John Madden has established himself as one of the few directors able to make the move from the small screen to the big screen effectively. His feature films examine the complexities of relationships and notably how events impact on them.
In the 1970s, Madden worked mainly in theatre and radio, both in Britain and America. He returned to the UK to make films and in 1984 his first television film "Poppyland" was broadcast. A string of television films followed including "Truth Or Dare" starring Helen Baxendale, which picked up a Scottish BAFTA for Best Single Drama.
Madden's first feature "Ethan Frome" (1993) was not a box office hit. However, there was praise for Bobby Bukowski's striking cinematography, which added to the bleakness of the tale, and Madden was established as a competent storyteller.
"Mrs Brown" (1997), Madden's skilfully directed drama about a plain-speaking Scotsman who gently pulls the inconsolable Queen he serves out of her grief, received much praise and courted two nominations. But it was "Shakespeare in Love" (1998) that provided Madden with his first huge box office hit. Based on Tom Stoppard's clever reworking of a Marc Norman script, this fast-paced film took seven Oscars and three . Madden's set to repeat that success again with the much awaited "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" (2001). His successes on the airwaves, stage, and small screen to critical acclaim on the big screen, confirm his creativity.
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