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20-year love affair lasting pair of directors 'Still Alice'

 
Met in 1995, directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland becoming a pair of colleagues - your unique life in Hollywood.

    
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On 10/3, the film directed by Richard Glatzer's Still Alice died, and directed by Wash Westmoreland said: "I am devastated. I'm heartbroken. Rich is a close friend, collaborator and all my life" . Pair of directors has experienced 20 years of marriage and 15 years overall film, the film Still Alice is the pinnacle of his career.
The first such encounter on film
Glatzer and Westmoreland met for the first time in 1995, at a party of a mutual friend in Los Angeles (USA). Both feel close to each other immediately. "Like the movie West Side Story. Unfortunately, it suddenly lost power and I just saw Richard. Richard also find me. We liked each other immediately and we talked all night about the film. By the time we still have common interests there, "Westmoreland said.
But ever since Glatzer, "West said that night movie Rosemary's Baby I like and Tokyo Story. I only remember that he was very handsome. "
When two people meet, Glatzer has been recognized as the director of the film genre debut author Grief (1993) - won the gold statue "Film" at the festival Frameline Festival, USA. But this time, Westmoreland is pornographic film director.
Born in 1966 in England - poor boyfriend 14-year-old American, Westmoreland study in Japan about the culture and politics. He then from Japan to the US to attend a course montage. After graduation, Westmoreland work porn movies and became a director famous writer.
"Just out of school and unemployed, so I think going to the movie 'pig' as a way of earning a living. In the studio porn, I also have cameras, lighting, actors and also tell a story. So I made this film with great effort. Where adult film is my film school. I know many who do B-movies (movies cheap) before filmmaking class A (movie reviews high prices). As I started from porn ".366 494-full-9179-1426146866.jpg
Westmoreland (front) and Glatzer (after) photographed in 2005.
15 years of collaboration more difficult time
After the fateful encounter, the two quickly moved dating and living together. While she prepares for projects to work together, Westmoreland has earned a living porn director. The experience of working in the adult film industry of North America became artistic material for her debut film between Westmoreland and Glatzer, The Fluffer.
The script tells the story of the lives of a lot of ups and downs his young film student in pornography. The film debuted at the two major film festivals of the world as well as Berlin and Toronto and the Westmoreland goodbye to stream this video.
After The Fluffer, two filmmakers spent most of the time to find financing for the project titled heart quinceanera Monday. Quinceañera ritual comes to maturity in Mexico when his daughter reached the age of 15. Made with a budget of $ 500,000, work debuted at the 2006 Sundance buzz while simultaneously won two awards, "Film" of The judges and audience votes. Movie was released in extensive trade system in the US, to help couples director confirmed names.
The success of quinceanera Glatzer and Westmoreland no means were all difficult to find financing. After the project quinceanera, both took 5 years to prepare and mobilize funds for the next movie titled The Last of Robin Hood (2011). Between that time, they go to the trailer, or as directed for television shows such as America's Next Top Model to cover life. According to Westmoreland, both had to sell stamp collection childhood Glatzer to have money to pursue a film career.
"As a filmmaker you mean there is nothing stable or safe at all. You can succeed, but you are not sure when will be the next piece. The financial crisis that broke out as expected independent film project collapsed. Every day we have many other questions: Are we not do the next movie? ", directed by Westmoreland recalled in 2014.
After getting married in 2013, Richard Glatzer found himself beginning to lose voice. When to see a doctor, both stunned when notified Glatzer disease incurable ALS ALS. "At the hearing, I asked the question: 'What the hell are we going to do anything? We envision the sale of the house, clean furniture and traveling around the world. But very adamant Glatzer and want to live as normal and we are still making movies. "bernard-stewart-westmorelan-6464-1426146
Directed by Richard Glatzer (sat) heavy terminally ill directed "Still Alice".
Conquering career peak with Still Alice
2014, both decided to work Still Alice, based on the novel of the same name by author Lisa Genova. When the work has entered the stage of recording, Glatzer's disease worse. Filmmaker almost paralyzed people, not talking or eating. He must communicate with an application on the iPad.
Westmoreland says: "Even so, his mind was very clear. On the set, I was a spokesman for him. He would sit and watch the censored scenes and the scenes were recorded. At the know, the original novel and different scenarios. Because in the movie, Richard has put many of his personal details on the main character. He saw many similarities with the main character, a scholar losing memory but still find ways to keep themselves ".
Still Alice debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in 2014 and is considered the discovery of North America. Work resonates in the hearts and touch the world audience. The Guardian said: "The film tells the story of dementia gradually but never clichéd but true and more creative than ever."
Julianne Moore is appreciated and received an Academy Award "Outstanding Actress" - his first gold statue actresses. On stage awards ceremony last February, Julianne Moore honored Glatzer, who was lying in bed watching television scene through her emotional hug gold statue. "We Still Alice is happy to see the world's sympathy. Glatzer find out with this work," Westmoreland said.still-alice-4241-1426146867.jpg
Glatzer and Westmoreland pair is directed behind the success at this year's Oscar actresses Julianne Moore.
The process of filmmaking Westmoreland also reflect on their roles with your partner. "I'm still his husband. I just do not care who he is as sick. In nearly 20 years of marriage, we had many disagreements and quarrels. But the care he changed me, helped me realize more and more respect and love him more. "
Share the love strong secret, Westmoreland said: "We are very honest with each other and we both have things that the other half missing. We always feel natural and happy to be in the each other as much as possible is never enough, both in work and life. "
Shortly after the peak of his career, both directors began writing scripts new project. But Richard Glatzer died two days ago. Talking about his half, Westmoreland director, said: "Richard is a unique person, a man of politics, humor, generous and very smart. He is a true artist. I like to find Treasure in 20 years of marriage. "