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Almost Peaceful
directed by Michel Deville, 1931-; designed by Madeline Fontaine, fl. 1991-2013; produced by Rosalinde Deville, fl. 2002-2005, Eléfilm, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie, France 3 Cinéma, France Télévision Images 2 and Gimages 6; performed by Simon Abkarian, 1962-, Zabou Breitman, 1959- and Vincent Elbaz, 1871- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2002), 1 hour 30 mins
Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors.
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directed by Michel Deville, 1931-; designed by Madeline Fontaine, fl. 1991-2013; produced by Rosalinde Deville, fl. 2002-2005, Eléfilm, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie, France 3 Cinéma, France Télévision Images 2 and Gimages 6; performed by Simon Abkarian, 1962-, Zabou Breitman, 1959- and Vincent Elbaz, 1871- (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2002), 1 hour 30 mins
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Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Adult
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Performer / Ensemble
Simon Abkarian, 1962-, Zabou Breitman, 1959-, Vincent Elbaz, 1871-
Contributor
André Diot, 1935-, Madeline Fontaine, fl. 1991-2013, Rosalinde Deville, fl. 2002-2005, Eléfilm, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie, France 3 Cinéma, France Télévision Images 2, Gimages 6, Catherine Mantion, fl. 1998-2012, Thomas Desjonqueres, fl. 1995-2012, Pierre Buteau, fl. 2002-2007, Arnaud de Moleron, fl. 1994-2012, Andrea Sedlackova, 1967-, Judith Riviere Kawa, fl. 2000-2013
Author / Creator
Michel Deville, 1931-, Simon Abkarian, 1962-, Zabou Breitman, 1959-, Vincent Elbaz, 1871-, Rosalinde Deville, fl. 2002-2005
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
First Run Features
Topic / Theme
Business affairs, Postwar reconstruction, Relationships, Jewish people, Small business, Film Studies, Albert, Léa, Léon, Israelis, Sierra Leonean
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by First Run Features
Awards Event
Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema, Venice Film Festival
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At Any Price
directed by Ramin Bahrani, 1975-; produced by Ramin Bahrani, 1975-, Pamela Koffler, fl. 1994-2017, Justin Nappi, Teddy Schwarzman, 1979-, Christine Vachon, 1962- and Kevin Turen, 1979-, Black Bear Pictures, Treehouse Pictures, Killer Films, Noruz Films, Big Indie Pictures and Cineric; performed by Dennis Quaid, 1954-, Zac Efron, 1987-, Kim Dickens, 1965-, Heather Graham, 1970- and Clancy Brown, 1959- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2013), 1 hour 44 mins,
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In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious HENRY WHIPPLE (Dennis Quaid) wants his rebellious son DEAN (Zac Efron) to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed...
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directed by Ramin Bahrani, 1975-; produced by Ramin Bahrani, 1975-, Pamela Koffler, fl. 1994-2017, Justin Nappi, Teddy Schwarzman, 1979-, Christine Vachon, 1962- and Kevin Turen, 1979-, Black Bear Pictures, Treehouse Pictures, Killer Films, Noruz Films, Big Indie Pictures and Cineric; performed by Dennis Quaid, 1954-, Zac Efron, 1987-, Kim Dickens, 1965-, Heather Graham, 1970- and Clancy Brown, 1959- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2013), 1 hour 44 mins,
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In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious HENRY WHIPPLE (Dennis Quaid) wants his rebellious son DEAN (Zac Efron) to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family’s entire livelihood.A farming family's business is th...
In the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious HENRY WHIPPLE (Dennis Quaid) wants his rebellious son DEAN (Zac Efron) to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected crisis that threatens the family’s entire livelihood.A farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
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Dennis Quaid, 1954-, Zac Efron, 1987-, Kim Dickens, 1965-, Heather Graham, 1970-, Clancy Brown, 1959-
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Michael Simmonds, fl. 2001-2017, Ramin Bahrani, 1975-, Pamela Koffler, fl. 1994-2017, Justin Nappi, Teddy Schwarzman, 1979-, Christine Vachon, 1962-, Kevin Turen, 1979-, Black Bear Pictures, Treehouse Pictures, Killer Films, Noruz Films, Big Indie Pictures, Cineric, Dickon Hinchliffe, 1967-
Author / Creator
Ramin Bahrani, 1975-, Dennis Quaid, 1954-, Zac Efron, 1987-, Kim Dickens, 1965-, Heather Graham, 1970-, Clancy Brown, 1959-, Hallie Elizabeth Newton, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012, 2013
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Parent-child relations, Family farms, Crisis management, Agriculture, Henry Whipple, Dean Whipple, Irene Whipple, Meredith Crown, Jim Johnson
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Sony Pictures Classics
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival
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Beautiful Things
directed by Giorgio Ferrero, 1980-; produced by Federico Biasin, fl. 2013, Zero Trans Fat Productions and Mybosswas (Czech Republic: Filmotor, 2017), 1 hour 37 mins
Work and alienation: Two things that have taken on a whole new meaning in the 21st century's fundamentally changing and increasingly abstract networks of economics, ecology and (un)natural raw materials. Documentary science fiction from a future we already live in without knowing it.
