Background
Carl Franklin was born on 11 April 1949 in Richmond, California, United States.
Carl Franklin was born on 11 April 1949 in Richmond, California, United States.
An actor and a writer as well as a director, Franklin was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and the American Film Institute, as well as the school of Roger Corman.
One False Move is, quite simply, one of the best American movies of the nineties, in which the trappings of violent crime fall way to reveal a subtle story about family ties, rural feeling, and the varieties of love. There are also not many films that handle black and white characters without feeling intimidated by all the prospects. Put that film beside the period flavor and narrative intricacy of Devil in a Blue Dress and the intense family atmosphere of One True Thing, and you may begin to fathom exactly how hard it is for a black director to be employed as one of the best directors in America. One might slip out of the dilemma by saying that Franklin is “promising,” but he is in his early fifties already. It's not just that he’s a lot better than Spike Lee, it’s more that he makes a Sydney Pollack look pale.