David Lean 1955, Lean began to make internationally co-produced films financed by the big Hollywood studios; in 1970, however, the critical failure of his film "Ryan's Daughter" led him to take a fourteen-year break from filmmaking, during which he planned a number of film projects which never came to fruition. In 1984 he had a career revival with "A Passage to India", adapted from E. M. Forster's novel; it was an instant hit with critics but proved to be the last film Lean would direct. Lean's affinity for striking visuals and inventive editing techniques has led him to be lauded by directors
Judy Davis in the title role, as charismatic and commanding on stage as she is in film." In 2011, she portrayed the role of fading actress Irina Arkadina in Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" at Sydney's Belvoir St Theatre. Paul Chai of ""Variety"" praised her performance as Irina, writing, "Davis manages to instill Irina with not only a diva’s haughty air and crafty manipulation but also with the right hint of fragility, as evidenced in her concern about being upstaged by the youthful and beautiful Nina." Judy Davis Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress known for her work in