Paul Cox Biography (1940-)

Full name, Paulus Henricus Benedictus Cox; born April 16, 1940, in Venlo, theNetherlands; immigrated to Australia, 1965; son of Wim (a documentary film producer) and Else (maiden name, Kuminack) Cox; married (divorced); children:Ezra, Kyra, Marius. Addresses: Office: Illumination Films, 1 VictoriaAve., Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria 3208, Australia.

Nationality: Dutch
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, cinematographer, editor, writer, actor
Birth Details: April 16, 1940; Venlo, Netherlands

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director
The Journey, 1972
Illuminations, Melbourne Filmmakers Cooperative, 1976
Inside Looking Out (also known as Two in the Family), Illumination Films, 1977
Kostas, Illumination Films, 1979
Lonely Hearts, Samuel Goldwyn, 1981
Man of Flowers, International Spectrafilm, 1984
My First Wife, International Spectrafilm, 1985
Cactus, International Spectrafilm, 1986
Vincent (also known as Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh), Seawell, 1987
Golden Braid, Illumination Films, 1990, then Cabriolet Films, 1991
A Woman's Tale, Illumination Films, 1991
The Nun and the Bandit, Illumination Films, 1992
Exile, Illumination Films, 1993
Touch Me (also known as Beruehrungen), Westdeutscher Rundfunk/Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion, 1994
Lust and Revenge, Illumination Films, 1996
The Hidden Dimension (also known as Four Million Houseguests), IMAX Corporation, 1997
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (also known as Father Damien and Molokai), Vine International Pictures, 1999
Innocence, 2000
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (also known as Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky), 2001
Producer
Inside Looking Out (also known as Two in the Family), Illumination Films, 1977
(With Jane Ballantyne) Man of Flowers, International Spectrafilm,1984
(With Jane Ballantyne) My First Wife, International Spectrafilm, 1985
(With Jane Ballantyne) Cactus, International Spectrafilm, 1986
(With Santhana Naidu) Island, Atlantis, 1989
(With Santhana Naidu and Paul Ammitzboll) Golden Braid, Illumination Films, 1990, then Cabriolet Films, 1991
(With Santhana Naidu) A Woman's Tale, Illumination Films, 1991
(With Paul Ammitzboll) The Nun and the Bandit, Illumination Films,1992
Exile, Illumination Films, 1993
Lust and Revenge, Illumination Films, 1996
Innocence, 2000
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (also known as Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky), 2001
Cinematographer
(With Peter Tammer and Bryan Gracey) Inside Looking Out (also known as Two in the Family), Illumination Films, 1977
Vincent (also known as Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh), Seawell, 1987
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (also known as Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky), 2001
Editor
Inside Looking Out (also known as Two in the Family), Illumination Films, 1977
Vincent (also known as Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh), Seawell, 1987
The Nun and the Bandit, Illumination Films, 1992
Exile, Illumination Films, 1993
Touch Me (also known as Beruehrungen), Westdeutscher Rundfunk/Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion, 1994
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (also known as Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky), 2001
Director; Short Films
Matuta, 1965
Time Past, 1966
Skindeep, 1968
Marcel, 1969
Symphony, 1969
Mirka, 1970
Phyllis, 1971
Island, 1975
We Are All Alone, My Dear, 1975
Ways of Seeing, 1977
Ritual, 1978

