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Sarah Kernochan

Born December 30, 1947 · New York City, New York, USA (age 78)

Sarah Marshall Kernochan (born December 30, 1947) is an American documentarian, film director, screenwriter and producer. She is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including two Academy Awards (Documentary Feature for Marjoe in 1973 and Documentary Short Subject for Thoth in 2002.) Description above from the Wikipedia article Sarah Kernochan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contri…

Known For

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks · 1986

MovieDramaRomance

An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath · 2000

What Lies Beneath

MovieDramaHorror

Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.

Sommersby

Sommersby · 1993

MovieDramaThriller

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.

Strike!

Strike! · 1998

MovieComedyDrama

In 1963 New England, a group of friends at an all-girls academy learn that they're going to be combined with a nearby all-boys institution. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.

Impromptu

Impromptu · 1991

MovieDramaComedy

In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.

Learning to Drive

Learning to Drive · 2014

Learning to Drive

MovieDramaComedy

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

Dancers

Dancers · 1987

MovieComedyDrama

A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

Thoth

MovieDocumentary

Documentary of S.K. Thoth, a multi-ethnic street performer whose music marries cultures and blurs gender lines.

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Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks · 1986

MovieDramaRomance

An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.

Screenplay

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath · 2000

What Lies Beneath

MovieDramaHorror

Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.

Story

Sommersby

Sommersby · 1993

MovieDramaThriller

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.

Screenplay

Strike!

Strike! · 1998

MovieComedyDrama

In 1963 New England, a group of friends at an all-girls academy learn that they're going to be combined with a nearby all-boys institution. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.

Director

Impromptu

Impromptu · 1991

MovieDramaComedy

In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.

Writer

Learning to Drive

Learning to Drive · 2014

Learning to Drive

MovieDramaComedy

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

Screenplay

Dancers

Dancers · 1987

MovieComedyDrama

A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

Writer

Thoth

MovieDocumentary

Documentary of S.K. Thoth, a multi-ethnic street performer whose music marries cultures and blurs gender lines.

Director

Marjoe

MovieDocumentary

Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

Director