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Director

Jack Garfein

Directing
1957 — 1961 · 2 films
Lived
2 July 1930 — d. 2019
From
Mukachevo, Zakarpatskaya oblast, USSR [now Ukraine]

Jakob Garfein[1] (July 2, 1930 – December 30, 2019) was an American film and theatre director, acting teacher, and a key figure of the Actors Studio.

Career Signature

How Jack Garfein’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

anxious dread
heavy emotional
claustrophobic tension
emotionally devastating
slow unraveling

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

MMManuel Martín Cuenca4 filmsPNPaul Nicholas3 filmsMaryse SistachMaryse Sistach2 filmsChristian TafdrupChristian Tafdrup2 filmsTim Blake NelsonTim Blake Nelson4 filmsDDDaniel di Grado2 filmsCraig William MacneillCraig William Macneill2 filmsStanley M. BrooksStanley M. Brooks2 films

Filmography

Something Wild

1961

The Strange One

1957