Tag Archives: biopic

Shakespeare in Love … again (film: Hamnet – Chloé Zhao, 2025)

Posted on January 25, 2026 by admin

What is Chloé Zhao‘s true voice? When she describes American reality from the perspective of characters who are not very favored by fate, as she did in ‘The Rider’ and ‘Nomadland’? In superhero films like ‘Eternals’? Or now, when she … Continue reading →

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the sound of passion (film: Song Sung Blue – Craig Brewer, 2025)

Posted on January 11, 2026 by admin

‘Song Sung Blue‘ is not just a biopic about who musicians, although it has as heroes a couple of people who make music, and it is not just a musical film, although it is rich in musical numbers. The movie … Continue reading →

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truth and beauty (film: Cravata galbenă / The Yellow Tie – Serge Ioan Celebidachi, 2025)

Posted on December 20, 2025 by admin

I confess that I was a little afraid to watch ‘The Yellow Tie‘, the film by Serge Ioan Celebidachi. Writing a biography or making a biographical film about one’s own father, a dominant personality not only in his field but … Continue reading →

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a respectful tribute to Charles Aznavour (film: Monsieur Aznavour – Mehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade, 2024)

Posted on August 17, 2025 by admin

Musical biopics seem to be one of the most prolific film genres of recent years. ‘Monsieur Aznavour‘ had the premises of a special case, as it is a film whose conception started while Charles Aznavour was still alive. He himself … Continue reading →

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‘This Is Not A Film About The Beatles’ (film: Midas Man – Joe Stephenson, 2024)

Posted on August 14, 2025 by admin

My problem with ‘Midas Man‘, released in 2024 and directed by Joe Stephenson, is that – starting with the posters – it is marketed as ‘a MUST watch for Beatles fans’. Those Beatles fans who will come to see it … Continue reading →

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the life, loves and art of Peter Sellers (film: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers – Stephen Hopkins, 2004)

Posted on July 20, 2025 by admin

‘The Life and Death of Peter Sellers‘ is a film – for me – inexplicably underrated. Made in 2004 by director Stephen Hopkins, it brings to the screen the film career and private life of Peter Sellers, one of the … Continue reading →

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flesh and soul of a great composer (film: Enescu, jupuit de viu – Toma Enache, 2024)

Posted on June 23, 2025 by admin

Romanian cinema seems to feel uncomfortable with George Enescu, the most important Romanian composer and one of the most appreciated musicians of the 20th century. Violinist, conductor, educator, but above all composer, who in addition to a few hits (especially … Continue reading →

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the voice of the diva (film: Maria – Pablo Larraín, 2024)

Posted on May 5, 2025 by admin

I was quite skeptical about ‘Maria‘, the biopic (or kind of biopic) that Steven Steven Knight wrote and Pablo Larraín directed for Netflix, released at the end of 2024. It is the third film, perhaps the final film, in a … Continue reading →

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the singer of the people (film: Stelios – Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, 2024)

Posted on May 2, 2025 by admin

‘Stelios‘ is a biographical film about Stelios Kazantzidis, one of the most popular Greek singers of the second half of the 20th century. He is also very well known and extremely popular in Israel, where his songs are often broadcast … Continue reading →

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the magic of music (film: Boléro – Anne Fontaine, 2024)

Posted on April 30, 2025 by admin

‘Boléro‘, Anne Fontaine‘s 2024 film, is a biographical film about a great composer and his most popular creation. It is, of course, about Maurice Ravel and his ‘Boléro’, one of the great hits of classical music, a work about which … Continue reading →

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