Posts Tagged ‘rags-to-riches’

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Monday, January 5th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Diana Ross | Billy Dee Williams | Richard Pryor | James T. Callahan | Paul Hampton | Sid Melton | Virginia Capers | Yvonne Fair | Isabel Sanford | Tracee Lyles | Ned Glass | Milton Selzer | Norman Bartold | Clay Tanner | Jester Hairston
Directors: Sidney J. Furie
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Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, the first few laps, marriages and drug addiction are represented.

Cronache l'aumento e la caduta del leggendario cantante blues Billie Holiday. La sua tarda infanzia, periodo come una prostituta, i primi giri, i matrimoni e la tossicodipendenza sono rappresentati.

Citizen Kane (1941)

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Joseph Cotten | Dorothy Comingore | Agnes Moorehead | Ruth Warrick | Ray Collins | Erskine Sanford | Everett Sloane | William Alland | Paul Stewart | George Coulouris | Fortunio Bonanova | Gus Schilling | Philip Van Zandt | Georgia Backus | Harry Shannon
Directors: Orson Welles
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Reviewed by many to be the best ever made movie, this is the story of Charles Foster Kane. The film opens with a long shot of Xanadu - a private member of one of the richest people in the world. In between is a castle. We find, within the castle, a man died a winter police in a crystal ball. As there have been no drops, it smashes, and is heard from - "Rosebud …" After what are pieces of newsreel-like footage details on how Kane amassed his fortune, and rotate around the circle full at the end.

Xem xét bởi nhiều để được tốt nhất bao giờ được làm phim, đây là câu chuyện của Charles Foster Kane. Bộ phim sẽ mở ra với a long shot của Xanadu - tư nhân thành thành viên của một trong những người giàu thế giới. Ở giữa điện là một castle. Chúng tôi thấy, bên trong castle, một người chết một mùa đông cảnh sát trong một crystal ball. Như đã có giọt nó, nó smashes, và là một từ nghe - "Rosebud …" Sau những gì đang có mẩu newsreel-footage như chi tiết về làm thế nào Kane amassed fortune của mình, và xoay quanh vòng tròn đầy đủ ở cuối.

Working Girl (1988)

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Harrison Ford | Sigourney Weaver | Melanie Griffith | Alec Baldwin | Joan Cusack | Philip Bosco | Nora Dunn | Oliver Platt | James Lally | Kevin Spacey | Robert Easton | Olympia Dukakis | Amy Aquino | Jeffrey Nordling | Elizabeth Whitcraft
Directors: Mike Nichols
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A wonderful, romantic consideration of life in the forest companies: Tess McGill Secretary with the ambition to climb the unique approach of peace success. When the elegant, but coach bastard broken his leg skiing, Tess simply by her office, her apartment, but her wardrobe. Then create a handsome deal with investment banking or take them straight to the top - or finish it off well.

ألف بارع ، رومانسية النظر في الحياة في الغابة الشركات : تيس ماكغيل طموح الأمين مع نهج فريد لتسلق سلم النجاح. وعندما أنيق ، لكنه نذل مدرب التزلج كسر في ساقه ، تيس ببساطة يتولى مكتبها ، شقتها ، بل لها خزانة الملابس. ثم يخلق التعامل مع وسيم الاستثمار المصرفي إما أن تتخذ لها على التوالي إلى الأعلى — أو لاقفال لها قبالة جيدة.

Mr. Destiny (1990)

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: James Belushi | Linda Hamilton | Michael Caine | Jon Lovitz | Hart Bochner | Bill McCutcheon | Rene Russo | Jay O. Sanders | Maury Chaykin | Pat Corley | Douglas Seale | Courteney Cox | Doug Barron | Jeff Weiss | Tony Longo
Directors: James Orr
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Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels feebly about his life. . One night he meets this mysterious man who could change his destiny, while he offered to him that alternative life he dreamt always of it. But as constructions this trip itself undertakes discovery he understands that even this new life has his problems and disadvantages.

Larry Burrows ist unglücklich und fühlt sich kraftlos über sein Leben. Er glaubt, dass sich sein komplettes Leben herausgestellt haben könnte, verschieden hatte ihn nicht verpasst das schoss in einem Baseball-Spiel, als ein Kind war. Eines Nachts trifft er diesen mysteriösen Mann, der sein Schicksal ändern konnte, indem er ihm anbot, dass alternatives Leben er immer davon träumte. Aber als Baue unternimmt diese Reise selbst Entdeckung er begreift, dass sogar dieses neue Leben seine Probleme und Nachteile hat.

