Sandra Goldbacher

Sandra Goldbacher
Born Sandra A Goldbacher
Hampstead Garden Suburb
London, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Citizenship British
Education Sussex University
Middlesex University
Occupation Film screenwriter
Film director
Known for The Governess
Me Without You
Religion Jewish
Spouse(s) Peter Salmi
Children 1

Sandra Goldbacher (born in 1960)[1] is a British film director and screenwriter.[2]

Early life

Goldbacher grew up outside London in the Hampstead Garden Suburb,[1][3] the daughter of a Jewish father, a fruit importer, and a Protestant mother, who was a native of the Isle of Skye.[4] Her mother converted to Judaism when Goldbacher was 1 year old. Goldbacher grew up as a reform Jew.[3] She said she encountered some anti-semitism growing up.[5]

Goldbacher graduated Sussex University as a French Literature major. She then did a year-long course studying film and video at Middlesex University.[3]

Career

Goldbacher got her start directing commercials for The Observer, Philips, Evian, Wella, Johnny Walker and Baileys. She also directed documentaries for the BBC series Building Sights and two documentaries on boxing for Channel Four.

Directing

Goldbacher's first feature film, The Governess,[6] starring Minnie Driver,[7][8] which she also wrote, was nominated for a BAFTA award in 1999 for best newcomer.[5]

In 2001, Goldbahcer released her second film, Me Without You,[9] which starred Anna Friel and Michelle Williams.[9] The movie had been in development before The Governess, but funding came earlier for the other film. Me Without You explores the "over-intense" relationship between two teenage girls.[10] The film was loosely based upon a childhood friendship she had when she was younger.[10]

Both films feature Jewish characters and themes.[11][12]

In 2007, Goldbacher directed the television film Ballet Shoes for BBC One. The film starred Emma Watson.

In 2012, Goldbacher directed two episodes of the second season of The Hour, which starred Dominic West.

Personal life

Goldbacher married to writer/producer Peter Salmi in 1999.[13] They have a son.

Filmography

TV and shorts

Film

Works or publications

Academic journals

References

  1. 1 2 "Sandra A Goldbacher - England and Wales, Birth Registration Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sandra Goldbacher". British Council - Film. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "TCM Database: Sandra Goldbacher". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Rosen, Steven (9 August 1998). "Unusual subjects a cohesive whole in "Governess"". Denver Post. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 Blackwelder, Rob (23 July 1998). "'Governess' director aims for a new kind of Victorian drama". SPLICEDwire. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Holden, Stephen (31 July 1998). "Film Review; Capturing Images and Passion in a Turbulent World". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Winters, Laura (2 August 1998). "Film; When the Character Calls, Minnie Driver Listens". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Lane, Harriet (3 August 1997). "Minnie the minx: She used to be an English public school mouse; now she's a Hollywood babe". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 Greenberg, James (23 June 2002). "Growing Up Fast, on Screen and Off". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. 1 2 Goldbacher, Sandra (22 November 2001). "Best of friends: Sandra Goldbacher on the intense teenage bonds that inspired her new film". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Greatest Ever Jewish Films - Governess is Antidote to Current Crop of Jewish TV Shows". Jewish Telegraph. 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Pfefferman, Naomi (4 July 2002). "Within and ‘Without’: An intense friendship between two young women drives Sandra Goldbacher's new film.". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Sandra A Goldbacher - mentioned in the record of Salmi and Sandra A Goldbacher". FamilySearch. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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