In an age when women were incapable of joining the artistic dialogue, Lilias Trotter managed to win the favour of celebrated critics.
Tag: biography
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The Big Short
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
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Drag Becomes Him
An intimate glimpse inside the life of internationally acclaimed drag performer Jinkx Monsoon.
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What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
A documentary about the singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt
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Cezanne and I
They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. Sketched models by day, caressed them by night… Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.
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Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson’s early rise to fame.
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Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up “trouble” after the company forced him to retire at age 65.
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For the Love of Spock
The life of Star Trek’s Mr. Spock — as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years —written and directed by his son, Adam.
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Rudy Habibie
Rudy met Ilona. Their different visions made it hard to be together. Ilona wants Rudy to stay in Germany and is opposed to his love for Indonesia.
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Christine
In 1974, television reporter Christine Chubbuck struggles with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.