Biography: For a time in the late 1990s, it seemed that Helena Bonham Carter was about to deliver on her promise and begin what would be a major career as a first-rate, important actress. Audiences and critics had always known of her extraordinary look. a delicate beauty that evoked another time and another place, but her performance in "The Wings of the Dove" (1997) had shown her to be possessed of a vital ... show all For a time in the late 1990s, it seemed that Helena Bonham Carter was about to deliver on her promise and begin what would be a major career as a first-rate, important actress. Audiences and critics had always known of her extraordinary look. a delicate beauty that evoked another time and another place, but her performance in "The Wings of the Dove" (1997) had shown her to be possessed of a vital acting talent as well. She won a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her work in the film, and but for her nationality (four of the five nominees hailed from outside the U.S. that year; the American won the Oscar), she might likely have joined the elite pantheon of foreign-born Academy Award winning actresses.
Born in Golders Green, London, England on May 26, 1966, Helen Bonham Carter had achieved success in films early. Before she was 20 years old, she had scored her first lead in director James Ivory's tasteful adaptation of the anglo-phile Yank Henry James novel "A Room With a View" (1985), only her second film. She followed up this auspicious debut as a leading player assaying the uncrowned Queen of England, "Lady Jane Grey," in the eponymous film. In the first part of her career, she became a staple in what can be seen as an annex of the British Heritage industry, starring in more tasteful adaptations of British or anglo-American novels, such as the adaptation of E.M. Forster's "Maurice" (1987), her second film for James Ivory
In hindsight, it is no coincidence that "Room," her first film under the Merchant-Ivory banner (director Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Jabha Prawler' (qv)), proved to be the brand's big breakthrough on the big screen, ushering them into the big-time, with a good box office showing and full-blown Oscar recognition. In the two Merchant-Ivory films in which she was a major star, the brand scored their greatest success. Though it was Emma Thompson , her rival for Kenneth Branagh's affections, who won a Best Actress Oscar for "Howard's End" (1992), Bonham Carter'S presence in the film clearly was a factor in its great success. It began a three-picture run that climaxed with Merchant-Ivory's last wholly unqualified success, "Howards End" (1992)
Howards End" (1992) was the last film she made for Merchant-Ivory, and the brand's career eventually wound down without their good-luck charm, as Helena Bonham Carter was the real thing. The patrician offspring of British Prime Minister H.H Asquith's blue blood (he was her great-great-grandfather; her great-grand-uncle Anthony Asquith was a noted English director), Helena Bonham Carter possessed of an extraordinary look with her dark hair and eyes and porcelain skin, Carter was born to be part of the Merchant-Ivory stable, giving their ersatz-Englishness a certain "je ne sais quoi" that paid off in handsome dividends, rather like British gilt-edged government securities.
Ironically, it was her turn as the undisputed star of the neo-Merchant-Ivory "Wings of the Dove" that brought her her Oscar nod. She was not only beautiful, she not only could act, but she was courageous. In "Wings," she arguably had the most explicit nude scene ever to be limned by an Oscar-nominated actress, but lost out to Helen Hunt.
Alas, her subsequent career, while interesting, has failed to deliver on that promise, though she is still young and likely to astound us once again. Her choice of roles can be seen as an attempt to break out of the Merchant-Ivory cottage industry ghetto of Henry James & E.M. Forster adaptations. She was quite memorable in the neo-classic "Fight Club" and seemed to be on the verge of achieving that rare status of someone who is a star with an extraordinary look who can also act while retaining true sexpot status. (On the distaff side, the great Paul Newman comes to mind. Brando was a superstar who could act, but hardly a sexpot. Julie Christie had a chance but turned her back on stardom, while Jane Fonda came close, though her sex-kitten act was a bit forced, but finally chucked it all away after having her breasts unnecessarily augmented for Ted Turner .) Carter's output since then has evinced an erosion in her status as both star and actress, though her beauty remains undiminished. hide |
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| Detective Carson O'Conner (Parker Poisey) and her partner Detective Michael Sloane (Adam Goldberg) are investigating murders of a serial-killer that mutilates and removes the internal organs of the victims. When they meet the mysterious and macabre Deucalion (Vincent Perez), they are informed that Dr. Frankenstein is alive with a legion of followers, using the name of Dr. Victor Helios (Thomas Kretschmann). Search keywords
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Categories: 2004, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, USA
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| 19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror. Search keywords
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Categories: 2010, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, USA
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| Edwardian child Enid Blyton begins to tell stories to her brothers as an escape from their parents' rows before the father deserts the family... Search keywords
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Categories: 2009, Biography, Drama, UK
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Categories: 1998, Fantasy2, USA
