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Consummate entertainer Bobby Darin (1936-1973) is making a movie about his life. He's volatile, driven by the love of performing, ambition, perfectionism, and belief that he's living on borrowed time. He begins in the Bronx: a fatherless lad learning music and dance from his mom. His career starts s …lowly, then "Splish Splash" puts him at the top of the charts and on "Bandstand." He wants to be an entertainer, not a pop star, so he aims for the Copacabana; then it's on to the movies, where he meets and marries Sandra Dee. After, it's balancing career, health, marriage and family life, balances he doesn't always keep. Throughout, conversations with his boyhood self give him perspective. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhoodillnessdeath of mothermemoryfilmmakinggangsterfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingpregnancypoliticsmarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | italynightclubbusbathtubbeachnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | self portraitmother in law son in law relationshipself destructivenessgrandmother grandson relationshipcomediansingle motheractressactormusiciandancerbrother sister relationshipboysingerafrican americanmother daughter relationship …husband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship (See All) |
| Period: | 1950s1960s |
| Story: | coconut grove nightclub hollywoodtitle based on songlounge singermarriage engagementdysfunctional marriagereference to tony curtisoscars ceremonyreference to gregory peckmusic conductorcabinet makerreference to warren beattyreference to john hustonstage motherrobert f kennedytalent manager …blood poisoningreference to al jolsonbastard sonreference to sammy davis jr.reference to rock hudsoncoronethair piecestage namereference to audrey hepburnsit inreference to bob hopeteen idoldestruction of propertyreference to humphrey bogartperfectionistrecording sessioncharismabrother in law brother in law relationshipmagazine coverillegitimacyreference to frank sinatraconcert touroxygen maskdying youngbeverly hills californiakennedy familytoupeeheart diseasepublic relationsillegitimate sonjohn f kennedymotor scooterpacific oceanfilm starreference to john waynecourtshipspaghettifevervalethot dogtrailer homegolf clubreference to elvis presleyfamily secretgeniusrecording studiocareermovie setrowboatbackstagepillsorchestravietnam warcomposerwristwatchdemonstrationvandalismrace relationswhat happened to epiloguerevelationpickup truckblack americanchesslas vegas nevadarock 'n' rollelectionfilm within a filmdirected by starpianistconvertiblewritten and directed by cast memberpop musicsuitcasefantasy sequenceflash forwardbirthday partycoffinpainternonlinear timelinenew yorkbandsubjective camerahallucinationpianopaintingsworddrinkwatching tvblondesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhooddeath of mothermemoryfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubbusbeachhospital |
| Characters: | single mothermusiciandancerboysingerafrican americanhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s1960s |
| Story: | reference to frank sinatrageniusrecording studioorchestrarace relationschesspianistsuitcasebirthday partybandhallucinationpianodrinksongsinging …dancingcigarette smokingkissflashback (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
| Themes: | filmmakingdrinkingpregnancymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubbusnew york city |
| Characters: | comediansingle motheractressmusiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | recording studiobackstagevietnam warcomposerrace relationsblack americanlas vegas nevadafilm within a filmpianistcoffinbandpianodrinkwatching tvsong …singingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingpoliticsmarriagelove |
| Locations: | busbathtubnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | actormusiciandancerboysingerafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 1950s1960s |
| Story: | title based on songconcert tourpillsvietnam wardemonstrationrock 'n' rollfilm within a filmpianistcoffinpainternonlinear timelinebandsubjective camerapianopainting …drinkwatching tvsongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhooddeath of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkinglovedeath |
| Locations: | bus |
| Characters: | musiciandancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s1960s |
