Movie List for "biography"

Biography of the life of Guillaume Apollinaire. Year 1981.

On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he … Year 1990.

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations. Year 1979.

Last years in the Life of german Dramatican Georg Büchner Year 1979.

The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American. Year 1999.

Sanskrit Kavi Kali faces many challenges after falling in love with a low-caste woman. Year 1966.

This interrogation of famed 19th century French writer, proto feminist George Sand, includes discussion with the new early 1970s feminist movement and a critique of the limitations of her progressivism (she opposed the 1871 Paris … Year 1973.

N/A Year 1969.

N/A Year 1976.

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. Year 1989.

A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist. Year 1993.

At the end of the nineteenth century, little Marcel lives with his parents in the Provence countryside. During his holiday, Marcel meets Lili, a local boy who knows all the secrets of the hills, and the two become fast friends. Year 1990.

In 1897 Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée with 2 colleagues prepares to fly over the North Pole in his balloon “Eagle”. Year 1982.

Life, passion, love…all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec’s art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism. Year 1998.

Who was Moliere? He is known everywhere as one of the world’s greatest playwrights. But who was he? Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin in 1622, the son of a prosperous tapestry maker. His mother died when he was a boy. Growing up in the … Year 1978.

During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America’s aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington’s command. Year 1962.