Biography
Where can you meet famous inventors, notorious criminals, great dictators, selfless heroes, charismatic eccentrics and all manner of real life fascinating folk? Right here in Alice's Biography section.
Pictured: Kerry Fox is a knock-out playing celebrated kiwi author Janet Frame in Jane Campion's luminous 'An Angel At My Table', based on Frame's autobiographical trilogy.
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Elaine Cassidy, Sarah...
Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent star in this adaptation of poet Blake Morrison's best-selling memoir that explores the complex relationship between fath... Read more
Angela's Ashes (1999)
7.3/10
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle
Director Alan Parker expertly brings Frank McCourt's acclaimed recollection of life in 1930s Limerick, Ireland, to the screen in this touching and emo... Read more
Angels of Evil (2010)
Director: Michele Placido
Starring: Moritz Bleibtreu, Paz Vega, Kim Rossi Stuart, Valeria Solarino, Filippo Timi, Fr...
A.k.a. "Angel of Evil". Michele Placido's ("Romanzo Criminale") bio-pic of Renato Vallanzasca plays out like an Italian "Mesrine", charting the rise a... Read more
Anna and the King (1999)
6.7/10
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Jodie Foster, Geoffrey Palmer, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling
A lush, epic retelling of the classic true-life story. Jodie Foster stars as the widowed English school teacher who moves with her young son to Siam i... Read more
Anna And The King Of Siam (1946)
7.1/10
Director: John Cromwell
Starring: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J Cobb
A sumptuous production chronicling the experiences of a British governess in 19th Century Thailand and her battle of wits with a strong-willed ruler.... Read more
Anne Frank (2001)
8/10
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn
Based on Melissa Muller's critically acclaimed book, 'Anne Frank' goes beyond the story you already know and paints the true portrait of Anne both bef... Read more
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
7.5/10
Director: Charles Jarrott
Starring: Genevieve Bujold, Richard Burton, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, John Colicos
The ill-fated romance of King Henry VIII of England and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, is recounted in this lavish drama. The king's (Richard Burton) o... Read more
Antwone Fisher (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Denzel Washington
Starring: Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Denzel Washington
Inspired by the true life experiences of its title character, Denzel Washington's accomplished directorial debut tells the compelling story of a troub... Read more
At Eternity's Gate (2018)
6.9/10
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emman...
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Read more
At Eternity's Gate (Blu-ray) (2018)
6.9/10
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emman...
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Read more