Robert Redford's filmography at the momentconsists of about two hundred paintings, in the shooting of which he took part as an actor or director. Behind the 79-year-old Hollywood actor there are many brilliant characters played, honorable awards, the title of sex symbol, which he managed to preserve for many years. What are his works worthy of close attention, what is known about the past and the present of the star?
The birthplace of the celebrity is the state of Santa Monica,where he was born in 1937. Actor Robert Redford does not belong to the number of people who chose the profession, looking at the creative activity of parents. The mother and father of the boy are in no way connected with the sphere of cinema. Under the influence of his father-accountant, the future star goes through a short training at the University of Colorado. However, the desire for art, which made itself felt in school days, wins.
Throwing the institute, the future actor and director RobertRedford devotes some time to the study of Europe, the lessons of painting. Then, having decided on the profession of his dreams, he starts studying acting skills, having chosen for this the Academy of Dramatic Art, located in New York. With the right choice, the ascent to fame begins, but its path to fame can not be called short.
Robert Redford's filmography is actively replenishedsince the early 60's, but the first works do not give him the status of a celebrity. Initially, the directors see him as only a potential performer of transient roles in telenovelas, not trusting more serious tasks. In the track record of the actor one after another includes series: "Theater 90 days", "Maverick", "Deputy", "Twilight Zone" and others.
Debut in a big movie brings the actor not so muchfame, how much useful acquaintance with the director Sidney Pollack, who in the future will play a landmark role in his career. In 1962, the filmography of Robert Redford acquires the tape "Military Hunt", the plot of which is related to the fighting in Korea.
The actor continues to actively seek out interesting roles,trying on a variety of images. Of the most memorable works of the mid-60's, one can mention a character named Babber Reeves, played by him in the film project "Pursuit". Also critics approve of the picture "In the park barefoot" with his participation, which became a screen version of the famous play.
The desired popularity of the audience givesa charming western artist "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid", released in 1969. The audience in memory of a charming character, presented by Redford as a "noble criminal", is postponed. The picture, telling about the adventures of two heroes of the Wild West, who really lived at that time, making robbery of trains and banks, becomes cult. Robert Redford's filmography finally acquires a tape that makes him a star.
Actor, endowed with a charming smile, a figureathlete, seems to be the perfect performer of roles in romantic paintings, westerns. However, the obsession with this or that image is something that Robert Redford stubbornly avoids. The best films with a star are those where he surprises the audience with unexpected characters of his characters. As an example, you can bring the movie "Candidate", who saw the light in 1972. The hero of the actor is a young lawyer who confidently builds a political career.
In the same year, the picture "Jeremiah Johnson" with his participation comes out. The character of Redford practices unity with nature, speaking out against the shortcomings of living in a "civilized world".
It is difficult to list all the memorable images,which embodied on screen Robert Redford. Films with his participation are popular with fans in the first place precisely for their dissimilarity against each other. Great success was achieved by the criminal comedy "Afera", created in 1973. The action takes place in the 30 years of the last century, in the center of the story are experienced fraudsters intending to repay for the death of their friend the leader of the criminal group.
I got a star to try on myself and the imagea journalist raising important political issues. This happened thanks to the film "The whole royal army", shooting in which forced the actor to seriously become interested in world events, nature conservation issues.
It is impossible not to remember the joint workHollywood star with Meryl Streep. This film starring Robert Redford was one of the best films filmed by Sidney Pollack. The title of the tape, which earned several Oscars and gave the performers the main roles of new fans, is "From Africa".
Robert Redford is known to the public not only inas a Hollywood actor. His debut as a director was the film project "Ordinary People", released in 1980. The psychological drama shot by the star was marked by an "Oscar", which confirmed the versatility of talent. The story tells about the life of a rich American family, whose members face a terrible tragedy.
The next directorial experience of Redford dates back to 1988, but the tape "War on the Milagro Bean Field", almost did not remember the audience.
Нередко фильмы, в съемках которых участвует Robert, are critically appraised by critics, but are welcomed by spectators. There was it and with a picture "the Indecent offer" in which to the actor the image of the impudent, unprincipled and the rich person has got.
It is worth paying attention to the "fresh" tape with Redford, which became "Unfinished Life", filmed in 2007. "Lions for Lambs" is a story collected from three political novels.
The first wife of the actor was Lola Redford,The marriage took place when he was at a young age, in 1958. The couple spent more than 20 years together, disintegrating in 1985 due to the betrayal of Robert, unnecessarily carried away by the Brazilian star Sonia Braga. The first wife gave him four children, two of whom also linked their lives with creativity.
Of course, it is impossible to imaginethe loneliness of the American sex symbol, which Robert Redford remained for a long time. The personal life of the actor at the moment is a relationship with Sybilha Saggarsh, lasting for several years.
We wish him new bright works in the cinema!
