Sentences with phrase «age drama directed»

Based on the 2007 novel by André Aciman, Call Me By Your Name is a romantic coming - of - age drama directed by Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, the upcoming Suspiria remake) and written by James Ivory, of Merchant Ivory Productions (Howards End, The Remains of the Day).

One stand out example is The World of Henry Orient (1964), a charming and extremely funny coming - of - age drama directed by George Roy Hill that is currently streaming as part of the «Female Friendships» collection.

Thus, Pariah is an apropos title for this semi-autobiographical, coming - of - age drama directed by Dee Rees.

Pariah is also the title of this semi-autobiographical, coming - of - age drama directed by Dee Rees.

Not exact matches

At the age of 12, Robbins joined the Theater for the New City, remaining a member for the next seven years; he also joined his high - school drama club, an experience which afforded him his first opportunities to direct for the stage.

This gritty crime drama from Yann Demange — recently linked with directing the next Bond movie — tells the true story of Detroit resident Richard Wershe, Jr., who became an FBI informant at age 14 and a cocaine kingpin soon after.

Another Korean auteur tackled the Japanese colonial period this year, but in this case in a straightforward and direct manner: Kim Jee - woon's resistance action - drama Mil - jeong (The Age of Shadows), a clear Jean - Pierre Melville homage, particularly to the sublime L'armée des ombres (Army of Shadows, 1969).

The latest outstanding, memorable, fall - in - love - with coming - of - age drama of Sundance 2013 is The Spectacular Now, directed by James Ponsoldt of Smashed from last year's Sundance, written by Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter of 500 Days of Summer, adapting from Tim Tharp's novel.

Last fall, Shailene starred in the coming - of - age drama White Bird in a Blizzard, directed by Gregg Araki.

But Post, who broke into directing in 1950, managed to build a résumé that could have belonged to a golden - age Hollywood journeyman like Michael Curtiz, who in 1935 knocked out a labor drama, a workplace romance, and an action picture in rapid succession, along with a Perry Mason programmer, a gangster comedy, and part of an Al Jolson — Ruby Keeler backstage musical that somehow burned through three directors.

Not long after, he signed on to direct the coming - of - age drama Lowriders, and today the first trailer for that film has arrived.

Nat Wolff and model Cara Delevinge will star in the coming - of - age drama, which is being directed by Jake Schreier.

Other highlights are ADAMA a deeply moving animation about the life of a young boy in West Africa in 1914; Mamoru Hosoda's THE BOY AND THE BEAST, an exquisitely animated fable about a boy who has run away from home and is alone in the human world following the passing of his mother; Jury Feting's CELESTIAL CAMEL, a fascinating and thrilling tale about a 12 year old herder whose father has sold a young colt who may be the fabled «celestial camel»; Academy Award ® winner Gabriele Salvatores» THE INVISIBLE BOY, a charming coming of age tale about a shy boy, picked on by his peers, who gets his wish to hide from the world when he discovers a Halloween outfit that makes him invisible; Alexandre Heboyan and Benoît Philippon's hugely enjoyable CGI animated adventure MUNE, about a faun who lives in a faraway world; Studio Ghibli's beautiful drama WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi; and the World Premiere of Tim Clague and Danny Stark's WHO KILLED NELSON NUTMEG?

Other high - profile titles screening at the festival, which opens Friday, include «Ginger and Rosa,» filmmaker Sally Potter's coming - of - age drama with Elle Fanning; «Midnight's Children,» director Deepa Mehta's adaptation of the novel by Salman Rushdie, who wrote the screenplay; and «Frances Ha,» a black - and - white look at a young dancer directed by «The Squid...

* James Ivory, who has competed three times in the directing category for his literary costume dramas «A Room With a View,» «Howards End» and «The Remains of the Day,» is officially the oldest Oscar winner ever at age 89 after winning Best Adapted Screenplay for the love story «Call Me by Your Name.»

