Bartholomew Freundlich (born 1970) is an American film director, television director, screenwriter, and film producer.

Early life

Freundlich was born and raised in

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, the son of Debbie, a marketing consultant, and Larry Freundlich, a writer and publisher. Freundlich is

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on his father's side. He graduated with a double major in Cinema Studies and Film and Television Production from

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. His brother, Oliver Freundlich, is an architect.

Career

Before his first full-length film, ''

The Myth of Fingerprints ''The Myth of Fingerprints'' is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Bart Freundlich. It stars Blythe Danner, Roy Scheider, Noah Wyle, and Julianne Moore. The story follows the gathering of a dysfunctional family during Thanksgivi ...

'' (which would receive awards at the

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) in 1994, Freundlich had written and directed a short film titled ''A Dog Race in Alaska'' and a documentary titled ''Hired Hands''.

Personal life

Freundlich met actress

Julianne Moore Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress and children's author. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent ...

in 1996, when they met on the set of ''

'' (1997) and started dating her. When casting Moore's character, Mia, Freundlich explains that he "was looking for someone who had a lot of complication, a lot of sadness under the surface, and portrayed very, very little of it in her face." During filming, Freundlich recalls seeing Moore standing outside, exposed to the elements without a coat: "I came up to her and stood with my back to the wind. I didn't want her to be cold, and I also didn't want to put my arm around her, or smother her, because I didn't know her that well...Even though I couldn't have articulated it then, I understood that I could keep her warm up to a point. But then the rest was going to be for her to do. We connected in that moment on an unspoken level, where she knew I saw that flame in her, and understood it, and was willing not to suffocate it but to protect it." Moore and Freundlich married on August 23, 2003. The couple have a son and a daughter. Moore has appeared in all of Freundlich's feature films with the exception of ''

Catch That Kid ''Catch That Kid'' is a 2004 family action comedy film directed by Bart Freundlich, written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, and starring Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, John Carroll Lynch, and James ...

'' (2004), '' The Rebound'' (2009), and ''

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'' (2016).

Filmography

Short films * ''A Dog Race in Alaska'' (1993) * ''Hired Hands'' (1994) Feature films * ''

'' (1997) * '' World Traveler'' (2001) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

Trust the Man ''Trust the Man'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bart Freundlich. The film is set in New York and centers around two couples as they deal with relationship issues such as intimacy and commitment. Plot The ...

'' (2005) * '' The Rebound'' (2009) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

After the Wedding After the Wedding may refer to: * After the Wedding (1962 film), ''After the Wedding'' (1962 film), a Soviet film directed by Mikhail Yershov * After the Wedding (2006 film), ''After the Wedding'' (2006 film), a Danish film directed by Susanne Bier ...

'' (2019) * '' With/In: Volume 1'' (2021) Television * ''

Californication Californication may refer to: *Californication (word), an expression that refers to the influx of Californians into various western states in the U.S. *Californication (album), ''Californication'' (album), a 1999 album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ...

'' (2007–2012, 8 episodes) * ''

Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. Broadcast on ITV between 1991 and 2006, it stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater Lo ...

'' (2012, 1 episode) * ''

Mozart in the Jungle ''Mozart in the Jungle'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video. It received a production order in March 20 ...

'' (2014, 2 episodes) * ''

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'' (2014, 1 episode) * '' Little Voice'' (2020, 1 episode)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freundlich, Bart 1970 births 21st-century American writers Film producers from New York City Jewish American screenwriters American male screenwriters American television directors Film directors from New York City Living people People from Greenwich Village Tisch School of the Arts alumni Television producers from New York City Writers from Manhattan Screenwriters from New York (state)