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David Fincher
Directing Seven, Fight Club and The Social Network, with exacting visual control and an interest in obsession and power.
Seven · Fight Club
- Born
- 28 August 1962
- Birthplace
- Denver, United States
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David Fincher
David Fincher moved from effects work and music videos into features and streaming television.
Early life
Early fascination
Grew up in California and Oregon and began making films as a child.
Practical start
Worked on school productions and at a local television station.
Career
- 1980s
Effects and commercials
Worked at Industrial Light & Magic before directing advertising and music videos.
- 1992
Feature debut
Directed Alien 3.
- 1995 onward
Thrillers and dramas
Established himself with Seven and expanded into ambitious studio films.
- 2010s
Streaming television
Directed and produced House of Cards and Mindhunter.
Selected work
Seven
Detectives pursue killings organised around the seven deadly sins.
Fight Club
A disaffected office worker enters an escalating underground movement.
The Social Network
A dramatisation of Facebook's founding centres on ambition and broken relationships.
Beyond work
Family screenplay
Mank was written by his late father, journalist Jack Fincher.
Creative partnership
Producer Ceán Chaffin has collaborated on many of his films.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗British Film Institute: film and context ↗Photo: Raph_PH. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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