James Dean (2001), Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012), Benjamin (2018), Whitney (2018), Saban Oglu Saban (1977), What the Deaf Man Heard (1997), Just to Be Sure (2017), My Dinner With Hervé (2018) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Life Story movies.
Storyline: This documentary follows one year in the life of Joan Rivers, who sees herself first and foremost as an actress, with her life as a comedienne/writer just an extension of being an actress. Now at age 75, Rivers has faced her ups and downs in her forty plus year career, the year leading up to filming being a down compared to what she would have wanted, which is a calendar full of engagements with several engagements each day. That want is in part to support her opulent personal lifestyle, but is more a need to bolster her own sense of self-worth as a basically insecure person who is probably best known now for her overuse of cosmetic surgery rather than her professional work. She feels that Kathy Griffin, who she admires, is now getting all the engagements she would have gotten in her prime. During this year, Rivers is seen going from engagement to engagement, some big - such as a Kennedy Center Honors for George Carlin, a double bill with Don Rickles in New York, and her own celebrity roast on Comedy Central (which she really isn't looking forward to) - and some not so big. But perhaps the most important of these to her is the opening of her new play, which she is testing in Edinburgh, important in that she wants to be seen as an actress; and an appearance on a celebrity version of The Apprentice (2004), important in that it will mark her first appearance on NBC since being blacklisted by them for her disagreement with Johnny Carson over the start of her own talk show on rival Fox back in 1989. Through the year, several long time supporters are at her side, including daughter Melissa Rivers, personal assistant 'Jocelyn Pickett', and manager Bill Sammeth, but all is not smooth even in this part of her life.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, comedy, stand-up comedy, celebrity, behind the scenes, show business ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways.
Plot Keywords: drama, family, comedy, romance, mother-daughter relationship, family bond, life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story of David Huggins, an unassuming 72 year-old who claims to have had a lifetime of encounters with otherworldly beings - including an inter-species romance with an E.T. woman (with whom he lost his virginity to), and chronicled it all in surreal impressionist paintings. Are his experiences dream, hallucination, or could they be reality?—Brad Abrahams
Plot Keywords: documentary, aliens, love, art, painter, paranormal, interview ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Set in Sydney, Australia. A (heterosexual) father and his gay son are trying to find Ms/Mr Right respectively. The film shows their relationships with one another and the objects of their affection as tradgedy strikes. There is no overt 'message' in the film, just a very natural, entertaining story-telling.—Fred Curtis <fred@cs.su.oz.au>
Plot Keywords: homosexual, family, father-son relationship, australia, romance, comedy, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.
Plot Keywords: documentary, music, biography, opera, classic, art, history ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
Plot Keywords: drama, comedy, family, coming of age, novel adaptation, robin williams, 1980s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The jobs of "Sholay" obsessed Deep and Rishi are on the line with their advertising firm if they do not come up with a one-liner for Mr. Roy's condoms. While Deep resides with his pregnant wife, Shanti, and a daughter, Muskaan; Rishi has separated from his wife, Nicki, and depends on Shanti for meals, apprehending a bitter divorce. When the time comes close to delivering her child, Shanti's mom moves in them temporarily, much to the chagrin of Deep. Shanti would like Nicki and Rishi to meet and patch-up their differences, however, Rishi knows that Nicki is having an affair with her attorney, and is not inclined in this direction. The main obsession for Deep and Rishi is Bollywood's music maestro, Rahul Dev Burman; and 'Jhankaar Beats' a contest they had competed to win in vain. With the deadline for Mr. Roy's one-liner closing in, Rishi gets an offer to work in America, jeopardizing any chance the group may have for competing in the upcoming 'Jhankaar Beats'.—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Plot Keywords: music, comedy, bollywood, band, friendship, romance, dreams ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This character study joins the painter at the height of his fame in 1642, when his adored wife suddenly dies and his work takes a dark, sardonic turn that offends his patrons. By 1656, he is bankrupt but consoles himself with the company of pretty maid Hendrickje, whom he's unable to marry. Their relationship brings ostracism but also some measure of happiness. The final scenes find him in his last year, 1669, physically enfeebled but his spirit undimmed.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: biography, historical, drama, art, painter, netherlands, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Farm family Frake, with discontented daughter Margy, head for the Iowa State Fair. On the first day, both Margy and brother Wayne meet attractive new flames; so does father's prize hog, Blue Boy. As the fair proceeds, so do the romances; must lovers separate when the fair closes?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: musical, romance, comedy, family, rural life, love, song and dance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the late 20's, the talkative newly graduated in pharmacy and aspirant piano player Eddy Duchin comes from Boston to New York expecting to play with the orchestra of Leo Reisman at fancy New York's Central Park Casino. However he had misunderstood the invitation of the maestro and while leaving the place, he meets the wealthy socialite Marjorie Oelrichs that asks Leo Reisman to give a chance to Eddy. He plays in the intermission and becomes a successful piano showman. Two years later, Marjorie and Eddy get married and in the Christmas, Marjorie has a baby, Peter, but she dies after the delivery. Eddy rejects Peter blaming him for the death of Marjorie and only five years later he meets his son. With the World War II, Eddy Duchin breaks up his band and enlists to fight in the war. With the end of the war, Eddy returns to New York with the intention of getting closer to Peter but he sees the boy connected to his friend Chiquita. When Eddy discovers that he has a terminal disease, he proposes Chiquita and they get married.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: biography, music, drama, romance, pianist, hollywood, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: At the late night jam sessions in LA, Jazz musicians used to dedicate their shows to the greatest alto sax player in the world, Frank Morgan, but if you wanted to hear him, you had to go to San Quentin. We went.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, music, jazz, musician, los angeles, prison ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends-Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam's eye.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, indie film, new york, coming of age, relationships ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An unprecedented look inside the private world of J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, writer, literature, mystery, life story, interviews ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams.
Plot Keywords: biography, music, drama, country music, singer, 1960s, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Henry Tawes is the sheriff in a small town in Tennessee. A man of strong moral fiber, he is always quick to judge others and follows the law zealously. Then he meets Alma McCain, a beautiful young girl who turns his world upside down. Unable to ignore his feelings, he starts an affair with her. But in a small town nothing is secret for long.—Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
Plot Keywords: biography, music, drama, country music, singer, usa, 1970s ...
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