Joe Wright is an English film director residing in Somerset, England. He is the partner of Haley Bennett, an American actress.
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The couple has been together since 2017. Their daughter was born December 27, 2018. As of 2019, the family reside in the United Kingdom in Bruton, Somerset.
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Joe Wright’s motion pictures include the literary adaptations Pride & Prejudice (2005), Atonement (2007), Anna Karenina (2012), and Cyrano (2021), the action thriller Hanna (2011), Peter Pan origin story Pan (2015), and Darkest Hour (2017), a political drama following Winston Churchill during World War II nominated for Best Picture.
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Joe Wright was the youngest director to have a film open the Venice Film Festival, winning a BAFTA award for best newcomer for Pride & Prejudice.
According to the director’s commentary on Pride & Prejudice, Wright is influenced by the work of British film director David Lean, and he attempts to compose his shots after classical paintings on occasion.
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