Joyce Chopra

Joyce Chopra

Nacimiento : 1936-10-27, New York City, New York, USA

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Joyce Chopra is an American director and writer of feature films and television. Chopra graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Chopra was married to American stage and screenwriter Tom Cole until he died on February 23, 2009. Her first narrative feature-length film, Smooth Talk (1985), won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and Grand Jury Prize at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' 1966 short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, and was adapted by her husband, Tom Cole.

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Joyce Chopra

Películas

This Is a Film About My Mother
Anne
During a stark winter weekend in upstate NY, siblings reconnect a year after their mother's death.
Gramercy Stories
Director
An inspiring look inside a unique residence in Manhattan that is providing a safe home for 25 gay and transgender teenagers for have experienced violence at home and on the streets. Told from their candid, often witty perspective, the film follows these courageous kids as they strive to remake their lives.
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Director
Molly is a girl living in the year 1944 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends.
Mujeres de Hollywood
Director
Cuando una famosa actriz de Hollywood descubre que su joven marido le es infiel, decide echarle de su casa. Su amiga, una frustrada guionista, mantiene un idilio con un hombre más joven que ella, pero después de cada encuentro, le resulta difícil encontrar una nueva excusa que contar a su marido, un afamado productor que nunca se lo perdonaría. Pero serán las hijas de estas ricas y afamadas esposas de Hollywood quienes demuestren que el amor está por encima de la fama, el lujo y el placer.
El último Cowboy
Director
Will Cooper es un ranchero que se enfrenta a una mala racha en su negocio. Sin embargo, con la ayuda de su amigo y capataz Amos Russell, consigue sacar adelante el rancho. Cuando su hija Jake vuelve a casa para el funeral de su abuelo, el padre de Will, la relación entre ambos se vuelve tensa, debido a sus diferentes opiniones sobre la manera de dirigir el rancho. Además, entre ellos planea el recuerdo de la madre de Jake, de cuya muerte la joven culpa a su padre. Will y Jake deberán trabajar mano a mano para salvar el negocio y su familia. (FILMAFFINITY)
Volver a Hawai
Director
Cuando una muchacha adolescente, Sydney, y su padre se trasladan a vivir a una isla en Hawai descubren una mayor cercanía en su relación. Sydney vivirá muchas aventuras y descubrirá un nuevo hobby y, también, la verdad sobre su madre.
The Lady in Question
Director
In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is suspected. But was it the Nazis, or was it someone else? Det. Tony Rossini investigates, along with Larry "Cash" Carter, a theatre director connected to Mrs. Sachs and her family.
Reemplazando a papá
Director
Linda y George viven en una ciudad pequeña. Él es el director de la escuela. Están a punto de celebrar su 16 aniversario. Ella lo atrapa con el joven profesor de su hija, y tiene que lidiar con los niños, la ciudad y su amor a él.
Asesinato en Stamford
Director
Wilder empieza una exitosa carrera como director de teatro en Broadway, pero sus planes cambian cuando tiene que irse a un pequeño pueblo de Connectica después de sufrir un imprevisto. Su facilidad para la instrospección y la psicología pronto es requerida para solucionar un crimen.
Convictions
Director
It has been nine years since Bancroft's character shot Brown's son. She goes to the prison to vent her rage at him over what he did, and discovers he's not the monster she thought he was.
L.A. Johns
Director
Liz dreams of buying a house and starts working as a call girl. She then becomes emotionally involved in a young man.
Amigas hasta la muerte
Director
Dana Griffin es lo que algunos llaman una buscadora de oro y tiene la costumbre de obtener lo que quiere de todos los modos posible. Ella se casará con el rico Ted, pero su engaño quedará al descubierto. Para reconstruir su vida, apunta a su amiga Barbara y comienza a tomar el control de su vida.
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Director
Inspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who investigates the murder of a man with ties to the Miami mafia.
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Director
The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna Buchanan, a Miami's criminal journalist.
The Disappearance of Nora
Director
A beautiful woman is found stranded in the desert with no recollection of who she is or how she got there, so a casino boss makes it his mission to help her.
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story
Director
Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else.
Baby Snatcher
Director
A woman is delighted to have given birth to a baby girl but her life is turned into a nightmare when she goes missing. The police mount a frantic search but to the woman's horror she finds out that it's herself who is the main suspect.
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
Director
Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies for a job at a local TV station. When her dreams of fame are dashed by rejection, she seduces 15-year-old Billy, one of her students. Pam challenges Billy to prove his love for her by getting rid of her husband. The stakes heat up with a huge insurance policy on her husband's life.
The Lemon Sisters
Director
Tres amigas de la infancia, Eloise (Keaton), Franki (Kane) y Nola (Grody), llevan toda la vida tocando canciones en los bares en los años 80, en Atlantic City. Son canciones de grupos de chicas de los 60. Una comedia auto-indulgente.
Calling the Shots
Self
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Palabras suaves
Director
Relata el despertar sexual de Connie, una joven de 15 años. La situación se le va de las manos una vez que el misterioso Arnold Friend, un psicótico unos años mayor que ella, se interesa por la joven...
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
Editor
Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály believed that music could be taught to children as readily as reading. The method he developed uses a child's own natural instrument, the voice. Beginning with simple musical intervals, the child progresses from folk tunes and children's songs to the complex notes and rhythms of composed music--from Bye baby bunting to Bach. [The film] is a look at the Kodály method of music training in public elementary schools in San Jose, California, and West Hartford, Connecticut. Ordinary children are shown in the film, but they exhibit extraordinary self-confidence, discipline, concentration, and an eagerness to learn. There is no such thing as failure in a Kodály classroom; in fact, the children are able to correct their mistakes themselves. Moreover, the children will bring much of 'how' they learn in their music lessons--counting and problem-solving, left-to-right progression, following directions--to their study of reading, writing and arithmetic.
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
Producer
Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály believed that music could be taught to children as readily as reading. The method he developed uses a child's own natural instrument, the voice. Beginning with simple musical intervals, the child progresses from folk tunes and children's songs to the complex notes and rhythms of composed music--from Bye baby bunting to Bach. [The film] is a look at the Kodály method of music training in public elementary schools in San Jose, California, and West Hartford, Connecticut. Ordinary children are shown in the film, but they exhibit extraordinary self-confidence, discipline, concentration, and an eagerness to learn. There is no such thing as failure in a Kodály classroom; in fact, the children are able to correct their mistakes themselves. Moreover, the children will bring much of 'how' they learn in their music lessons--counting and problem-solving, left-to-right progression, following directions--to their study of reading, writing and arithmetic.
Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom
Director
Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály believed that music could be taught to children as readily as reading. The method he developed uses a child's own natural instrument, the voice. Beginning with simple musical intervals, the child progresses from folk tunes and children's songs to the complex notes and rhythms of composed music--from Bye baby bunting to Bach. [The film] is a look at the Kodály method of music training in public elementary schools in San Jose, California, and West Hartford, Connecticut. Ordinary children are shown in the film, but they exhibit extraordinary self-confidence, discipline, concentration, and an eagerness to learn. There is no such thing as failure in a Kodály classroom; in fact, the children are able to correct their mistakes themselves. Moreover, the children will bring much of 'how' they learn in their music lessons--counting and problem-solving, left-to-right progression, following directions--to their study of reading, writing and arithmetic.
Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal
Director
This documentary follows Martha Clarke's creative process for a year as she finds her own voice as a choreographer following her departure from Pilobolus Dance Theater.
Sally Garcia and Family
Director
A 1978 documentary short about a growing phenomenon of its time: women returning to work as they reach middle age.
That Our Children Would Not Die
Director
A 1978 documentary about healthcare services in five locations in Nigeria.
Clorae and Albie
Director
Tells about two young Black women and how they cope with their responsibilities as well as pursue their career ambitions.
Girls at 12
Editor
The camera goes to live among a group of 12‐year‐old girls in a middle‐class New England neighborhood. It accompanies them to school, goes to their slumber parties, listens to their gossip about their largely incorporeal boy friends, buys clothes with them and interviews them, their teachers and their parents.
Girls at 12
Producer
The camera goes to live among a group of 12‐year‐old girls in a middle‐class New England neighborhood. It accompanies them to school, goes to their slumber parties, listens to their gossip about their largely incorporeal boy friends, buys clothes with them and interviews them, their teachers and their parents.
Girls at 12
Director
The camera goes to live among a group of 12‐year‐old girls in a middle‐class New England neighborhood. It accompanies them to school, goes to their slumber parties, listens to their gossip about their largely incorporeal boy friends, buys clothes with them and interviews them, their teachers and their parents.
Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person
Director
A 1973 short film about the noted educator and president of Radcliffe College.
Joyce at 34
Writer
After giving birth, Joyce attempts to regain her position as a filmmaker while also caring for her new baby. The changes to both her and her husband’s professional lives are remarkable and frustrating. The new parents love the baby but must recognize the limitations she puts on their careers.
Joyce at 34
Self
After giving birth, Joyce attempts to regain her position as a filmmaker while also caring for her new baby. The changes to both her and her husband’s professional lives are remarkable and frustrating. The new parents love the baby but must recognize the limitations she puts on their careers.
Joyce at 34
Director
After giving birth, Joyce attempts to regain her position as a filmmaker while also caring for her new baby. The changes to both her and her husband’s professional lives are remarkable and frustrating. The new parents love the baby but must recognize the limitations she puts on their careers.
Marathon
Director
Started as a class project in what was likely the first filmmaking course ever taught at Harvard, Marathon documents the running of the 1964 Boston Marathon.
A Happy Mother's Day
Director
In 1963 the first known surviving set of American quintuplets were born to Mary Ann and Andrew Fischer, this film looks at some of the changes their arrival caused to their family.
Dead Birds
Sound Editor
The film's title is borrowed from a Dani fable that Gardner recounts in voice-over. The Dani people, whom Gardner identifies mysteriously as "a mountain people," believe that there was once a great race between a bird and a snake, which was to determine the lives of human beings. Should men shed their skins and live forever like snakes, or die like birds? The bird won the race, dictating that man must die. The film's plot revolves around two characters, Weyak and Pua. Weyak is a warrior who guards the frontier between the land of his tribe and that of the neighboring tribe. Pua is a young boy whom Gardner depicts as weak and inept.