| Story: | title based on songillegitimacyreference to elvis presleyrecording studiobackstagewhat happened to epiloguerock 'n' rollflash forwardbirthday partybandpianodrinksongsingingdancing …cigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's s …oon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhoodmemoryfuneraldrunkennessdeathlove |
| Locations: | nightclubbeachnew york city |
| Characters: | musiciansingermother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 1950s1960s |
| Story: | title based on songconcert tourrecording studioorchestracomposerpianistfantasy sequencenonlinear timelinepianosongsingingflashbackkiss |
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In … the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | beach |
| Characters: | musicianboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | title based on songrecording sessionreference to frank sinatrareference to elvis presleygeniusrecording studiobackstagepillscomposerwhat happened to epiloguerock 'n' rollpianistconvertiblepop musicflash forward …nonlinear timelinepianodrinksongsingingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
| Themes: | memoryfilmmakingdrinking |
| Locations: | italynightclubbeach |
| Characters: | actressactordancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | movie setpillsfilm within a filmpianistconvertiblefantasy sequencenonlinear timelinebandpianodrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smoking …kissflashback (See All) |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingpregnancylove |
| Locations: | new york cityhospital |
| Characters: | musiciandancerboysingerafrican americanfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | music conductorgeniusorchestracomposerblack americanrock 'n' rollpianistbandpianodrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancingkiss …flashback (See All) |
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain …in each other threaten to rip them apart. (Read More)
| Themes: | memoryfilmmakinglove |
| Locations: | nightclub |
| Characters: | actressmusiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | reference to humphrey bogartconcert tourrecording studiomovie setbackstagevandalismpianistconvertiblefantasy sequenceflash forwardnonlinear timelinebandpianosongsinging …dancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the Director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale was homosexual, and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
| Themes: | memoryfilmmakingdrinkinglovedeath |
| Locations: | beachhospital |
| Characters: | actressactorboysingermother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | pacific oceantrailer homepickup truckpainterhallucinationpaintingdrinkwatching tvsongsingingcigarette smokingflashback |
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death a …nd Sid is arrested for her murder. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubbusnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | self destructivenessmusiciandancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | recording studiocareervandalismrock 'n' rollfantasy sequencenonlinear timelinesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
| Themes: | memoryfuneraldrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | bathtubbeachnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | boysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | marriage engagementorchestrapianistflash forwardcoffinpianodrinksongsingingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothermemoryfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingpoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | italybathtub |
| Characters: | dancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | title based on songreference to john waynespaghettitrailer homerevelationrock 'n' rollcoffinpainternonlinear timelinebandhallucinationpaintingdrinkwatching tvsong …singingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss (See All) |
A documentary on the life of 'Amy Winehouse' (qv), the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
| Themes: | illnessdeath of mothermemorydrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
| Locations: | beachhospital |
| Characters: | musiciansingermother daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | talent managerrecording sessioncharismamagazine coverrecording studiobackstagerock 'n' rollbandsubjective cameradrinksongvoice over narrationsingingcigarette smokingkiss |
A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.
