Donald Rosenfeld was the President of

Merchant Ivory Productions Merchant Ivory Productions is a film company founded in 1961 by producer Ismail Merchant (1936–2005) and director James Ivory (b. 1928). Merchant and Ivory were life and business partners from 1961 until Merchant's death in 2005. During their ...

from 1986 through 1998. Rosenfeld was the lead Producer on the major Merchant Ivory films created in what is now considered their Golden Decade. Along with

Ismail Merchant Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman (25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005)) was an Indian film producer, director and screenwriter. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included Direct ...

James Ivory James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with scree ...

and

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (; 7 May 19273 April 2013) was a British author and screenwriter. She is best known for her collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant. In 1951, Jhabvala ma ...

, Rosenfeld worked on the creation of the cinematic masterpieces ''Mr. & Mrs. Bridge'', ''Howards End'' (8 Academy Award nominations), and ''The Remains of the Day'' (9 Academy Award nominations), among others. Rosenfeld was the youngest producer ever to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1992.

Life and work

From 1986 to 1998, Rosenfeld ran

, working for films including ''

Slaves of New York ''Slaves of New York'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama Merchant Ivory Productions film. Directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, it stars Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, ...

'' to '' Surviving Picasso''. Rosenfeld has continued to produce major motion pictures, following his Merchant Ivory years. His films ''Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day'' as well as ''Forty Shades of Blue'' won the top prize at the Sundance Film Festival; and ''The Tree of Life'', directed by Terrence Malick, won the top prize at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, in partnership with Andreas Roald, he founded Sovereign Films, producing together ''Effie Gray'' (written by and starring two-time Oscar winner, Emma Thompson), ''Cradle of Champions'', and Terrence Malick's ''

Voyage of Time ''Voyage of Time'' is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Terrence Malick. The film is said to be an examination of the birth and death of the known universe. Malick had been working on the film for over forty years and it ha ...

''. He is a collector of contemporary art (primarily painting and photography) and resides in New York City.

Filmography

*''Cradle of Champions'' (2018) by Battle Bull *''

'' (2016) by

Terrence Malick Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. His films include '' Days of Heaven'' (1978), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenp ...

*''

Effie Gray Euphemia Chalmers Millais, Lady Millais (''née'' Gray; 7 May 1828 – 23 December 1897) was a Scottish artists' model and the wife of Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais. She had previously been married to the art critic John Ruskin ...

'' (2014) by Richard Laxton *''

Jodorowsky's Dune ''Jodorowsky's Dune'' is a 2013 American-French documentary film directed by Frank Pavich. The film explores cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's unsuccessful attempt to adapt and film Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novel ''Dune'' in ...

'' (2013) by

Frank Pavich Frank Pavich ( ) is a Croatian-American film director and producer. Career Pavich's first film as director was '' N.Y.H.C.'', a feature-length documentary about the New York hardcore music scene. The film was shot in the summer of 1995 and was rele ...

*''

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'' (2011) by

*'' Anton Chekhov's The Duel'' (2010) by Dover Koshashvili *''

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'' (2009) by

Michael Almereyda Michael Almereyda (born April 7, 1960) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early work Almereyda studied art history at Harvard but dropped out after three years to pursue filmmaking. He acquired a Hollywood agent on ...

- ''Producer'' *'' Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film'' (2006 TV documentary) by Ric Burns - ''Executive Producer'' *'' William Eggleston in the Real World'' (2005 documentary) by

- ''Executive Producer''William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)
,

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. Accessed 8 August 2014.William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)
,

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. Accessed 8 August 2014. *''

Forty Shades of Blue ''Forty Shades of Blue'' is a 2005 independent film directed by Ira Sachs. It tells the story of Alan James (Rip Torn), an aging music producer who lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his much younger Russian girlfriend Laura (Dina Korzun). Their lif ...

'' (2005) by

Ira Sachs Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His first film was the short ''Lady'' (1993). Biography Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His films include '' The Delta'' (1997), '' Forty Shades of Blue'' (2005), '' Married Li ...

- ''Producer'' *'' The American Experience'' (TV series documentary) **''New York: Center of the World'' (2003) by

- ''Executive Producer'' *'' Mountain Men and Holy Wars'' (2003 documentary) by

Taran Davies Taran Davies is a film producer and director best known for his documentary film ''Afghan Stories'' (2002), and the IMAX feature documentary ''Journey to Mecca'' (2009). Life and education Davies was born in New York City and raised in London a ...

- ''Executive Producer'' *'' Acrobacias del corazón'' (2000) by María Teresa Constantini - ''Associate Producer'' *'' New York: A Documentary Film'' (1999 TV mini-series documentary) by Ric Burns - ''Producer'' *'' Rembrandt'' (1999) by Charles Matton - ''Associate Producer'' *''

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'' (1996 documentary) by Robert Leacock - ''Executive Producer'' *'' Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day'' (1996) by Chris Munch - ''Executive Producer'' *''

The Proprietor ''The Proprietor'' is a 1996 film. It is a U.S.-French co-production Merchant Ivory film, directed by Ismail Merchant for Jeanne Moreau's request. Cast Starring *Jeanne Moreau as Adrienne Mark *Sean Young as Virginia Kelly *Sam Waterston as Harry ...

'' (1996) by

- ''Producer'' *'' Surviving Picasso'' (1996) by

- ''Executive Producer'' *'' Jefferson in Paris'' (1995) by

- ''Executive Producer'' *''

Feast of July ''Feast of July'' is a 1995 American-British neo noir crime film directed by Christopher Menaul and produced by Merchant Ivory Productions, based on the 1954 novel by H. E. Bates, starring Embeth Davidtz and Ben Chaplin. Plot The movie opens with ...

'' (1995) by Christopher Meneul - ''Associate Producer'' *''

The Remains of the Day ''The Remains of the Day'' is a 1989 novel by the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize-winning British author Kazuo Ishiguro. The protagonist, Stevens, is a butler with a long record of service at Darlington Hall, a stately home near Oxford, ...

'' (1993) by

- ''Associate Producer'' *'' In Custody'' (1993) by

- ''Executive Producer'' *''

Howards End ''Howards End'' is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. ''Howards End'' is considered by many to be Forster's masterpiece. The book was ...

'' (1992) by

- ''Associate Producer'' *'' The Ballad of the Sad Cafe'' (1991) by

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View'' (19 ...

- ''Associate Producer'' *'' Mr. & Mrs. Bridge'' (1990) by

*''

'' (1989) by

*'' The Perfect Murder'' (1988) by

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- ''The Auction - Maître Ertaud''

References

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