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Adaptation. (2002)
, 1h54Directed by Spike Jonze
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Mise en scène d'un scénariste
Actors Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Brian Cox
The self-loathing Charlie Kaufman is hired to write the screenplay for The Orchid Thief. Kaufman is going through depression and is not happy that his twin brother Donald has moved into his house and is mooching from him. Donald decides to become a screenwriter like Charlie and attends one of Robert McKee's famous seminars.
The Accidental Tourist (1989)
, 2h1Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, David Ogden Stiers
Macon Leary (William Hurt) is a Baltimore writer of travel guides for reluctant business travelers, which detail how best to avoid unpleasantness and difficulty.
Scoop (2006)
, 1h36Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about magic and magicians
Actors Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Ian McShane, Christopher Fulford, Nigel Lindsay
Following the memorial service for investigative reporter Joe Strombel (McShane), Strombel's spirit finds himself on the barge of death with several others, including a young woman who believes she was poisoned by her employer, Peter Lyman (Jackman). The woman tells Strombel she thinks Lyman, a handsome British aristocrat with political ambitions, may be the Tarot Card Killer, a notorious serial killer of prostitutes, and that he killed her when she stumbled onto his secret. The Tarot Card Killer left a card on each murder victim's body.
Chapter Two (1979)
, 2h4Directed by Robert Moore
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors James Caan, Marsha Mason, Joseph Bologna, Valerie Harper, Alan Fudge, Debra Mooney
George Schneider is an author living in New York City whose hours are occupied by his work, by softball games in the park and visits from his married brother Leo, a press agent who has been trying to introduce widower George to eligible women. George's emotions are still raw from the death of his wife, and he continues to be reminded of her.
The World According to Garp (1982)
, 2h16Directed by George Roy Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Mark Soper, Hume Cronyn
T. S. Garp is the illegitimate son of a feminist mother, Jenny Fields, who wanted a child but not a husband. A nurse during World War II, she encounters a dying ball turret gunner known only as Technical sergeant Garp (that being the only sound he is capable of uttering) who was severely brain damaged in combat. Unconstrained by convention and driven by practicality and her desire for a child, Jenny is able to rape Garp due to his priapism, thus impregnating herself. She names the resultant child after Garp and raises him on her own.
The Quiet American (2002)
, 1h41Directed by Phillip Noyce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Romance
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Đỗ Thị Hải Yến, Rade Šerbedžija, Tzi Ma, Holmes Osborne
Set in 1952 in Saigon, Vietnam, toward the end of the French war against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945-1954), on one level The Quiet American is a love story about the triangle that develops between Thomas Fowler, a British journalist in his fifties; a young American idealist, supposedly an aid worker, named Alden Pyle; and Phuong, a Vietnamese woman. On another level it is also about the growing American involvement that led to the full-scale American war in Vietnam.
Cry Freedom (1987)
, 2h37Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Kevin McNally, Kate Hardie, John Thaw
Following a news story depicting the demolition of a slum in East London, South Africa, journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) seeks more information about the incident and ventures off to meet black activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington). Biko has been officially banned by the South African government and is not permitted to leave his defined banning area at King William's Town. Woods is formally against Biko's banning, but remains critical of his political views. Biko invites Woods to visit a black township to see the impoverished conditions and to witness the effect of the government-imposed restrictions, which make up the apartheid system. Woods begins to agree with Biko's desire for a South Africa where blacks have the same opportunities and freedoms as those enjoyed by the white population. As Woods comes to understand Biko's point of view, a friendship slowly develops between them.
Shadowlands (1993)
, 2h11Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Edward Hardwicke, Robert Flemyng, James Frain
The story follows Lewis as he meets an American fan, Joy Gresham, whom he befriends and eventually marries. The story also deals with his struggle with personal pain and grief: Lewis preaches that one should endure suffering with patience, but finds that the simple answers he had preached no longer apply when Joy becomes afflicted with cancer and eventually dies.
