Jonathan Kaplan
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Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947, in Paris, France) is an American filmmaker.
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Career
His film The Accused (1988), which gave actress Jodie Foster her first Oscar for Best Actress, also contained a controversial rape scene which Kaplan used to reinforce the social and political message of the script.
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Filmography
- Truck Turner (1974), starring Isaac Hayes and Yaphet Kotto
- White Line Fever (1975), starring Jan-Michael Vincent
- Over the Edge (1979), starring Pamela Ludwig, Matt Dillon, and Vincent Spano
- The Accused (1988) starring Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, and Leo Rossi
- Immediate Family (1989) starring James Woods, Glenn Close, Mary Stuart Masterson and Kevin Dillon
- Unlawful Entry (1992) starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, and Madeleine Stowe
- Love Field (1992) starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, and Stephanie McFadden, with popular appearance by Rhoda Griffis
- Bad Girls (1994) starring Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, and Drew Barrymore
- Brokedown Palace (1999) starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsdale, and Bill Pullman.
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Trivia
- Kaplan directed Rod Stewart's music video for "Infatuation" in 1984.
- Kaplan is the son of the late actress Frances Heflin and the late composer Sol Kaplan
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See also
- Aestheticization of violence, an article which includes a discussion of Kaplan's use of a violent rape scene in The Accused.
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