Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore biographical films about the lives of notable people.
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The film is based on the true story of Rupert Kathner and his professional and personal partner Alma Brooks, two "not very successful but very passionate filmmakers," who struggled to make feature films and newsreels in Australia, between …
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biographical film, documentary film
A Woman Like Me is a documentary about co-director Alex Sichel's navigation through having terminal breast cancer and how it has inspired her to try and embrace death as mentioned in Buddhist philosophy. The film is composed of home videos…
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Biographical documentary, biographical film, documentary film
biographical film, documentary film, historical film, sport film
The Will to Fly is the story of Olympic Champion Lydia Lassila who, as a young mum competed in one of the world's most dangerous sports, and dares to reach for a dream. The film shows Lydia’s journey: from her first love, gymnastics, to he…
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documentary film
Brian Walker is taken from his close-knit Indiana family, living in a small town. In contrast, Stretch Graham has practically no family support, and looks to his Brooklyn team and his warm-hearted coach for support. Both are actively being…
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The film is a very affectionate look at the life of Peg Woffington, and her relationship with David Garrick. It is a lavish costume drama and recreates a Hogarth-type atmosphere of contemporary London in the mid 18th century. It is laced w…
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biographical film, documentary film, horror film
Nails' documentary, Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero will go over Romero's body of film work as it stands to date. The film will also examine a number of aspects of George's work, working method, and association with the in…
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The film covers the period from just before Curtin becoming prime minister in October 1941 until the return of the 6th and 7th Divisions to Australia (Operation Stepsister) at the start of the Pacific war in March 1942. The film concludes …
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biographical film, drama film, historical film
The film is set in the midst of the Cold War; Amidst the political tension between the United States and Soviet Union (USSR), West Germany agrees to sell advanced components and extra-large oil/gas pipes to the USSR in exchange for oil and…
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documentary film
In the film, journalist crews are first seen trying to avoid being penned up in Kuwait City as the war is about to break. Other journalists repeatedly try to get through military zones to capture what is happening. Once these journalists m…
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Biographical picture, Musical
biographical film
Focusing on Cazuza's personal life, the film chronicles his early career, his subsequent success, his drug use and his promiscuous lifestyle. It starts out in the early 1980s in Rio de Janeiro, showing his usual day-to-day life until he jo…
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biographical film, drama film
biographical film, silent film
Documentation, Event Documentary, Making-Of Documentary
As well as charting the latest incarnation of the Alternative Miss World, the film studies the history of the show itself, which first took place in 1972 and has had a number of high-profile celebrities both entering and judging it.
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biographical film, drama film
In 1979, Scruggs is working for the U.S. Department of Labor. He becomes obsessed with the dream of erecting a monument to the people who died in Vietnam.
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biographical film, drama film
documentary film
thumb|left|Franken on book tour, promoting his 2005 release, The Truth (With Jokes).In Al Franken: God Spoke, the makers of The War Room capture the emergence of Al Franken as a political commentator. The film is shot over the course of tw…
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biographical film, documentary film, drama film
biographical film
biographical film, documentary film
The documentary focuses on the life of influential architect, environmentalist and philosopher Paolo Soleri. An Italian native, Soleri was born in 1919 and traveled to the United States in the 40s to meet and mentor with Frank Lloyd Wright…
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Biographical picture
Gracie! is a biographical drama, made for TV movie, directed by Brian Percival, starring Jane Horrocks and Tom Hollander. The story is about the relationship between singer and comedienne, Gracie Fields, and Italian born Hollywood director…
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biographical film, drama film
biographical film, documentary film, historical film
Sembene! tells the story of the self-taught novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, provided by Gadjigo, who wrote Sembene's biography. Sembène transitioned from a laborer into a powerful spokesman for Africa.
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