Ben Lewin | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 76–77) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Director |
Ben Lewin (born 1946) is an Australian director.
Ben Lewin | |
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| With Judi Levine at Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | 1946 (age 76–77) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Director |
Ben Lewin (born 1946) is an Australian director.
Ben Lewin was born in Poland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Melbourne, Australia. [1] At the age of six, he contracted polio which has caused him to use crutches for the rest of his life. [2] Lewin attended the University of Melbourne where he studied law. In 1971, he left his job as a barrister [3] in Australia after being given a scholarship to study film at National Film and Television School in England. [1] After school, Lewin remained in England where he worked in television.[ citation needed ]
Lewin has since made feature films in Australia, England, France, and America. Some of his notable films are The Dunera Boys (1985), Georgia (1988), The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991), and The Sessions (2012), for which he also wrote the screenplay, based on an essay by Mark O'Brien.[ citation needed ]
He also directed the films Please Stand By (2017), The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) and Falling for Figaro (2021). [4]
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