John Cook (filmmaker) explained

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,

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20100708062325/http://www.cinema-scope.com/cs27/feat_moller_cook.html Cinema Scope: The Modest Pilgrim
2. http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/foreign-correspondence-20081124 Foreign Correspondence
3. http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/foreign-correspondence-20081124 Foreign Correspondence
4. http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/foreign-correspondence-20081124 Foreign Correspondence
5. http://www.edition-filmmuseum.com/product_info.php/language/en/info/p79_Langsamer-Sommer---Schwitzkasten.html/XTCsid/bdd0a9c1027d9cea8d01c57ca4a97565 Edition Filmmuseum Shop - Langsamer Sommer & Schwitzkasten