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People I Know (2002)
, 1h40Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about television
Actors Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Ryan O'Neal, Téa Leoni, Richard Schiff, Bill Nunn
Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) is a Jewish publicist on the out, but all he knows is how to hustle and cajole, threaten and persuade. The hazy mania of his everyday life is fuelled by a steady stream of prescription drugs and alcohol.
Truth (2015)
, 2h5Directed by James Vanderbilt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about television, Political films
Actors Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss, Bruce Greenwood
Mary Mapes, producer of the primetime news program 60 Minutes Wednesday, her crew, and eminent CBS national news anchor Dan Rather face accuracy questions following the airing, in the months before the US 2004 presidential election, of a report that President George W. Bush, then seeking re-election, had in the early 1970s received preferential treatment from officials of the Texas Air National Guard. The allegation included concealing Bush's failure to meet even minimal training and performance requirements, and his absence from the Air Guard for most of 1972 following a transfer to the Alabama Air National Guard.
The Killing of Sister George (1968)
, 2h18Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Ronald Fraser, Patricia Medina, Hugh Paddick
Sur le petit écran, June est Sister George, religieuse infiniment vertueuse et loyale. Mais dans le privé, June est une actrice "has been", lesbienne dominatrice (la scène de la poupée et du cigare), toxicomane, grossière, alimentant la presse à scandale à tel point que les autorités religieuses font pression sur la chaîne pour que Sister George soit exécutée. June n'en a pas fini de chuter...
The Dresser (1983)
, 1h58Directed by Peter Yates
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gough, Edward Fox, John Sharp
The Dresser opens with a performance of King Lear at a regional theatre in England during the last days of World War II. In the title role is an ageing, once-famous Shakespearean actor identified to us only as "Sir" (Albert Finney). He is of the old, bombastic school of British acting, full of grand gestures and fine oratory. As the curtain comes down on the last act, and as the actors line up for their curtain call, Sir lectures them on the mistakes they've made during the performance, showing us that he is the leader of this travelling band of actors bringing Shakespeare to the provinces during wartime.
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
, 1h18Directed by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about television
Actors Anne-Marie Johnson, Robert Townsend, Helen Martin, John Witherspoon, Grand L. Bush, Starletta DuPois
Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) is a middle class black male aspiring to become an actor. He practices his lines in the bathroom, with his younger brother Stevie (Craigus R. Johnson) watching as he plays a stereotypical “jive” character for the audition for "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge", a movie about street gangs. Bobby's grandmother (Helen Martin) overhears the “jive talk” and shows her disapproval. His mother (Starletta DuPois), is more supportive, telling Bobby that he is going to be late for the audition. Bobby assures his mother that if he lands the part, everything will change. As Bobby is about to leave the house, he finds his grandmother on the couch.
52 Pick-Up (1986)
, 1h50Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Films about pornography
Actors Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, John Glover, Vanity, Kelly Preston, Clarence Williams III
Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider) is a successful industrialist living in the suburbs of Los Angeles whose wife Barbara (Ann-Margret) is running for city council while he is having an affair. Harry is confronted by three blackmailers demanding $105,000 for a videotape of him and his mistress, Cini (Kelly Preston).
My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
, 1h35Directed by Yvan Attal
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Films about television, Transport films, Rail transport films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Yvan Attal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Terence Stamp, Noémie Lvovsky, Lionel Abelanski, Ludivine Sagnier
Journaliste sportif, Yvan est marié à Charlotte, une comédienne célèbre. Beaucoup l'estiment chanceux, mais un jour quelqu'un lui fait remarquer que de nombreux acteurs embrassent sa femme, et qu'une foule de spectateurs la déshabillent du regard à chaque film... Yvan devient jaloux.
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
, 1h50Directed by Billy Wilder, Charles C. Coleman, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Noir, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about television, Mise en scène d'un scénariste, Films about psychiatry
Actors William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Fred Clark
At a Sunset Boulevard mansion, the body of Joe Gillis floats in the swimming pool. In a flashback, Joe relates the events leading to his death.