Betrayed (1988)
, 2h7Directed by Costa-Gavras
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard, John Mahoney, Betsy Blair, Ted Levine
Set in the American Midwest, the film begins with the murder of a Jewish radio host in Chicago. FBI undercover agent Catherine Weaver (Winger), alias Katie Phillips, sets out to infiltrate a farming community, suspected of harbouring those responsible.
In Love and War (1996)
, 1h53Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Political films
Actors Mackenzie Astin, Chris O'Donnell, Sandra Bullock, Alan Bennett, Carlo Croccolo, George Rossi
Été 1918 en Italie. La guerre va bientôt se terminer mais de féroces batailles opposent toujours les armées italienne et autrichienne. Ernest Hemingway, jeune journaliste Américain engagé dans la Croix-Rouge Italienne, est gravement blessé lors d'une mission dans une tranchée. Il se réveille à l'hôpital, sous les yeux d'Agnès, une belle infirmière américaine, qui parvient à convaincre le chirurgien de ne pas amputer ce gamin. Entre eux, et malgré leur différence d'âge, va naître une véritable passion amoureuse dans un monde pris de folie...
The Great Beauty (2013)
, 2h22Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about writers
Actors Toni Servillo, Sabrina Ferilli, Isabella Ferrari, Carlo Verdone, Carlo Buccirosso, Serena Grandi
The film opens with a quote from Céline's Journey to the End of the Night: "To travel is very useful, it makes the imagination work, the rest is just delusion and pain. Our journey is entirely imaginary, which is its strength." The main character is an aging socialite, Jep Gambardella, who once wrote a famous novel in his twenties, only to retire into a comfortable life writing cultural columns and throwing parties in Rome. After his 65th birthday party, he walks through the ruins and city streets, encountering the various characters, reflecting on his life, his first love, and sense of unfulfillment.
The Shipping News (2001)
, 1h51Directed by Lasse Hallström
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about families, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality
Actors Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Rhys Ifans, Pete Postlethwaite
Après la mort de sa femme, Quoyle et sa fille Bunny sont emmenés par sa tante Agnis à Terre Neuve, au Canada, ancien fief de la famille Quoyle, dans une maison branlante située au bord d'une falaise.
The Rum Diary (2011)
, 1h50Directed by Bruce Robinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about drugs, Transport films
Actors Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi
Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) is an author who hasn't been able to sell a book. He gets a job at a newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he meets Sala (Michael Rispoli), who gets him acclimatised and tells him he thinks the newspaper will fold soon. Kemp checks into a hotel and while idling about on a boat in the sea, meets Chenault (Amber Heard), who is skinny-dipping while avoiding a Union Carbide party. Kemp is immediately smitten with her.
Russian Dolls (2005)
, 2h5Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Romain Duris, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France, Kevin Bishop, Lucy Gordon
The film begins with friends from L'Auberge espagnole meeting in Saint Petersburg at the wedding of Wendy's brother, William. Xavier begins to reminisce about the events of the past several years.
In the Cut (2003)
, 1h59Directed by Jane Campion
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about writers, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Damici, Kevin Bacon, Patrice O'Neal
High school teacher and writer Frannie Avery meets a student at a local bar, and when she heads to the bathroom sees a woman performing oral sex on a man. A few days later, Detective Giovanni Malloy questions her as he investigates the gruesome murder of a young woman, whose severed limb was found in her garden. They flirt despite the grisly nature of their introduction, and meet at the same bar later. Frannie is alternately thrilled and frightened by the detective's sexual aggressiveness, even as she grows more disillusioned with the attitudes and crude behavior of other men, including the detective's partner, Richard Rodriguez. Even as Malloy defends his partner, who can no longer carry a gun because he threatened his unfaithful wife, he promises he will do anything she wants except hit her. She leaves abruptly and is assaulted walking home, but calls Malloy and their affair begins that night.