Director; Documentary Films
Calcutta, 1970
All Set Backstage, 1974
For a Child Called Michael, 1979
The Kingdom of Nek Chand, 1980
Underdog, 1980
Death and Destiny: A Journey into Ancient Egypt, Illumination Films, 1984
Handle with Care, 1985
The Hidden Dimension (also known as Four Million Houseguests), IMAX Corporation, 1997
Other
(Camera operator) Inside Looking Out (also known as Two in theFamily), Illumination Films, 1977
(Creator) Kostas, Illumination Films, 1979
Film Appearances
Paul Desmond, The Girl Grabbers, PAF, 1968
Photographer, Apostasy, Ukiyo Films, 1979
Ferguson's driver and a mining photographer, Where the Green Ants Dream (also known as Wo die gruenen Ameisen traeumen), Orion Classics,1985
Mortician, To Market to Market, Goosey Limited, 1987
Priest, Golden Braid, Illumination Films, 1990, then Cabriolet Films, 1991
Count Knotgers, Careful, Zeitgeist Films, 1992
New Age customer, Lust and Revenge, Illumination Films, 1996
Himself, A Journey with Paul Cox (documentary), Atom Films, 1997
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (documentary), Marble Island Pictures, 1997
Television Work
Director; Specials
The Secret Life of Trees, Australian Children's Television Foundation, 1986
The Gift, Australian Children's Television Foundation, 1988
Director; Episodic
"Paper Boy," WonderWorks, PBS, 1987
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With John Larkin) The Journey, 1972
Illuminations, Melbourne Filmmakers Cooperative, 1976
(With Susan Holly Jones) Inside Looking Out (also known as Twoin the Family), Illumination Films, 1977
(With John Clarke) Lonely Hearts, Samuel Goldwyn, 1981, publishedin Paul Cox: Three Screenplays: Lonely Hearts, My First Wife, and A Woman's Tale, Currency Press (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1998
(With Bob Ellis) Man of Flowers, International Spectrafilm, 1984
(Adaptor [with Bob Ellis]) My First Wife, International Spectrafilm, 1985, published in Paul Cox: Three Screenplays: Lonely Hearts, My FirstWife, and A Woman's Tale, Currency Press, 1998
(With Bob Ellis and Norman Kaye) Cactus, International Spectrafilm, 1986
Vincent (also known as Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh; based on the letters of Vincent van Gogh), Seawell, 1987
Island, Atlantis, 1989
(With Barry Dickins) Golden Braid (based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant), Illumination Films, 1990, then Cabriolet Films, 1991
(With Barry Dickins) A Woman's Tale, Illumination Films, 1991, published in Paul Cox: Three Screenplays: Lonely Hearts, My First Wife, and AWoman's Tale, Currency Press, 1998
The Nun and the Bandit (based on a work by E. L. Grant Watson), Illumination Films, 1992
Exile (based on the novel Priest Island by E. L. Grant Watson), Illumination Films, 1993
(With Barry Dickins and Margot Wilburd) Touch Me (also known as Beruehrungen), Westdeutscher Rundfunk/Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion, 1994
(With John Clarke) Lust and Revenge, Illumination Films, 1996
The Hidden Dimension (also known as Four Million Houseguests), IMAX Corporation, 1997
Paul Cox: Three Screenplays: Lonely Hearts, My First Wife, and A Woman's Tale, Currency Press, 1998
Innocence, 2000
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (also known as Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky), 2001
Film Scenarios
Man of Flowers, International Spectrafilm, 1984
My First Wife, International Spectrafilm, 1985
Cactus, International Spectrafilm, 1986
Screenplays
Documentary Films
Calcutta, 1970
All Set Backstage, 1974
For a Child Called Michael, 1979
The Kingdom of Nek Chand, 1980
Underdog, 1980
Death and Destiny: A Journey into Ancient Egypt, Illumination Films, 1984
Handle with Care, 1985
(With Margot Wilburd, John Larkin, Barbara Kerr, and Marc Strange) TheHidden Dimension (also known as Four Million Houseguests), IMAX Corporation, 1997
Short Films
Matuta, 1965
Time Past, 1966
Skindeep, 1968
Marcel, 1969
Symphony, 1969
Mirka, 1970
Phyllis, 1971
Island, 1975
We Are All Alone, My Dear, 1975
Ways of Seeing, 1977
Ritual, 1978
Teleplays
Specials
The Secret Life of Trees, Australian Children's Television Foundation, 1986
The Gift, Australian Children's Television Foundation, 1988
Episodic
"Paper Boy," WonderWorks, PBS, 1987
Nonfiction
(With Ulli Beier) Home of Man: The People of New Guinea, Nelson (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1971
(With Ulli Beier) Photographer, Mirka, Macmillan (South Melbourne,Victoria, Australia), 1980
Also wrote Reflections: An Autobiographical Journey, Currency Press.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Film Quarterly, spring, 1986, p. 2

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