter, journalist, film critic.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.