Movie List for "biography"

Caro diario (1993) Biography Comedy Drama Movie

Director Nanni Moretti takes a mordant look at Italian life through three antological vignettes presented as the chapters of an open diary. Year 1993.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Nanni Moretti
Writer: Nanni Moretti
Actors: Nanni Moretti, Renato Carpentieri, Giovanna Bozzolo

Vincere (2009) Biography Drama Romance Movie

The story of Mussolini’s secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino. Year 2009.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Writer: Marco Bellocchio, Daniela Ceselli
Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Fausto Russo Alesi

Chihwaseon (2002) Biography Drama History Movie

In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him. Year 2002.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Kwon-taek Im
Writer: Kwon-taek Im, Yong-ok Kim, Byung-sam Min
Actors: Choi Min-sik, Sung-Ki Ahn, Ho-jeong Yu

Nema-ye Nazdik (1990) Biography Crime Drama Movie

The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film. Year 1990.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
Actors: Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah

Himalaya (2015) Adventure Biography Drama Movie

Based on true events, renowned mountaineer UM Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber’s body and faces the greatest challenge of his life. Year 2015.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Seok-hoon Lee
Writer: Jieun-min Suo, JK Youn, Seok-hoon Lee
Actors: Jung-min Hwang, Kim In-kwon, Woo Jung

Sayat Nova (1969) Biography Drama History Movie

A surreal biopic of Armenian poet Sayat Nova, told via non-narrative amalgamations of images, hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov. Year 1969.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Sergei Parajanov
Writer: Sayat Nova, Sergei Parajanov
Actors: Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan

Hwang Jin-yi (2007) Biography Drama History Movie

The life of the famous gisaeng (female entertainer), Hwang Jin Yi, who lived in 16th century Korea. Year 2007.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Yun-hyeon Jang
Writer: Hyeon-jeong Kim
Actors: Song Hye-Kyo, Yoo Ji-Tae, Seung-ryong Ryu

Habibie & Ainun (2012) Biography Drama Romance Movie

This movie is based on the memoir written by the 3rd President of Indonesia and one of the world-famous engineer, B.J. Habibie about his wife, Hasri Ainun Habibie. Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Faozan Rizal
Writer: B.J. Habibie, Ifan Ismail, Ginatri S. Noer
Actors: Reza Rahadian, Bunga Citra Lestari, Tio Pakusadewo

Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland (1977) Biography Drama Movie

Director Hans-Jurgen Syberberg examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich in this brooding seven-hour masterpiece, which incorporates puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian score into a singular epic vision. Syberberg, Year 1977.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Writer: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Actors: Heinz Schubert, Peter Kern, Hellmut Lange

Il divo (2008) Biography Drama Movie

The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946. Year 2008.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino
Actors: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti

Searching for Sugar Man (2012) Documentary Biography Music Movie

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez. Year 2012.

Generes: Documentary, Biography, Music
Director: Malik Bendjelloul
Writer: Malik Bendjelloul, Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman, Craig Bartholomew Strydom
Actors: Rodriguez, Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman, Dennis Coffey

Huo Yuan Jia (2006) Action Biography Drama Movie

A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. Year 2006.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama
Director: Ronny Yu
Writer: Chris Chow, Richard Epcar, Chi-long To
Actors: Jet Li, Li Sun, Yong Dong

Gie (2005) Biography Drama Movie

Soe Hok Gie is an activist who lived in the sixties. Set in the darkest era of Indonesian modern history, “Gie” is an interpretation of what happened based on his journal. Year 2005.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Riri Riza
Writer: Riri Riza
Actors: Nicholas Saputra, Jonathan Mulia, Thomas Nawilis

La passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) Biography Drama History Movie

In 1431, Jeanne d’Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions. Year 1928.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer: Joseph Delteil, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Actors: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley