Steven Soderbergh made an extraordinary debut with his debut feature «Sex, lies and videotapes»In 1989. The filmmaker, with this work, demonstrated his great talent when he was only 26 years old. So much so that the film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in addition to the FIPRESCI and best actor awards for James Spader, and the Audience Award at Sundance.
In his second job, «Kafka«He maintained a high level. The 1991 film, based on the life of the Austro-Hungarian writer author of "The Metamorphosis", although not as good as his first work, showed that Soderbergh was still on the right path. In 1993 the director carried out «King of the hill«, A good drama set in the time of the Great Depression.
Two years later he shot a remake of "The Embrace of Death", a 1949 film by Robert Siodmak, which he titled "Underworld«. The revision of the classic film noir was considerably inferior to the original.
«schizopolis«, A film that Soderbergh directed and starred in in 1996, it was a bizarre story that mixed intrigue, comedy and fantasy that did not end up being very popular.
In 1998 he shot his first film of what could be defined as the author's most commercial line «Out of Sight«. Starring Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney, the film was a box office success, but less interesting on a cinematic level than their previous works. The film, yes, got two Oscar nominations, best original screenplay and best editing.
With "The English Hawk", his 1999 film, the director returned to his less commercial cinema with considerable success.
Learn more | Film Masters: Steven Soderbergh (Early and 90s)
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