Jack Bond

Jack Bond (lahir 1937) adalah seorang produser dan sutradara film asal Inggris. Ia terkenal karena karyanya untuk The South Bank Show dan kemitraan kreatifnya dengan penulis, aktor, dan sutradara Inggris Jane Arden (1927–1982) antara tahun 1965 dan 1979. Pada tahun 1965, Bond membuat film dokumenter bersama Salvador Dalí, Dali di New York. Dalí telah berbasis di kota New York, khususnya Hotel St Regis, bersama istrinya Gala sejak tahun 1930-an. Film ini berkisah tentang wawancara berkelanjutan Dali oleh Arden tentang proses kreatifnya. Semua ini terjadi dengan latar belakang kehidupan sosial dan pekerjaan termasuk mengadakan dua pameran karyanya dan sebuah buku, serta berbagai pertunjukan seni pertunjukan termasuk adegan terakhir di mana Dali melukis bersama duo flamenco (penyanyi José Reyes dan gitaris Manitas de Plata). Mengomentari subjek filmnya, Bond mengamati, "Dalí selalu tahu persis apa yang dia inginkan dan dia mendapatkannya. Penjaga pintu harus membayar ongkos taksi Dalí. Dia 'hebat' dalam arti sebenarnya dari kata tersebut. Dia cocok dengan New York seperti sarung tangan, itu dibuat untuknya, dan The St. Regis adalah, dan masih menjadi, hotel terbaik di seluruh kota. Dia bahkan bisa melukis di sana – dia memiliki ruangan khusus sebagai studionya." Bekerja sama dengan Arden, Bond menyutradarai film peraih penghargaan Separation (1967), memproduseri The Other Side of the Underneath (1972) dan ikut menyutradarai Anti-Clock (1979). Ketiga film ini diterbitkan ulang oleh British Film Institute dalam bentuk Blu-ray dan DVD pada 13 Juli 2009. Saat diwawancarai pada tahun 2013, Bond mengenang bagaimana, sebagai akibat dari penolakan industri film Inggris untuk menayangkan Anti-Clock, ia malah membawa film tersebut ke Amerika. Pada pemutaran film di New York, salah satu kritikus berpengaruh, meskipun menolak berbicara dengan Bond sebelum dan sesudah pemutaran, tetap memberikan ulasan bintang lima pada film tersebut. Sebagai hasil langsung dari peninjauan ini, film tersebut menjadi hit di AS dan Bond menerima pendekatan distribusi film tersebut dari distributor Inggris yang sebelumnya menolak film tersebut, tawaran yang ditolak keras oleh Bond. Pada tahun 1988, Bond menyutradarai film berdurasi panjang It Couldn't Happen Here yang menampilkan Pet Shop Boys, serta video musik untuk single mereka "Heart". Bahkan sebelum film tersebut mendapat judul, film tersebut dirancang sebagai kompilasi video musik yang saling terkait yang bersama-sama akan membentuk satu alur cerita yang berkelanjutan, dengan cara yang sebanding dengan Garis, Salib, dan Kurva. Namun, setelah Bond ditunjuk sebagai produser dan rekan penulis serta sutradara, proyek tersebut berkembang menjadi film layar lebar. Sejak kematian Arden, Bond bekerja sebagai sutradara film dokumenter TV, terutama di The South Bank Show selama waktu itu ia meliput topik-topik seperti Roald Dahl dan Catherine Cookson. Dalam konteks ini, It Couldn't Happen Here menandai kembalinya pembuatan film drama untuk Bond.

Jack Bond (born 1937) is a British film producer and director. He is best known for his work for The South Bank Show and his creative partnership with the British writer, actor and director Jane Arden (1927–1982) between 1965 and 1979. In 1965, Bond made a documentary film with Salvador Dalí, Dali in New York. Dalí had been based in New York city, particularly the St Regis Hotel, with his wife Gala since the 1930s. The film revolves around an ongoing interview of Dali by Arden about his creative process. This all takes place against the backdrop of social life and work including putting together two exhibitions of his work and a book, as well as various performance art displays including a final scene where Dali paints alongside a flamenco duo (singer José Reyes and guitarist Manitas de Plata). Commenting on the subject of his film, Bond observed "Dalí always knew exactly what he wanted and he got it. The doormen had to pay Dalí’s taxi fare. He was ‘grand’ in the real meaning of the word. He fitted New York like a glove, it was made for him, and The St. Regis was, and still is, the best hotel in the whole city. He was even able to paint there – he kept a special room as his studio." Working with Arden, Bond directed the award winning Separation (1967), produced The Other Side of the Underneath (1972) and co-directed Anti-Clock (1979). These three films were reissued by the British Film Institute on Blu-ray and DVD on 13 July 2009. Interviewed in 2013, Bond recalled how, as a result of the refusal of the UK film industry to screen Anti-Clock, he instead took the film to America. At a New York screening, one influential critic, although refusing to talk to Bond both before and after the screening, nonetheless gave the film a five star review. As a direct result of this review, the film was a hit in the USA and Bond received approaches for distribution for the film from UK distributors who had previously turned the film down, offers which were vehemently rejected by Bond. In 1988, Bond directed the feature-length film It Couldn't Happen Here featuring Pet Shop Boys, as well as the music video for their single "Heart". Even before the film received a title, it was devised as a compilation of interrelated music videos that together would form one ongoing plot, in a manner comparable to The Line, the Cross and the Curve. However, once Bond was appointed as producer and co-writer as well as director, the project expanded into a full fledged feature film. Since Arden's death, Bond had primarily worked as a director of TV documentaries, primarily on The South Bank Show during which time he covered such topics as Roald Dahl and Catherine Cookson. In this context, It Couldn't Happen Here marked a return to drama film making for Bond.