After disappearing off the map for a decade, director Jamie Thraves is making his return to British cinema. So why the time out?
In the living room of his London home, film-maker Jamie Thraves is attempting to return to its cage a china-blue budgerigar named Sparky, which has taken up residence on the frame of a mirror. Three-year-old Harvey watches nonchalantly from the sofa as his father coaxes Sparky on to a quivering forefinger and moves gingerly across the room. But the bird takes flight when he gets within pecking distance of the cage; this happens three or four times before Thraves gives up and hands bird-rescuing duties to his wife. It is, it has to be said, a pretty unbeatable metaphor for the 42-year-old's directorial career, which has been dogged by false starts, precariousness and disappointment.
Eleven years ago, Thraves was at the forefront of a modest revolution in British cinema,...
In the living room of his London home, film-maker Jamie Thraves is attempting to return to its cage a china-blue budgerigar named Sparky, which has taken up residence on the frame of a mirror. Three-year-old Harvey watches nonchalantly from the sofa as his father coaxes Sparky on to a quivering forefinger and moves gingerly across the room. But the bird takes flight when he gets within pecking distance of the cage; this happens three or four times before Thraves gives up and hands bird-rescuing duties to his wife. It is, it has to be said, a pretty unbeatable metaphor for the 42-year-old's directorial career, which has been dogged by false starts, precariousness and disappointment.
Eleven years ago, Thraves was at the forefront of a modest revolution in British cinema,...
- 6/30/2011
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
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