Cinderella Man (2005)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Russell Crowe | Renée Zellweger | Paul Giamatti | Craig Bierko | Paddy Considine | Bruce McGill | David Huband | Connor Price | Ariel Waller | Patrick Louis | Rosemarie DeWitt | Linda Kash | Nicholas Campbell | Gene Pyrz | Chuck Shamata
Directors: Ron Howard
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During the Great Depression, a hero of common man, James J. Braddock*mdash; to. k. to. Cinderela Man*mdash; it should have been one of the legends of more surprising sports in the history. For the first one of of years 1930, the ex-professional impoverished boxer was knocked down apparently how, on top of milk shake and out of luck so much of the rest of the American populace that had hit the bottom of rock. It seemed to his run to be finished, he was incompetent of paying the counts, the only thing that imported in it him*mdash; his family*mdash; it was in the danger, and he was even managed to follow the Public Relief. But deeply in the interior, Jim Braddock never left his determination. Directed by the love, honor and an incredible dose of the sand, he wanted an impossible dream to happen. In a last and chance offer of helping his family, Braddock returned to the ring. Nobody thought that he had a shot. Nevertheless the Braddock supplied of fuel by something besides the mere competition, kept on winning. Repentinamente, the man of ordinary work was the mythical athlete. Transporting the hopes and the dreams of the deprived one of civil rights in his shoulders, Braddock rose quickly for the lines, until East damaged decided to do the unimaginable thing: employ the champion of heavy weight of the world, inevitable Max Baer, re-nominated to have killed two men in the ring.

Durante a Grande Depressão, um herói de homem comum, James J. Braddock*mdash; a. k. a. Cinderela Man*mdash; deveu ficar uma das lendas de esportes mais surpreendentes na história. Pelo primeiro de de anos 1930, o ex-pugilista-profissional empobrecido foi aparentemente como desmoronado, em cima de batido e fora de sorte tanto do resto do populacho americano que tinha batido no fundo de rocha. A sua carreira pareceu ser terminada, ele foi incapaz de pagar as contas, a única coisa que importou a him*mdash; o seu family*mdash; esteve no perigo, e ele foi até conseguido seguir o Alívio Público. Mas profundamente no interior, Jim Braddock nunca abandonou a sua determinação. Dirigido pelo amor, honre e uma dose incrível da areia, ele quis um sonho impossível para realizar-se. Em uma oferta última e casual de ajudar a sua família, Braddock devolvido ao anel. Ninguém pensou que ele teve um tiro. Contudo o Braddock, fornecido de combustível por algo além da mera competição, continuou ganhando. Repentinamente, o homem de trabalho ordinário ficou o atleta mítico. Transportando as esperanças e os sonhos do privado de direitos civis nos seus ombros, Braddock subiu rapidamente pelas filas, até que este prejudicado decidisse fazer o inimaginável: empregue o campeão de peso pesado do mundo, Max Baer inevitável, renomeado para ter matado dois homens no anel.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Monday, May 5th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Musical | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Johnny Depp | Helena Bonham Carter | Alan Rickman | Timothy Spall | Sacha Baron Cohen | Jayne Wisener | Jamie Campbell Bower | Laura Michelle Kelly | Ed Sanders | Anthony Head | Peter Bowles | Ian Burford | Michael N. Harbour
Directors: Tim Burton
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Having based on the legend of the 19th century of Sweeney Todd and blow musical Broadway with music and words by Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd has. k. Benjamin Barker comes back to London being returned by the judge Turpin with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. It opens a hairdressing salon above Mrs.. The Store of Pie of Meat of Lovett was it sells *quot; the most poor pies in London. *quot; with the help of Mrs.. Lovett, Todd tries to clear out all people who have never hurt him and hopes to be united with his daughter, Joanna, who is the ward of judge Turpin now.

Basé sur la légende du 19ème siècle de Sweeney Todd et du coup Broadway musical avec la musique et les paroles par Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd a. k. Benjamin Barker revient à Londres après être renvoyé par le Juge Turpin avec l’aide d’un marin, Anthony Hope. Il ouvre un salon de coiffure au-dessus de Mme.. Le Magasin de Tourte de Viande de Lovett était elle vend "les plus mauvaises tourtes à Londres. "Avec l’aide de Mme.. Lovett, Todd essaie de débarrasser de tous les gens qui le faisaient jamais mal et espère être réuni avec sa fille, Joanna, qui est maintenant le pupille de Juge Turpin.

Seabiscuit (2003)

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Genres: Drama | History | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: David McCullough | Jeff Bridges | Paul Vincent O'Connor | Chris Cooper | Michael Ensign | James Keane | Valerie Mahaffey | David Doty | Carl M. Craig | Michael O'Neill | Annie Corley | Michael Angarano | Cameron Bowen | Noah Luke | Mariah Bess
Directors: Gary Ross
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In an age when the Americans were in the big need for heroic figures to help them to forget his problems, SEABISCUIT comes to the rescue. The picture relates a mobile history of friendship and allegiance in the rehabilitation of the lives of principal characters’fractured, when this there interweaves the interactions between horse, jockey, trainer and proprietor and his fans of adoration. The movie exactly re-treats to the real people and the events of those worried times and as Seabiscuit *quot; it fixed us, each of us. *quot;.

En una era cuando los americanos estaban en la gran necesidad de figuras heroicas de ayudarles a olvidar sus problemas, SEABISCUIT viene al rescate. El cuadro relaciona una historia móvil de amistad y lealtad en la rehabilitación de las vidas de characters’fractured principales, cuando esto entreteje las interacciones entre caballo, jockey, entrenador y dueño y sus abanicos de adoración. La película exactamente retrata a la verdadera gente y los acontecimientos de los aquellos tiempos preocupados y como Seabiscuit "nos fijó, cada uno de nosotros. ".