John Cook (filmmaker)

John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,^[1] Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as "Viennese by choice",^[2] having moved to Austria in the late 1960s after a career in commercial photography in Paris.^[3] Little-known in his native Canada, Cook is considered, despite his small filmography, an important figure in Austrian cinema.^[4][5]

Cook was the father of Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook.

Filmography

• Artischocke (1982)
• Schwitzkasten (Clinch) (1978)
• Langsamer Sommer (Slow Summer) (1976)
• Ich schaff's einfach nimmer (I Just Can't Go On) (1973)

Further reading

Michael Omasta, Olaf Möller (Ed.), John Cook. Viennese by Choice, Filmemacher von Beruf, FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-901644-17-2

References

1. Cinema Scope: The Modest Pilgrim by Olaf Moller
2. Foreign Correspondence by Christoph Huber
3. Foreign Correspondence by Christoph Huber
4. Foreign Correspondence by Christoph Huber
5. Edition Filmmuseum Shop - Langsamer Sommer & Schwitzkasten

External links

• John Cook at IMDb