The Belle of Amherst (1976)
Género : Drama, Película de TV
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 30M
Director : Charles S. Dubin
Sinopsis
Portrait of 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson based on her poems, letters and notes. This is a taped broadcast of a live one-woman performance.
Mia, una joven aspirante a actriz que compagina los castings con su trabajo de camarera, y Sebastian, un pianista de jazz que se gana la vida tocando en sórdidos tugurios, se enamoran. Pero la gran ambición por llegar a la cima en sus carreras artísticas amenaza con separarlos.
La historia gira en torno a los padres fundadores de los Estados Unidos, como George Washington y Thomas Jefferson, y a las experiencias vividas por Alexander Hamilton a lo largo de su vida, en la que se codeó con personajes históricos como Aaron Burr y John Laurens. A través de este musical en clave de hip hop, se puede ver cómo Hamilton fue un huérfano en el Caribe, un inmigrante en Nueva York que consiguió hacerse un hueco en el ejército personal de George Washington, ser elegido por el presidente como Secretario del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos, y convertirse en uno de los padres de la política económica norteamericana.
Una Carrie Fisher inteligente, irónica, bastante bocazas, con voz de cazallera y sobrepeso explica su debacle con el alcohol, las drogas y sus trastornos de bipolaridad en un monólogo brillante.
Two young lovers, Claudio and Hero, are to be married imminently but the devious scheming of a resentful Prince looks set to thwart the nuptials. Meanwhile, marriage seems inconceivable for reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick whose endless witty sparring threatens to keep them apart forever. Directed by Josie Rourke, Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s great plays and reminds us all of the failings and triumphs of the human condition in our never ending search for perfect love.
El documental cuenta con testimonios de estudiantes, padres, profesores y funcionarios afectados por el sistema de encarcelación de jóvenes escolares, todos interpretados por Anna Deavere Smith.
Espectáculo autobiográfico escrito por Elaine Stritch y John Lahr que está compuesto de anécdotas de la vida y las melodías de Stritch.
Robertina, una exitosa actriz está en el apogeo de su carrera, pero vive en un estado de ansiedad constante. Sin embargo, la situación personal de un gran amigo la lleva a irse unos días de viaje, momento en el que Robertina consigue ver en perspectiva su vida absurda. Lejos de casa, se deja llevar por una poderosa deriva que la cambiara para siempre.
Dean Jones is Saint John in this intimate, inspiring one-man presentation of John in exile on Patmos. Full of humor, strong in spirit, and resolutely committed to Christ, John shares his account of the events that changed the course of human history---and challenges us with his last words before his death: "Little children, love one another."
Set in Richmond, Virginia in October 1864, tells the story of a Union spy working to seize control of the telegraph office.
Portrait of 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson based on her poems, letters and notes. This is a taped broadcast of a live one-woman performance.
Set in an old folks home, senior citizen Weller Martin (Hume Cronyn) has the disease of Old Age, meets an old woman named Fonsia Dorsey (Jessica Tandy) who's diabetic. They both discuss issues such as society, the hospitals, money, families, and the folks home where they live, over a game of Gin Rummy. Fonsia has never played before so Weller teachers her. Instantly she goes on a winning streak, making it very hard for Weller not to lose his temper. But he does. Both put out an excellent performance with a lot of swearing!
Adult-film star Katie Morgan answers a series of sex-related questions...in the buff, of course!
Straight is a hilarious and subversive excursion into the world of conversion therapy, where homosexuals are reputedly made "straight." Join acclaimed writer/performer David Schmader as he plunges into the heart of this dangerous territory. Schmader, a gay man, pulls no punches with either the conversionists or the gay community in this one-man show.
Examining the underlying tensions between mateship and masculinity in Australian sport in a portrayal of athletes rife with foul language, stigma, secrets, violence and nudity.
