Mark Peploe
About
Biography
Biography
Collaborative scenarist who has worked with Jacques Demy, Rene Clement, Michelangelo Antonioni and brother-in-law Bernardo Bertolucci. Peploe wrote his sister Clare's romantic comedy "High Season" (1987) and made his feature directing debut with "Afraid of the Dark," a psychological thriller about a boy with failing eyesight which he also wrote.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Writer (Short)
Life Events
1972
Early screenplay credit on Jacques Demy's British feature, "The Pied Piper"
1975
Wrote screenplay for Michelangelo Antonioni's "The Passenger"
1987
Co-wrote screenplay with Bernardo Bertolucci for "The Last Emperor"
1987
Wrote screenplay for feature directorial debut of sister Clare Peploe, "High Season"
1990
Co-wrote script with Bertolucci for "The Sheltering Sky"
1992
Feature film directing debut, "Afraid of the Dark" (also writer)
1995
Helmed "Victory", adapted from the James Conrad work