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directed by Giorgio Ferrero, 1980-; produced by Federico Biasin, fl. 2013, Zero Trans Fat Productions and Mybosswas (Czech Republic: Filmotor, 2017), 1 hour 37 mins
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Work and alienation: Two things that have taken on a whole new meaning in the 21st century's fundamentally changing and increasingly abstract networks of economics, ecology and (un)natural raw materials. Documentary science fiction from a future we already live in without knowing it.
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Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Federico Biasin, fl. 2013, Zero Trans Fat Productions, Mybosswas, Giorgio Ferrero, 1980-, Rodolfo Mongitore, fl. 2015
Author / Creator
Giorgio Ferrero, 1980-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Filmotor
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Filmotor
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival, Taipei Film Festival, Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer, Maremetraggio International Short Film Festival, Fabrique Du Cinéma Awards, Copenhagen International Documentary Festival, Annecy Italian Cinema Festival
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Light Of My Eyes
directed by Giuseppe Piccioni, 1953-; designed by Maria Rita Barbera, fl. 1988-2012; produced by Lionello Cerri, fl. 1994, Albachiara and Rai Cinemafiction; performed by Silvio Orlando, 1957-, Sandra Ceccarelli, 1967- and Luigi Lo Cascio, 1967- (New York, NY: Film Movement, 2001), 1 hour 54 mins
Antonio is a fallen angel, a rootless chauffeur in Rome, who relates only to the lonely heroes in the pulp science fiction novels he grew up with. Only through a chance encounter with Maria, a woman struggling to hold onto her daughter and her business, does he discover a hope that's been lacking in his detached e...
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directed by Giuseppe Piccioni, 1953-; designed by Maria Rita Barbera, fl. 1988-2012; produced by Lionello Cerri, fl. 1994, Albachiara and Rai Cinemafiction; performed by Silvio Orlando, 1957-, Sandra Ceccarelli, 1967- and Luigi Lo Cascio, 1967- (New York, NY: Film Movement, 2001), 1 hour 54 mins
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Antonio is a fallen angel, a rootless chauffeur in Rome, who relates only to the lonely heroes in the pulp science fiction novels he grew up with. Only through a chance encounter with Maria, a woman struggling to hold onto her daughter and her business, does he discover a hope that's been lacking in his detached existence. Antonio is drawn into the suffering of Maria's world, where she draws her inner strength from her fragile solitude. A hauntin...
Antonio is a fallen angel, a rootless chauffeur in Rome, who relates only to the lonely heroes in the pulp science fiction novels he grew up with. Only through a chance encounter with Maria, a woman struggling to hold onto her daughter and her business, does he discover a hope that's been lacking in his detached existence. Antonio is drawn into the suffering of Maria's world, where she draws her inner strength from her fragile solitude. A haunting score, poetic atmosphere and award-winning lyrical performances by the two leads evoke the beauty of a precarious existence. Adult
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Performer / Ensemble
Silvio Orlando, 1957-, Sandra Ceccarelli, 1967-, Luigi Lo Cascio, 1967-
Contributor
Arnaldo Catinari, 1964-, Maria Rita Barbera, fl. 1988-2012, Lionello Cerri, fl. 1994, Albachiara, Rai Cinemafiction, Esmeralda Calabria, fl. 1989-2013, Giancarlo Basili, fl. 1982-2012, Filippo Bussi, fl. 1977-2011, Ludovico Einaudi, 1955-
Author / Creator
Giuseppe Piccioni, 1953-, Silvio Orlando, 1957-, Sandra Ceccarelli, 1967-, Luigi Lo Cascio, 1967-, Umberto Contarello, 1958-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Film Movement
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Business, Daughters, Loneliness, Film Studies, Antonio, Maria, Saverio Donati
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Film Movement.
