Biography movies

My Brilliant Career (1979)

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Genres: Biography | Drama | Romance
Countries: Australia
Actors: Davis, Judy | Neill, Sam | Hughes, Wendy | Grubb, Robert | Cullen, Max | Britton, Aileen | Whitford, Peter | Kennedy, Patricia | Hopgood, Alan | Blake, Julia | Franklin, David | Shad, Marion | Wood, Aaron | Davies, Sue | Piper, Gordon
Directors: Armstrong, Gillian
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The heroine, Sybylla (Davis), a headstrong girl growing up in early 20th century Australia, has the opportunity of marriage to a wealthy young man (Harry played by Niel) whom she loves, but rejects it in order to maintain her independence, preferring to take a job as governess/housekeeper to the family of an illiterate neighbor to whom her father owes money.

Waltz with Bashir (2008)

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Genres: Animation | Biography | Drama | War
Countries: Australia | Belgium | Finland | France | Germany | Israel | Switzerland | USA
Actors: Ben-Yishai, Ron | Dayag, Ronny | Harazi, Dror | Lazarov, Yehezkel | Leon, Mickey | Sivan, Ori | Solomon, Zahava
Directors: Folman, Ari
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One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts. The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.

Bright Star (2009)

Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Genres: Biography | Drama | Romance
Countries: Australia | France | UK
Actors: Whishaw, Ben | Cornish, Abbie | Fox, Kerry | Schneider, Paul | Martin, Edie | Sangster, Thomas | Monaco, Gerard | Campbell-Hughes, Antonia | Roukin, Samuel | Hale, Amanda | Raikes, Lucinda | Barnett, Samuel | Aris, Jonathan | Alexander, Olly | Watson, Theresa
Directors: Campion, Jane
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The drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats’ untimely death at age 25.

Sid and Nancy (1986)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: UK
Actors: Oldman, Gary | Webb, Chloe | Hayman, David | Bishop, Debby | Schofield, Andrew | Berkeley, Xander | Benson, Perry | London, Tony | Baron, Sandy | Richardson, Sy | Tudor-Pole, Edward | Yeager, Biff | Love, Courtney | Blitz, Rusty | Spaceley, John
Directors: Cox, Alex
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Based on the true story of Sid Vicious, bass player for the legendary punk rock band “The Sex Pistols”, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. Their the music of the Sex Pistols, their relationship was always volatile.

Prayers for Bobby (2009)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
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Actors: Weaver, Sigourney | Czerny, Henry | Kelley, Ryan | Butler, Dan | Nichols, Austin | Schroeder, Carly | Eagen, Shannon | Bailey, Scott | Miller, Rebecca Louise | Bardha, Ele | Brown, David G.B. | Budziszewski, Dennis | Bufalini, Marty
Directors: Mulcahy, Russell
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In “Prayers for Bobby,” Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learns about his secret. While Bobby’s father and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary believes God can cure him of what she considers his ’sin’ and persuades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Desperate for his mother’s approval, Bobby does what is asked of him, but through it all, the church’s apparent disapproval of homosexuality causes him to grow increasingly withdrawn and depressed. Guilty over the pain he is causing Mary, Bobby moves away, yet hopes that some day his mother will accept him. His subsequent depression and self-loathing intensifies as he blames himself for not being the ‘perfect’ son and is driven to suicide. Faced with their tragedy, Mary begins to question her faith when she receives no answers from her pastor concerning her devastating loss. Through her long and emotional journey, Mary slowly reaches out to the gay community and discovers unexpected support from a very unlikely source. The film is based on the 1995 Leroy Aarons book of the same name.

Waveriders (2008)

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Biography | Documentary | History | Sport
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Murphy, Cillian | Slater, Kelly | Fitzgerald, Richard | Davies, Gabe | Malloy, Chris | Malloy, Keith | Malloy, Dan | Kekai, Rabbit | Naughton, Kevin | Peterson, Craig | McCarthy, John | Britton, Easky | Smith, Fergal | Verge, Arthur | Kampion, Drew
Directors: Conroy, Joel
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WAVERIDERS is the previously untold story of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing phenomenon and today’s pioneers of Irish big wave surfing. The story unfolds via the inspirational and ultimately tragic history of Irish/Hawaiian legendary waterman, George Freeth. Freeth, son of an Irishman, was responsible for the rebirth of this sport of Hawaiian kings in the early twentieth century. With its distinguished cast of world-renowned Irish, British and Irish/American surfers WAVERIDERS then journeys full-circle from Hawaii to California and back to Irish shores following Freeth’s wave of influence. This journey reaches a spectacular climax when the surfers conquer the biggest swell ever to have been ridden in Ireland catching monster waves of over fifty feet.

Skin (2008)

Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | Mystery
Countries: South Africa | UK
Actors: Bloch, Graeme | Bok, Ruaan | Botha, Ben | Brummer, Hannes | Chirisa, Tongai Arnold | Crutchley, Jeremy | Domingos, Jose | Gombault, Jacques | Grant, Kyle | Groenewald, Jakkie | Groenewald, Lourens | Keogh, Danny | Kgoroge, Tony | Lekalakala, Mpho | Lotter, Matthew
Directors: Fabian, Anthony
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Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Big Pun: The Legacy (2008)

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Documentary
Countries: USA
Actors: Armageddon | Billy | Bobbito, Garcia | Bone Thugs n Harmony | Cormega | Cruz, Anthony 'Az' | D., Chuck | Delgado, Markus | Delgato, Felix | DMX | Dogg, Snoop | Drag-On | Enuff, D.J. | Fingaz, Sticky | Freese, Louis
Directors: Yudin, Vlad
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His rhymes caught the attention of millions. His flow is un-matched by any. His story is captivating and triumphant. “Big Pun: The Legacy” chronicles the life of the Grammy Nominated artist “Big Pun” aka Christopher Rios, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx who made history by becoming the first Latino rapper to sell over a million records. Experience his rise to stardom, the extraordinary weight gain, the legendary TS Crew and resounding legacy through a series of interviews with today’s Hip Hop heavyweights and those who knew him best. Includes never-before-seen footage. Discover the true story behind one of the most influential artists of our generation - Big Pun.

Séraphine (2008)

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | War
Countries: Belgium | France
Actors: Moreau, Yolande | Tukur, Ulrich | Bennent, Anne | Mnich, Geneviève | Rogner, Nico | Leroux, Adélaïde | Larivière, Serge | Lebrun, Françoise | Lacloche, Francis | Lobet, Corentin | Breban, Léna
Directors: Provost, Martin
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In 1914, Wilhelm Uhde, a famous German art collector, rents an apartment in the town of Senlis, forty kilometers away from Paris, in order to write and to take a rest from the hectic life he has been living in the capital. The cleaning lady is a rather rough-and-ready forty-year-old woman who is the laughing stock of others. One day, Wilhelm who has been invited by his landlady, notices a small painting lying about in her living room. He is stunned to learn that the artist is no other than Séraphine.

Julie & Julia (2009)

Monday, November 9th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Streep, Meryl | Adams, Amy | Tucci, Stanley | Messina, Chris | Emond, Linda | Carey, Helen | Rajskub, Mary Lynn | Lynch, Jane | Buck, Joan Juliet | Noelle, Crystal | Bartenieff, George | Ferlito, Vanessa | Wilson, Casey | Bach, Jillian | Garman, Andrew
Directors: Ephron, Nora
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Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) are featured in writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme. Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends…until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.