Steven Spielberg

And at the same time, not for a moment. Directs, produces (the trilogy ofBack to the Future among many titles), and has created DreamWorks, his own studios, from whichgladiator andA wonderful mind , among other successful productions. His secret has been explained a thousand times: he makes the movies that he would want to see as a spectator. What earned him early attacks from critics, who saw in Spielberg a film maker of pure fun. He was like one of his literary heroes, Peter Pan: a boy who refused to grow up. “He is incapable of making adult films”, said the brainy scholars. They were stunned when he signedSchindler’s List , a harsh journey into the Holocaust. From here no one could protest.

Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the eldest and only male of 4 siblings. The absence of his father, who traveled a lot, marked him; as did the separation of his parents from him. In his films (Encounters in the third phase ,ET, the extraterrestrial ,Hook ) broken homes would frequently appear, where the father was blamed; and, as a framework for their stories, single-family houses in suburban areas would be typical. Steven would also be separated from his first wife, Amy Irving , with whom he had a son; With his current wife, Kate Capshaw , he has another 5.

When he was little, Steven looked like Elliott, ET’s friend. He wasn’t a genius in class or in sports, nor did he stand out with girls. Introverted, he displayed an enormous imagination. He enjoyed movies (titles likeThe Wizard of Oz andSnow White and the seven dwarfs drove him crazy), but also with TV, especially with the series “In the limits of reality”. A super 8 camera from his father led him to make his first film steps. Rudimentary stuff at first, but Steven grew up. However, his domestic films were not enough for him to study cinema. He then studied English language and literature, which he made compatible with watching many, many films.

At Universal he began his launch to stardom. It started with television movies butThe devil on wheels (harassment of a trucker to a motorist) had such force that it overwhelmed the format and was released in theaters.Jaws brilliantly blended horror and suspense. Sci-fi took a turn with Encounters of the Third Kind and ET the Alien : Who Said Aliens Were Unfriendly? The adventure had a revival with the Indiana Jones trilogy . If in comedy it was uneven (crazy evasion ,1941 ,Always (Forever) ), the adult film attempts gave 2 superb films,The color purple andThe empire of the sun There would be no shortage of pretentious titles ( Schindler’s List ,friendship ,Saving Private Ryan ,Artificial intelligence …) in his filmography, but combined with the popcorn movies that he likes so much (The twoJurassic Park , Hook ,Minority Report …).