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Awards, Golden Globe Awards, European Film Awards, David di Donatello Awards
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Portrait of Jennie (1948): Shooting script
directed by William Dieterle, 1893-1972; produced by David O. Selznick, 1902-1965, Vanguard Film Productions; performed by Jennifer Jones, 1919-2009, Ethel Barrymore, 1879-1959, Cecil Kellaway, 1893-1973, Joseph Cotten, 1905-1994 and Lillian Gish, 1893-1993 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2004), 169 page(s)
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directed by William Dieterle, 1893-1972; produced by David O. Selznick, 1902-1965, Vanguard Film Productions; performed by Jennifer Jones, 1919-2009, Ethel Barrymore, 1879-1959, Cecil Kellaway, 1893-1973, Joseph Cotten, 1905-1994 and Lillian Gish, 1893-1993 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2004), 169 page(s)
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Script
Performer / Ensemble
Jennifer Jones, 1919-2009, Ethel Barrymore, 1879-1959, Cecil Kellaway, 1893-1973, Joseph Cotten, 1905-1994, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993
Contributor
David O. Selznick, 1902-1965, Vanguard Film Productions
Author / Creator
William Dieterle, 1893-1972, Jennifer Jones, 1919-2009, Ethel Barrymore, 1879-1959, Cecil Kellaway, 1893-1973, Joseph Cotten, 1905-1994, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993, David O. Selznick, 1902-1965, Ben Hecht, 1894-1964, Leonardo Bercovici, 1908-1995, Paul Osborn, 1901-1988, Peter Berneis, 1910-1985
Date Published / Released
1948, 2004
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Painters, Jennie Appleton, Eben Adams, Miss Spinney, Mother Mary of Mercy
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1948, Selznick International Pictures., Text Courtesy of the David O. Selznick Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival
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Secret Ballot
directed by Babak Payami, 1966-; produced by Marco Mueller, 1953- and Babak Payami, 1966-, Payan Films, Fabrica and Sharm Shir Productions; performed by Nassim Abdi, fl. 2001 and Cyrus Abidi, fl. 2001 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2001), 1 hour 45 mins,
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An unsuspecting soldier awakens to discover that he can forget about another uneventful day at his lonely seaside post. It’s Election Day! A ballot box is parachuted down as a young woman pulls up to the shore of the remote island. To the soldier’s surprise, she’s actually the government bureaucrat in charge...
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directed by Babak Payami, 1966-; produced by Marco Mueller, 1953- and Babak Payami, 1966-, Payan Films, Fabrica and Sharm Shir Productions; performed by Nassim Abdi, fl. 2001 and Cyrus Abidi, fl. 2001 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2001), 1 hour 45 mins,
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An unsuspecting soldier awakens to discover that he can forget about another uneventful day at his lonely seaside post. It’s Election Day! A ballot box is parachuted down as a young woman pulls up to the shore of the remote island. To the soldier’s surprise, she’s actually the government bureaucrat in charge of local voting. The couple gets off to a rocky start since the soldier expects election agents to be men. Whether he wants to or not,...
An unsuspecting soldier awakens to discover that he can forget about another uneventful day at his lonely seaside post. It’s Election Day! A ballot box is parachuted down as a young woman pulls up to the shore of the remote island. To the soldier’s surprise, she’s actually the government bureaucrat in charge of local voting. The couple gets off to a rocky start since the soldier expects election agents to be men. Whether he wants to or not, the soldier is thrown into an elections adventure that just may put him out of a job. Orders from above force him to accompany the female agent in an army jeep across the island’s dusty desert. The agent literally leaves no stone unturned in her search for ballots. Many a surprise lies along their route, as they find themselves in one absurd situation after another. So much can happen in a single day, especially when opposites attract. Views can change, hearts can melt. By sunset, a woman’s idealistic notions can come back down to earth.
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Nassim Abdi, fl. 2001, Cyrus Abidi, fl. 2001
Contributor
Marco Mueller, 1953-, Babak Payami, 1966-, Payan Films, Fabrica, Sharm Shir Productions, Michael Galasso, 1949-2009
Author / Creator
Babak Payami, 1966-, Nassim Abdi, fl. 2001, Cyrus Abidi, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Elections, Voting, Women's rights, Girl, Soldier
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Sony Pictures Classics
Awards Event
Newport International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, São Paulo International Film Festival, Valladolid International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival
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Sleuth
directed by Kenneth Branagh, 1960-; produced by Kenneth Branagh, 1960-, Simon Halfon, fl. 2007, Jude Law, 1972-, Simon Moseley, fl. 1984, Marion Pilowsky, fl. 1998 and Tom Sternberg, fl. 1968, Sony Pictures Classics and Castle Rock Entertainment; performed by Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Jude Law, 1972-, Harold Pinter, 1930-2008 and Carmel O'Sullivan, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 1 hour 29 mins,
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Directed by critically-acclaimed director Kenneth Branagh, Jude Law and two-time Oscar-winner Michael Caine (1986, Best Supporting Actor, Hannah and Her Sisters; 1999, Best Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules) joins forces in this sharp-witted, modern adaptation of the 1972 classic, Sleuth. Locked in a high-te...
