Died the man who made Gandhi a hero of cinema – Expresso

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Richard Attenborough, one of the men that marked the twentieth century cinema, lived in a London nursing home when he died last Sunday to five days to complete 91 years .

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was actor and filmmaker by vocation because few wielded as the art of making movies. In 1982, won eight Oscars for Gandhi, a touching overproduction, sensitive and profound about the life of Mohandas Gandhi, the man who led India to independence in 1949 With a simultaneously simple and grandiose cinematic language, and the character of Gandhi played by Ben Kingsley, the film was nominated for 11 Oscars. The film was also awarded four Golden Globes and four BAFTA Awards

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Richard began making movies at 12 and was three years older than his brother David [Attenborough] known British anthropologist and presenter of documentaries. He was married to actress Sheila Yes, by whom he had a son and two daughters.

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In 2008, in collaboration with Diana Hawkins, published his autobiography ‘Entirely Up to You, Darling “. The book’s title refers to the great loss of the couple Attenborough: the death of her daughter and granddaughter in the tsunami that struck Thailand on December 26, 2004, and Richard laments the time not spent with them. Nevertheless, autibiografia tells an intense and eventful life.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to him through the social network Twitter, noting who died “one of the great movie” and recalling his “brilliant” performance in the film “The worst of sins” (1947) and the “amazing” place “Gandhi”, 1982 film for which he won two Oscars in Hollywood refers to Lusa agency

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The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, dedicou- him a farewell note on his official site:. “He was someone who was a privilege to know, someone I looked and respected defender of progressive causes, was ahead of his time Fabulously successful, yet humble and without any kind. arrogance (…) “, so defined Blair

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