| Themes: | illnessdeath of mothermemorydrinkinglovedeath |
| Locations: | bathtubnew york city |
| Characters: | actressactordancerboyafrican americanfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | pillsblack americanchesspainternonlinear timelinesubjective camerapianopaintingdrinkdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. At the height of his TV career, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA and trained to become a … covert operative. Or so Barris said. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeraldrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | bathtubnew york city |
| Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipboysingermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s1960s |
| Story: | illegitimacyreference to elvis presleycareerflash forwardcoffinnonlinear timelinehallucinationdrinkwatching tvsongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss …flashback (See All) |
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician …. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessmemorydrunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | bushospital |
| Characters: | musiciandancersingermother son relationship |
| Story: | backstagepickup truckpianistflash forwardbandpianodrinkwatching tvsongsingingdancingcigarette smoking |
East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set u …p the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhooddeath of motherfilmmakingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancypoliticsmarriagelove |
| Locations: | nightclubbathtubhospital |
| Characters: | single motherdancerbrother sister relationshipboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | demonstrationelectionbanddrinkwatching tvsongvoice over narrationsingingdancingflashback |
Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the … Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya. (Read More)
| Themes: | memorydrunkennessdrinkingpregnancy |
| Locations: | nightclubbeachnew york city |
| Characters: | single mothermusiciandancersingermother daughter relationship |
| Story: | title based on songpianistsuitcasefantasy sequencebandpianodrinksongsingingdancingkissflashback |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeraldrunkennesspregnancypoliticsmarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubbusbeachnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | single motherdancerbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | title based on songgolf clubvietnam warcomposerdemonstrationrock 'n' rollfantasy sequencebandwatching tvblondesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | bathtubhospital |
| Characters: | dancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | dysfunctional marriagerowboatorchestrademonstrationpianistsuitcaseflash forwardcoffinbandpianodrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smoking …flashbackkiss (See All) |
Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force …performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals. (Read More)
| Themes: | memorydrunkennessdeath |
| Locations: | nightclubbathtubbeachnew york city |
| Characters: | actormusiciansingermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | recording sessiondying youngrecording studiobackstagerock 'n' rollfantasy sequencebirthday partynonlinear timelinehallucinationswordwatching tvsingingdancingflashback |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
| Themes: | memoryfuneralpregnancydeathlove |
| Locations: | bathtub |
| Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipdancerboyafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | what happened to epiloguepickup truckblack americanpianistflash forwardcoffinsubjective camerapianowatching tvdancingkissflashback |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser …ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingpregnancypoliticsmarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | italynew york city |
| Characters: | actressactormusiciandancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | illegitimate sonrowboatbackstagechessflash forwardsworddrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancingflashbackkiss |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
| Themes: | memoryfuneraldrinkingpregnancydeath |
| Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipdancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | public relationscomposerwristwatchdemonstrationwhat happened to epilogueflash forwardpainternonlinear timelinehallucinationpaintingdrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smoking …flashback (See All) |
In rural Tennessee, Lazarus, a former blues musician who survives by truck farming, finds a young girl nearly beaten to death near his home. She's the white-trash town tramp, molded by a life of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and verbal abuse from her mother, who seems to delight in remindi …ng Rae of her mistake in not aborting her. Lazarus, who is also facing personal crisis at the dissolution of his marriage, nurses Rae back to health, providing her with gentle, fatherly advice as well as an education in blues music. Rae's boyfriend, Ronnie, goaded by the man who nearly beat Rae to death, misunderstands the relationship between Lazarus and Rae, and vows to kill him. Lazarus, exhibiting a street-smart understanding of violence and its motives, calls Ronnie's bluff, senses that he is as troubled as Rae, and becomes a guiding force in the young couple's resurrection. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | busbathtub |
| Characters: | musiciandancerboysingerafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | fevertrailer homewristwatchrace relationspickup truckbandhallucinationdrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingpoliticsmarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubbus |
| Characters: | dancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | demonstrationpianistbirthday partybandsubjective camerapianodrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashback |
1900. Danny Boodmann, a stoker on an American passenger liner, Virginian, finds a baby abandoned on the ship. He names the child Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900' and raises the child as his own until his death in an accident on the ship. The child never leaves the ship and turns out … to be a musical genius, especially when it comes to playing the piano. As an adult he befriends a trumpet player in the ship's band, Max Tooney. After several years on the ship Max leaves, and tells the story of 1900 to the owner of a music store. (Read More)
| Themes: | lovedeath |
| Locations: | new york city |
| Characters: | musicianfather son relationship |
| Story: | recording sessiongeniusorchestrapianistflash forwardbandpianovoice over narrationdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In …their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdrunkennessdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | busbeachnew york city |
| Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipactressdancersingerafrican americanfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | reference to john waynefeverpillswristwatchfilm within a filmsuitcasefantasy sequencedrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h …is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. (Read More)
| Themes: | funeraldrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | dancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | oxygen maskcareerflash forwardbirthday partycoffinnonlinear timelinedrinkwatching tvsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashback |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingpregnancypoliticsmarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshipactressbrother sister relationshipsingerafrican americanmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | wristwatchrace relationsconvertiblebirthday partycoffinbandsubjective cameradrinksongsingingcigarette smokingkiss |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to … rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
| Themes: | memorydrunkennesspregnancylove |
| Locations: | busnew york city |
| Characters: | musiciansingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | talent managerbackstagewhat happened to epiloguepianistbandpianowatching tvsongsingingcigarette smokingkiss |
Biopic of billionaire 'Howard Hughes (I)' (qv), starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of RKO studios but mostly focusing on his role in designing and promoting new aircraft. Hughes was a risk-taker spending several fortunes on designing experimental aircraft and eventually founding TWA a …s a rival to Pan AM airlines owned by his great rival Juan Trippe. When Trippe's politico Senator Ralph 'Owen Brewster (I)' (qv) accuses Hughes of being a war profiteer, it's Hughes who gains the upper hand. Hughes also had many women in his life including a long relationship with actress 'Katharine Hepburn' (qv). From an early age however, Hughes was also germophobic and would have severe bouts of mental illness. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessfilmmakingdrinkingpoliticslove |
| Locations: | nightclubbeachnew york cityhospital |
| Characters: | actressdancerbrother sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | beverly hills californiageniuspickup truckfilm within a filmpainterbandpaintingsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingpregnancy |
| Characters: | actressdancerbrother sister relationshipboymother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | destruction of propertyillegitimate songolf clubfilm within a filmflash forwardbirthday partynonlinear timelinesubjective camerapaintingdrinkwatching tvvoice over narrationdancingcigarette smokingflashback …kiss (See All) |
Man on the Moon is a biographical movie on the late comedian 'Andy Kaufman (I)' (qv). Kaufman, along with his role on _"Taxi" (1978)_ (qv), was famous for being the self-declared Intergender Wrestling Champion of the world. After beating women time and time again, 'Jerry Lawler' (qv) (who plays hims …elf in the movie), a professional wrestler, got tired of seeing all of this and decided to challenge Kaufman to a match. In most of the matches the two had, Lawler prevailed with the piledriver, which is a move by spiking an opponent head-first into the mat. One of the most famous moments in this feud was in the early 80s when Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler on _"Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)_ (qv), got into fisticuffs with Lawler, and proceeded to sue NBC. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessfilmmakingfuneralmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
| Characters: | comedianactorbrother sister relationshipboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | title based on songlounge singerspaghettireference to elvis presleycoffinbandwatching tvsongsinging |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
| Themes: | illnessmarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | bathtubbeachhospital |
| Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | what happened to epiloguefilm within a filmfantasy sequencenonlinear timelinesubjective camerahallucinationswordsongvoice over narrationsingingdancingkissflashback |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
| Themes: | filmmakingfuneraldrinkingpoliticslovedeath |
| Locations: | italybushospital |
| Characters: | actressdancersingerhusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | dying youngdemonstrationfilm within a filmcoffindrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancing |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of motherdrinkingpregnancydeath |
| Locations: | new york cityhospital |
| Characters: | grandmother grandson relationshipsingle motheractressdancerboysingermother daughter relationship |
| Story: | spaghettipickup truckdrinkwatching tvsongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
| Themes: | illnessdeath of mothermemoryfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | busbeach |
| Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshipmusicianbrother sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | feversuitcasedrinksongsingingcigarette smoking |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | childhoodillnessdeath of mothermemoryfuneraldrinkingpoliticsmarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | dancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | illegitimate soncourtshiprevelationpickup trucksuitcaseflash forwardbirthday partycoffinbandsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissflashback |