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directed by Kenneth Branagh, 1960-; produced by Kenneth Branagh, 1960-, Simon Halfon, fl. 2007, Jude Law, 1972-, Simon Moseley, fl. 1984, Marion Pilowsky, fl. 1998 and Tom Sternberg, fl. 1968, Sony Pictures Classics and Castle Rock Entertainment; performed by Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Jude Law, 1972-, Harold Pinter, 1930-2008 and Carmel O'Sullivan, fl. 2007 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 1 hour 29 mins,
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Directed by critically-acclaimed director Kenneth Branagh, Jude Law and two-time Oscar-winner Michael Caine (1986, Best Supporting Actor, Hannah and Her Sisters; 1999, Best Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules) joins forces in this sharp-witted, modern adaptation of the 1972 classic, Sleuth. Locked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke (Caine) and Milo Tindle (Law) come together as English gentlemen to discu...
Directed by critically-acclaimed director Kenneth Branagh, Jude Law and two-time Oscar-winner Michael Caine (1986, Best Supporting Actor, Hannah and Her Sisters; 1999, Best Supporting Actor, The Cider House Rules) joins forces in this sharp-witted, modern adaptation of the 1972 classic, Sleuth. Locked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke (Caine) and Milo Tindle (Law) come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife: the woman both are sleeping with. But as wit becomes wicked and clever becomes cutthroat, Wyke and Tindle's game of one-upmanship spirals out of control in an escalating chess match that can only have one outcome: murder.
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Performer / Ensemble
Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Jude Law, 1972-, Harold Pinter, 1930-2008, Carmel O'Sullivan, fl. 2007
Contributor
Kenneth Branagh, 1960-, Simon Halfon, fl. 2007, Jude Law, 1972-, Simon Moseley, fl. 1984, Marion Pilowsky, fl. 1998, Tom Sternberg, fl. 1968, Sony Pictures Classics, Castle Rock Entertainment, Patrick Doyle, 1953-
Author / Creator
Kenneth Branagh, 1960-, Sir Michael Caine, 1933-, Jude Law, 1972-, Harold Pinter, 1930-2008, Carmel O'Sullivan, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Wives, Infidelity, Murder, Andrew Wyke, Milo Tindle, Man on TV, Maggie
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Sony Pictures Classics
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival, International Film Music Critics Awards, Evening Standard British Film Awards, Camerimage, Saturn Awards
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950): Shooting script
directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr., 1893-1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; performed by Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002 and John Maxwell, 1918-1982 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2003), 148 page(s)
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directed by John Huston, 1906-1987; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr., 1893-1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; performed by Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002 and John Maxwell, 1918-1982 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2003), 148 page(s)
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Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002, John Maxwell, 1918-1982
Contributor
Arthur Hornblow, Jr., 1893-1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Author / Creator
John Huston, 1906-1987, Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002, John Maxwell...
John Huston, 1906-1987, Sterling Hayden, 1916-1986, Louis Calhern, 1895-1956, Jean Hagen, 1923-1977, James Whitmore, 1921-2009, Sam Jaffe, 1891-1984, John McIntire, 1907-1991, Marc Lawrence, 1910-2005, Barry Kelley, 1908-1991, Anthony Caruso, 1916-2003, Teresa Celli, 1924-, Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, William Wee Willie Davis, 1906-1981, Dorothy Tree, 1906-1992, Brad Dexter, 1917-2002, John Maxwell, 1918-1982, Ben Maddow, 1909-1992
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Date Published / Released
1950, 2003
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
Criminals, Dix Handley, Alonzo D. Emmerich, Doll
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1950, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival
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Come Back, Africa
directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; performed by Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959 and Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1959), 1 hour 26 mins
Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people...
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directed by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; produced by Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000; performed by Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959 and Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008 (Harrington Park, NJ: Milestone Films, 1959), 1 hour 26 mins
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Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people try to avoid seeing," Rogosin traveled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice...