Frances (1983)
, 2h20Directed by Graeme Clifford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about television, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Lobotomie
Actors Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Jonathan Banks, Jeffrey DeMunn, Allan Rich
Born in Seattle, Washington, Frances Elena Farmer is a rebel from a young age, winning $100 in 1931 from The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for a high school essay called God Dies. In 1935, she becomes controversial again when she wins (and accepts) an all-expenses-paid trip to the USSR to visit the Moscow Art Theatre. Determined to become an actress, Frances is equally determined not to play the Hollywood game: she refuses to acquiesce to publicity stunts, and insists upon appearing on screen without makeup. She marries her first husband, Dwanye Steele, despite being advised not to, but cheats on him with alleged Communist Harry York on the night of her hometown's premiere of Come and Get It. Her defiance attracts the attention of Broadway playwright Clifford Odets, who convinces Frances that her future rests with the Group Theatre.
Girl 6 (1996)
, 1h48Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Erotic films, Children's films
Actors Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Peter Berg, Madonna, Quentin Tarantino, Ron Silver
Judy (Theresa Randle) is at an audition with Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino reveals that the film Judy is auditioning for is "the greatest romantic, African-American film ever made. Directed by me, of course" and is requested toe remove her blouse so "Q.T." and his assistant can see her breasts. She reluctantly complies, but walks out on the audition.
The Anniversary Party (2001)
, 1h55Directed by Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Kevin Kline, John C. Reilly, Jane Adams, Parker Posey, Phoebe Cates, Gwyneth Paltrow
Sally Nash and Joe Therrian are a Hollywood couple celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary shortly after reconciling following a period of separation. He is a novelist who is about to direct the screen adaptation of his most recent bestseller; she is an actress he has opted not to cast in the lead role, despite the fact it's partly based on her, because he feels she's too old for the part. This decision, coupled with an ongoing dispute about their barking dog Otis with their strait-laced, non-industry neighbors, clean-and-sober writer Ryan and interior decorator Monica Rose, has resulted in an undercurrent of tension between the two as they prepare for the arrival of their guests.
Hamlet 2 (2008)
, 1h32Directed by Andrew Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Portrayals of Jesus in film, LGBT-related films, Films about royalty, LGBT-related film
Actors Catherine Keener, Steve Coogan, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, Elisabeth Shue, Marshall Bell
Dana Marschz is a recovering alcoholic and failed actor who has become a high school drama teacher in Tucson, Arizona, "where dreams go to die". Despite considering himself an inspirational figure, he only has two enthusiastic students, Rand Posin and Epiphany Sellars, and a history of producing poorly received school plays that are essentially stage adaptations of popular Hollywood films (his latest being Erin Brockovich). When the new term begins, a new intake of students are forced to transfer into his class as it is the only remaining arts elective available due to budget cutbacks; they are generally unenthusiastic and unconvinced by Dana’s pretensions, and Dana comes into conflict with Octavio, one of the new students.
Don't Think Twice (2016)
Directed by Mike Birbiglia
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about television
Actors Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Mike Birbiglia, Chris Gethard, Richard Masur
Au moment même où une troupe d'observation perd son local, un de ses membres décroche une apparition dans la plus grosse émission de télévision...
Hail the Artist (1973)
, 1h36Directed by Yves Robert
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Jean Rochefort, Évelyne Buyle, Carla Gravina, Gérard Jugnot
Hommage d'Yves Robert à tout un peuple d'acteurs de second ou de troisième plan, de figurants, qui courent après les cachetons, les doublures, les doublages, les copains, les amours, les ex, la reconnaissance...
A Man Who Was Superman (2008)
, 1h42Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Hwang Jeong-min, Jeon Ji-hyeon, Lee Sang-yeob, Jin Ji-hee, Sunwoo Sun, Jo Hee-bong
Song Soo-jung is a producer going on her third year at a small company. Her speciality is filming human interest stories. She is driven to produce these shallow stories for the sake of her ambition of one day becoming Korea's own Oprah Winfrey. However, she is reaching the end of what's left of her pride. After months of not getting paid, one day she leaves her office as usual with the company camera to produce a story on a lion apparently refusing to eat its meal. On her way, however, she comes across a robber, but she is saved somehow by "Superman" in a Hawaiian shirt. Superman claims he's unable to tap into his superhuman powers because "bad guys" have placed kryptonite inside his head. However, he doesn't let that get in his way of helping others, and saving the world from global warming and rescuing a lost puppy. Soo-jung can see this will make a good story and, with a little tweaking and a little fabricating, she produces the "Superman Saves the World" documentary which goes on to be a ratings hit. After an X-Ray examination of "Superman's" skull, it becomes clear that there really is something stuck in his head - a bullet.