Filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor
Soderbergh works as a filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor. His career spans numerous genres and includes formally inventive independent and studio films.
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Steven Soderbergh
A pioneer of modern independent cinema known for bringing an arthouse approach to studio films, particularly crime stories, psychological dramas, and heist films.
Steven Soderbergh is an American filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor whose work spans independent cinema and major studio productions. His films often explore shifting identities, morality, sexuality, vengeance, and the human condition. In the Como area, he used Villa Erba as a filming location for Ocean's Twelve.
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A breakthrough at Cannes
His independent drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape won the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and became a worldwide commercial success.
From limited commercial success to an Oscar
After his breakthrough, Soderbergh's next five films had limited commercial success, although King of the Hill received critical praise. He later directed the more mainstream films Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, and Traffic, winning the Academy Award for Best Director for Traffic.
Villa Erba on screen
Soderbergh used Villa Erba as François Toulour's lakeside mansion in Ocean's Twelve.
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