Lionel Rogosin’s 1959 powerful classic Come Back, Africa is one of the bravest and best of all political films. After witnessing firsthand the terrors of fascism as a soldier in World War II, Lionel Rogosin vowed to fight against it wherever and whenever he saw it reemerging. In an effort to expose "what people try to avoid seeing," Rogosin traveled to South Africa and secretly filmed Come Back, Africa, which revealed the cruelty and injustice suffered by black and colored peoples under apartheid. Before beginning the production of Come Back, Africa, Rogosin spent several months touring Africa, becoming accustomed to the way of life in South Africa and acquiring a sense of the apartheid government’s sensitivity to anti-government “conspiracies” — such as the very film he wished to create. Much of Come Back, Africa was filmed in Sophiatown, a ghetto reserved for blacks and a vibrant center of music, art, literature and politics that has since become legendary. Residents included Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Father Trevor Huddleston, Hugh Masekela and three of the film’s main contributors – author/journalists Bloke Modisane and Can Themba and the already celebrated singer, Miriam Makeba. But even as they filmed, Sophiatown was already in the process of being demolished and its residents forcibly removed. Shortly after production ended, Sophiatown was emptied, razed and rebuilt as a whites-only suburb called Triumf. (Makeba, later known world-wide as "Mamma Africa," helped popularize "Meadowlands," a song against the forced removals, and in 1959 recorded "Sophiatown is Gone.") In making Come Back, Africa, Rogosin’s goal was to reveal the harsh injustice of apartheid. In order to make a film that honestly and accurately portrayed the life of people in Sophiatown (as he did with his first film, On the Bowery), the filmmaker spent almost a year meeting with activists and writers, both black and white. Rogosin cast the film before writing the screenplay, basing the story on the experiences of the cast and crew. The final script was little more than a sketch of plot points; the actors created their own dialogue in order to create an authentic representation of their lives.
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Film
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Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959, Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008
Contributor
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000
Author / Creator
Lionel Rogosin, 1924-2000, Zacharia Mgabi, fl. 1959-1959, Vinah Bendile, fl. 1959-1959, Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008, Lewis Nkosi, 1937-2010, Bloke Modisane, 1923-1986
Date Published / Released
1959
Publisher
Milestone Films
Topic / Theme
Race discrimination, Race relations, City life, Apartheid, South Africa, 1948-1994, Himself 1, Herself 1, Herself 2
Copyright Message
©1959 Lionel Rogosin Films
Awards Event
Venice Film Festival
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A Dangerous Method
written by Christopher Hampton, 1946-; directed by David Cronenberg, 1943-; produced by Jeremy Thomas, 1949-, Recorded Picture Company, Lago Film, Prospero Pictures and Telefilm Canada; performed by Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958- and Michael Fassbender, 1977- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2011), 1 hour 39 mins,
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From acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) comes a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery, featuring two of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender, Shame) has just begun his psychiatric career, having been inspired by the great Sigmund Freud (Viggo Morte...
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written by Christopher Hampton, 1946-; directed by David Cronenberg, 1943-; produced by Jeremy Thomas, 1949-, Recorded Picture Company, Lago Film, Prospero Pictures and Telefilm Canada; performed by Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958- and Michael Fassbender, 1977- (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2011), 1 hour 39 mins,
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From acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) comes a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery, featuring two of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender, Shame) has just begun his psychiatric career, having been inspired by the great Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings trilogy). When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Keira Knightley, Atonement) goes under Jung’s care, Jung...
From acclaimed director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence) comes a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery, featuring two of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender, Shame) has just begun his psychiatric career, having been inspired by the great Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings trilogy). When a mysterious and beautiful woman (Keira Knightley, Atonement) goes under Jung’s care, Jung finds himself crossing the line of the doctor/patient relationship, causing great conflict with his mentor and making Jung question his own morality in the process.
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Performer / Ensemble
Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958-, Michael Fassbender, 1977-
Contributor
Peter Suschitzky, 1941-, Jeremy Thomas, 1949-, Recorded Picture Company, Lago Film, Prospero Pictures, Telefilm Canada, Howard Shore, 1946-
Author / Creator
David Cronenberg, 1943-, Keira Knightley, 1985-, Viggo Mortensen, 1958-, Michael Fassbender, 1977-, Christopher Hampton, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Psychotherapy, Romantic relationships, Intellectuals, Friendships, Interpersonal conflict, Sabina Spielrein, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Sony Pictures Classics
Awards Event
Golden Globe Awards, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Saturn Awards, EDA Awards, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Directors Guild of Canada Awards, Genie Awards, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Sant Jordi Awards, Satellite Awards, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards,...
Golden Globe Awards, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Saturn Awards, EDA Awards, Central Ohio Film Critics Association, Directors Guild of Canada Awards, Genie Awards, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Sant Jordi Awards, Satellite Awards, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, Venice Film Festival, Village Voice Film Poll, World Soundtrack Awards
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