Hittman's precision in navigating the complexities of teen sexuality and coming - of - age earned her a directing award out of Sundance this year and booked her a gig directing two episodes of Netflix's teen drama, «13 Reasons Why.»

The Man in the Moon (1991), the final film directed by Robert Mulligan, is a coming of age drama that rivals even The Notebook, a love story that sets the stage for the trials and tribulations -LSB-...]

Another actors» vehicle is Andy Serkis» well - directed drama «Breathe,» about real - life polio survivor Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield), who thanks to his clever wife («The Crown» star Claire Foy) and a group of loyal and inventive friends lived to age 64 and revolutionized the standards of what was possible for polio victims.

Bright Star (PG for mature themes, sensuality, smoking and mild epithets) Oscar - winner Jane Campion (for The Piano) wrote and directed this 19th Century costume drama about the three - year romance of poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and his neighbor Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) which ended prematurely when he contracted tuberculosis and died at the age of 25.

Wright, 21, will appear in Urban Hymn, a coming - of - age drama out later this year that has been directed by Michael Caton - Jones, whose films include the acclaimed wartime drama Memphis Belle.

Timothée Chalamet, for example — who plays Lady Bird's crush Kyle and is also Oscar - nominated this year for his role in another coming - of - age drama, Call Me By Your Name — was directed towards the films of Éric Rohmer and a collection of theoretical essays, The Internet Does Not Exist.

, the Jay Russell - directed The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a disappointing fantasy flick that never quite decides if it's a feel - good children's film or a weighty coming - of - age drama, and ultimately isn't quite good enough at being either.

Current and upcoming domestic releases from Focus include Victoria & Abdul, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria; Darkest Hour, directed by Joe Wright and starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill; the untitled Entebbe project, a gripping political thriller directed by José Padilha and starring Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl; Jason Reitman's new comedy Tully, starring Charlize Theron and written by Diablo Cody; Lenny Abrahamson» atmospheric thriller The Little Stranger; Joel Edgerton's coming - of - age and coming - out drama Boy Erased starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe; Mary, Queen of Scots with Saoirse Ronan as Mary and Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I; and the untitled new film from Paul Thomas Anderson starring Daniel Day - Lewis.

«Ginger and Rosa» is a coming - of - age drama about the opportunity ridden world of the sixties directed and written by Sally Potter («The Man Who Cried», «The Tango Lesson», «Orlando»).

That is the point of departure of Novitiate, an introspective coming - of - age drama written and directed by Margaret Betts (The Carrier).

Rounding out the best picture category were the romantic drama «Call Me by Your Name,» the Winston Churchill biopic «Darkest Hour,» the coming - of - age dramedy «Lady Bird,» the period romance «Phantom Thread,» the Pentagon Papers drama «The Post» and the smash hybrid of horror and social satire «Get Out,» which picked up four nominations overall, including writing and directing nods for Jordan Peele and a lead actor nomination for Daniel Kaluuya.

I Killed My Mother (Unrated) 20 year - old Xavier Dolan wrote, directed and stars in this semi-autobiographical, coming - of - age drama about a gay teenager's tempestuous relationship with his mom (Anne Dorval).

Beach Rats: Eliza Hittman directs this coming - of - age drama about a teenager from Brooklyn who begins to come to terms with his homosexuality.

Film Review by Kam Williams Mom Enlists Female Assistance Raising Son in Nostalgic Ensemble Drama Written and directed by Mike Mills (Beginners), 20th Century Women is an inter-generational coming - of - age tale set in Santa Barbara, California in 1979.

Ergüven directed the 2015 coming - of - age drama Mustangs, which was a favorite at Cannes and nominated for a best - foreign - language film Oscar.

Y Tu Mama También: The Criterion Edition Rated R for strong sexual content involving teens, drug use and language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron's breathtaking erotic drama about a middle - aged woman who goes on a road trip with two young men to find a mythical beach in Mexico was so good that he was next offered to direct the third chapter of the Harry Potter series, The Prisoner of Azkaban.