An ex-con, fresh out of prison, goes to L.A. to try to learn who murdered his daughter. However, he quickly finds that he is completely out of place with no understanding of the culture he finds. His investigations are helped by another ex-con. Together they learn that his daughter had been having a …n affair with a record producer, who is presently having an affair with another young woman. An aging actress, who also knew his daughter, forces him to look at his own failures as a father. The movie does focus on the drama of the situation and the inter-relationships of the characters and seldom slips into an action piece. (Read More)
| Themes: | death of mothermemoryfilmmakinggangsterdrinkingdeath |
| Locations: | bathtubbeach |
| Characters: | actressactor |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | pacific oceanvaletmovie setsuitcasefantasy sequenceflash forwardnonlinear timelinehallucinationdrinkwatching tvsingingcigarette smokingflashback |
An unnamed guy is a Dublin guitarist/singer/songwriter who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners in his Dad's Hoover repair shop by day, and singing and playing for money on the Dublin streets by night. An unnamed girl is a Czech who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day an …d takes care of her Mom and her daughter by night. Guy meets girl and they get to know each other as the girl helps the guy put together a demo disc that he can take to London in hope of landing a music contract. During the same several day period, the guy and the girl work through their past loves, and reveal their budding love for one another, through their songs. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkinglove |
| Locations: | busbeach |
| Characters: | musiciansingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | recording sessionrecording studiocomposerpianistbandpianowatching tvsongsingingcigarette smoking |
The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the lush village of Taj Sonapur, where he spent his childhood, indulged by his lovely playmate Paro (Aishwarya). They grew up sharing a special relationship, in which they existed o …nly to each other. Oblivious of all the differences of status and background, a bond that would never break grew between them. Slowly, it changed to love but it was still unsaid. But the reverie was broken when his family sent Devdas to London for education. Paro's world crashed knowing that her Devdas would be gone and she lit a diya, for it signified the fast coming back of her loved one. Years passed and Devdas returned. Devdas was besotted by her stunning beauty and longed to have her back. But Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee (Vijay Crishna), Devdas' father, met Paro's mother Sumitra's (Kiran Kher) marriage proposal with condescending arrogance. It caused a rift between the families and even though Devdas tried to convince his father, only antagonism came his way. Finally, he moved away from Paro and wrote a letter to her, asking her to forget him. Only, he didn't realize that he would never be able to forget her ever! And much later, when he reached out to her, it was too late as she was far too humiliated. She scorned him for not standing by her and they parted forever with a heart-broken Paro entering into a chaste marriage with a wealthy, much older man, Zamindar Bhuvan (Vijayen… (Read More)
| Themes: | childhoodillnessdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagelovedeath |
| Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipself destructivenessgrandmother grandson relationshipactressdancerbrother sister relationshipboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | illegitimacychesssubjective camerahallucinationpianodrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashback |
This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is …short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingpregnancydeathlove |
| Locations: | busnew york city |
| Characters: | dancersingerafrican americanmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | vietnam wardemonstrationpickup truckblack americanfantasy sequencesubjective camerahallucinationdrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashback |
Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from … the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. (Read More)
| Themes: | memoryfuneraldrinkinglovedeath |
| Locations: | italynightclubbeach |
| Characters: | self portraitactressactordancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | birthday partycoffinnonlinear timelinesubjective camerapaintingdrinkwatching tvsongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkiss |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
| Themes: | memorydrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | busbeachhospital |
| Characters: | actressactordancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | revelationflash forwardbirthday partydrinkblondesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissflashback |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar …ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdeath of motherdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | bathtub |
| Characters: | musiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | rowboatorchestrabirthday partycoffinpaintingsworddrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancingkiss |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | geniusflash forwardbirthday partypaintersubjective camerapaintingdrinksongsingingcigarette smokingflashback |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
| Themes: | illnessdeath of mothermemoryfuneraldrinkinglove |
| Locations: | busbathtubnew york city |
| Characters: | dancerboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1950s |
| Story: | golf clubflash forwardcoffindrinksongvoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingkissflashback |
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