November 10, 2014
November 09, 2014
Monsieur Vincent (1947) Trailer
Monsieur Vincent
Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul, the seventeenth century
priest and charity worker.
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An Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Vincent chronicles the remarkable journey of St. Vincent de Paul (Pierre Fresnay) who rose from slavery to become a trusted advisor to queens and princes. Director Maurice Cloche's powerful and dramatic biopic reveals how St. Vincent de Paul's unwavering commitment to the poor made him one of the greatest humanitarians in history.
Labels:
1940's,
1947,
Aimé Clariond,
Biography,
born again christian,
death,
Drama,
History,
Jean Anouilh,
Jean Bernard-Luc,
Jean Debucourt,
Maurice Cloche,
Monsieur Vincent,
peasant,
Pierre Fresnay,
suresnes france
Devotion (1946) Trailer
Devotion
It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they
tried to call it Devotion
Devotion is a 1946 American biographical film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia de Havilland, and Sydney Greenstreet.
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In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Bronte vie for the affection of the Reverend Arthur Nichols. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.
Written by Daniel Bubbeo
The Jolson Story (1946) Scene
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biography which purports to tell the life
story of singer Al Jolson.
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This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her. In the end he chooses success on the stage.
Labels:
1940's,
1946,
Alfred E. Green,
Biography,
blackface,
blockbuster,
Drama,
Evelyn Keyes,
face paint,
florenz ziegfeld,
Harry Chandlee,
Larry Parks,
Music,
Stephen Longstreet,
The Jolson Story,
William Demarest
Dillinger (1945) Trailer
Dillinger
A Cold Blooded Bandit and a Hot Blooded Blonde ... who stopped at Nothing!
Dillinger is a 1945 gangster film telling the story of John Dillinger.
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The rise of John Dillinger from petty criminal (including, unforgiveably, holding up a cinema) via prison and bank robbery with his new convict associates to the accolade of Public Enemy Number One. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
Labels:
1940's,
1945,
Anne Jeffreys,
Biography,
cinema,
convict,
Crime,
Dillinger,
Drama,
Edmund Lowe,
Film-Noir,
john dillinger,
Lawrence Tierney,
Max Nosseck,
Philip Yordan,
prison,
robbery,
Thriller
The Last Station (2009) Trailer
The Last Station
Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love.
The Last Station is a 2009 English-language German biographical drama film written and directed by Michael Hoffman, and based on Jay Parini's 1990 biographical novel of the same name, which chronicled the final months of Leo Tolstoy's life.
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A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Trailer
Lady Sings the Blues
Diana Ross IS Billie Holiday
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday loosely based on her 1956 autobiography which, in turn, took its title from one of Holiday's most popular songs.
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The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
Labels:
1970's,
1972,
Billy Dee Williams,
Biography,
brothel,
Chris Clark,
Diana Ross,
Drama,
heroin,
jazz,
Lady Sings the Blues,
Music,
Richard Pryor,
Romance,
Sidney J. Furie,
singer,
singing,
Suzanne De Passe
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