John Cook (filmmaker)

John Cook (1935 - 21 September 2001) was an Austrian filmmaker. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Cinema Scope: The Modest Pilgrim by Olaf Moller Cook lived and worked most of his life in Europe and often referred to himself as "Viennese by choice",Foreign Correspondence by Christoph Huber having moved to Austria in the late 1960s after a career in commercial photography in Paris.Foreign Correspondence by Christoph Huber Little-known in his native Canada, Cook is considered, despite his small filmography, an important figure in Austrian cinema.Foreign Correspondence by Christoph HuberEdition Filmmuseum Shop - Langsamer Sommer & Schwitzkasten

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,

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