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Derek Cianfrance

1974 - Today

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Derek M. Cianfrance (; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine (2010), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and The Light Between Oceans (2017) as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True (2020). For his contributions to the story of Sound of Metal (2020), he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with its director Darius Marder and Abraham Marder. His cinematic work often combines themes of domestic drama with a broad chronological scope, examining the relationship dynamics of characters across decades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Cianfrance is the 1,965th most popular film director (down from 1,955th in 2019), the 17,176th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,605th in 2019) and the 598th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Derek Cianfrance ranks 1,965 out of 2,041. Before him are Prabhu Deva, Roya Sadat, Paula Ortiz, Govind Nihalani, Jenji Kohan, and Tim Minear. After him are Farhan Akhtar, Amat Escalante, Chris Terrio, Matthew Libatique, Anurag Kashyap, and Lee Isaac Chung.

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Among people born in 1974, Derek Cianfrance ranks 879. Before him are Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa, Vigor Bovolenta, Edmilson Carlos Abel, Makoto Takimoto, Ticha Penicheiro, and Sarah Burton. After him are Nobuhiro Shiba, Masaru Hashiguchi, Oriol Servià, Sergey Ryazansky, Farhan Akhtar, and Gilbert Agius.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Derek Cianfrance ranks 17,183 out of 20,380. Before him are Eileen Gu (2003), Kimora Lee Simmons (1975), Chelsea Kane (1988), Kwame Brown (1982), Tim Minear (1963), and Lindsay Sloane (1977). After him are Patty Sheehan (1956), Markieff Morris (1989), Justin Chon (1981), Bobby Campo (1983), Jonathan Lipnicki (1990), and Laura Harrier (1990).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Derek Cianfrance ranks 598. Before him are Greg Yaitanes (1970), Destin Daniel Cretton (1978), Casey Neistat (1981), Rawson Marshall Thurber (1975), Jenji Kohan (1969), and Tim Minear (1963). After him are Chris Terrio (1976), Matthew Libatique (1968), Lee Isaac Chung (1978), Peter Joseph (1978), David DeCoteau (1962), and Josh Cooley (1979).

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