10 biopics (biopics) that will be appreciated not only by history buffs

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Today, cinema lovers are of particular interest to such a cinematic genre as biopic - biopic films about the destinies of famous and famous personalities. In this review of "ten" films of this genre, during which you will definitely not get bored and learn a lot about celebrities.

1. The film "Listen to me, Marlon"

film director Stephen RileyAnother new film, this time about a movie legend. About the man who is called the greatest American actor of all time. Godfather. As you already understood, we will talk about Marlon Brando. And this is not just a description of his life, but a unique audio portrait with accompanying high-quality video. There will be a place for photographs from childhood and documentary filming of old Brando … But the most important thing that is here is his voice. It turns out that the hero loved to keep a diary, only he used not a pen, but a dictaphone. And he left to the descendants a lot of audio recordings that for the time being no one could digitize and submit correctly. Until one British director appeared, and did not gain access to the archives of the star. Marlon had extremely intimate conversations with himself, as it turned out. And as a prophet, he foresaw the future …

2. The film "Brodsky is not a poet"

film director Ilya BelovThis was the opinion of those who did not want to recognize the talent and personality of a person in him. We can say that he was forced to leave the Soviet Union and become a world famous poet. And yet they are partly right. Namely, in the fact that Joseph Alexandrovich Brodsky is not only a poet, but also a translator, playwright, based on whose plays performances are now being staged (the last one was directed by Sokurov in the theater in Italy). Orchestra Man! What kind of poet is there … In the film all this is reflected - his attempt to justify himself, proudly calling himself, when around the envious people with might and main brand him as a parasite. And his sincere feelings for the Motherland, for his native language, even if he wrote poetry in American … But that was after. When he became a classic, but on a different land.

3. Film "Jiro's Sushi Dreams"

film director David GelbA relatively recent film that surprises many with its paradox. What would you imagine when you look at a solid check, invoice for an order, and knowing about the three stars of the world famous Michelin quality brand? Probably some kind of fashionable restaurant in a prestigious area of the city. But no. The protagonist of the film is the owner of a tiny restaurant, and it looks more like a diner, the old master of sushi Jiro. He is for many years, on the menu exclusively sushi, his sons help him in business. And at the same time, to take a queue that book not even a table, but just a chair at the counter, you need to take at least a month in advance. This place has such a cult status. The author of the film offers to find out what is the matter, why cooking fish can be so expensive.

4. The film "Thriller in Manila"

film director John DoerThis film is not only for sports fans, for those who have heard these winged words, and even not only for fans of the boxer Mohammed Ali (well, or Joe Fraser, his eternal opponent in the film). This documentary material is for everyone, it has everything that makes a good movie different. A hero, an antihero, in one person, intrigue, battle, victory, defeat, enmity, former friendship, and much, much more. The author has collected excellent material, wonderful archival footage, which allow the viewer to add their opinion about the life of these two athletes. And at least a little to understand the meaning of this battle for them …

5. Film "Notes on Clothes and Cities"

film director Wim WendersWim Wenders is not only a talented director of great fiction films, but also a heartfelt documentary filmmaker. He subtly asks the hero questions, sees the most important thing in his business, allows the personality to manifest up close. And the hero in the film is the odious Japanese super-fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto. His ascetic color collections are admired by the whole world. And he knows why. The camera is not at all embarrassed, he gives out the secrets of the workshop, while communicating with the director and top models. They also say that even representatives of the Yakuza mafia in Japan prefer to wear his suit when the status obliges them to look their best.

6. The film "Dangerously Free Man"

film director Roman ShirmanThe hero of the film here is a famous film director, screenwriter and simply a talented person - Sergei Iosifovich Paradzhanov. Contrary to fate, which pretty much battered our hero, the film was shot in a tragicomic style. Even the most difficult moments are presented with lightness and humor. And all thanks to the cheerful disposition of Parajanov himself, a great artist and joker at the same time. The author's technique - to shoot archival episodes using the collage method - is taken directly from his work, from the gift of "enriching" any material. He could even afford to laugh at Fellini, of course, in a friendly manner. But not everyone appreciated his fantasy …

7. The film "Bird-Gogol"

directors Sergei Nurmamed, Ivan SkvortsovThe name is not just a mockery of the long nose of the writer Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol, but also a tribute to his winged, immortal soul, creative imagination. The scriptwriter is Leonid Parfenov, and this speaks in advance about the innovative, and at the same time already classic, presentation of high-quality video material. Because Gogol's unique legacy deserves only the best. The creator of scary, but hilariously comic works was truly an avant-garde writer!

8. The film "Senna"

director Azif KapadiaIf the ratings are to be believed, this is possibly the best documentary of the film era. And maybe that's the way it is. The main character here is the famous racer, one of the greatest in the history of Formula 1. Which, unfortunately, left us so early. It's moody to say so, but in the picture you can see that this was probably a foregone conclusion. Senna's star burned so brightly, so fast and the first he always wanted to be.

9. The film "Anton Corbain Inside Out"

director Klaartje QuirijnsWell, not so directly inside out, but the fact that the director of the film managed to get close to such an introvert as Corbain really deserves a round of applause. The hero has always been known to be a master of photography with his refined style, as well as a clip maker for cult musicians such as bands such as U2 or Depeche Mode. But not so long ago, he also expressed himself in the field of cinema, shot a couple of good-quality films, which only confirms the rule - if a genius, then a genius in everything.

10. The film "Yankovsky"

director Arkady KoganThe viewer has the opportunity to feel the charm of the Soviet cinema star Oleg Yankovsky on his own, so to speak, skin. Here he appears not as an icon, a diamond of theater and cinema, but above all as a man with his own unique destiny and inimitable character. A review of roles, various facts only as an auxiliary means for understanding the complex world of this extremely talented person. It was really hard not to fall in love with him.

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