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| Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman, makes her first visit to Florence, Italy in the early 1900's. There, she meets a quiet yet eccentric young man named George Emerson. Upon her return to England, Lucy must decide whether to follow through with her marriage to her stotic fiance, Cecil, or follow her heart and her growing attraction to George. Search keywords
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Categories: 1985, Comedy, Drama, Romance, UK
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| Two sisters have encounters with a wealthy family. The younger sister is rejected by the son of the wealthy family. The older sister becomes a good friend of the wealthy mother, whose most cherished possession is their cottage at Howard's End, and wishes fervently that Thompson could live there, as they are kindred spirits. Over the course of years, the older sister marries into the wealthy family, and the family tries to keep her from taking possession of Howard's End. Search keywords
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Categories: 1992, Drama, Japan, Romance, UK
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| As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. Search keywords
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Categories: 2009, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, UK, USA
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| Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet?s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind. Search keywords
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Categories: 2009, Action, Adventure, Germany, Sci-Fi, Thriller, UK, USA
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| After having their ship crash on a mysterious planet, two US astronauts wander across the desert plain. Thinking they are alone, the surprise comes when life forms appear, not just as mute human but as apes. Walking, talking apes. The apes see themselves as the original beings on the planet and do anything to keep all humans locked up. Search keywords
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Categories: 1968, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, USA
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| Being based on the legend of the 19th century of Sweeney to Todd and the success Broadway which music-is with the music and lyric by Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd a. k. Benjamin Barker returns to London, by judge Turpin with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hopes sent away. He opens a barber's business about the woman. The meat cake business of Lovett was they sold "the worst cakes in London. " With the help of the woman. Lovett, Todd tries to release from all people who have one day wrong done him and hopes, with his daughter to be combined again Joanna who is now the district of judge Turpin.
Beruhend auf die Legende des 19. Jahrhunderts von Sweeney Todd und dem Erfolg Broadway, der mit der Musik und Lyrik durch Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd a Musik-ist. k. ein Benjamin Barker kehrt nach London zurück, durch Richter Turpin mit der Hilfe eines Matrosen, Anthony Hopes weggeschickt. Er öffnet ein Herrenfriseurgeschäft über der Frau. Das Fleisch-Kuchen-Geschäft von Lovett war sie verkauft "die schlechtesten Kuchen in London. " Mit der Hilfe der Frau. Lovett, Todd versucht, von allen Leuten zu befreien, die ihn jemals falsch getan haben und hofft, mit seiner Tochter, Joanna wieder vereinigt zu werden, die jetzt der Bezirk von Richter Turpin ist. Search keywords
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Categories: 2007, Crime, Musical, Thriller, USA
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| Harass is about to begin his fifth year in Hogwarts. He is despaired to come back to the school and to discover why his friends Ron and Hermoine were so secret all summer long. However, what Harasses is about to discover in his new year in Hogwarts will overbalance his world.
Harcelez est sur le point de commencer sa cinquième année à Hogwarts. Il est désespéré pour rentrer à l'école et découvrir pourquoi ses amis Ron et Hermoine ont été si secrets tout l'été. Cependant, ce qui Harcèle est sur le point de découvrir dans son nouvel an à Hogwarts basculera son monde. Search keywords
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Categories: 2007, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, UK, USA
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| Compulsory player, Sir Giles Staverley is deceived in losing his house for his old adversary Lord Harry Wrotham. Since Staverley is distracted and driven to despair, Wrotham gives him a last possibility - he will play everything that Staverley lost against the daughter's hand of Staverley in the marriage and his trust bottom of 80.000 guineas. The Staverley agress and lose again, but incompetent of being in front of his daughter, Serena, he kills himself. Sir Justin Vulcão, a player with head notoriamente cold, clear challenges Wrotham of the house and the girl and, very much to the repugnance of Wrotham, victories. Justin now is in the possession of the house and Calm, but it has not any idea of which to do with them. After finding Calm and carrying out that it is much younger and more beautiful than he had imagined, he installs it like a guest in the Mandrágora, his family at home, in spite of the hatred for the mother of Justin, Lady Harriet Vulcão. Like the Lady Volcano tries to get married with Calm of with someone except his son, Serena and Justin become friends and he teaches him on the Mandrágora, the house that he loves. A crisis forces That It Calms and Justin when one is confronting his sensations for other. Prune the course of the smooth directed true love for them?.
Jogador compulsório, Senhor Giles Staverley é enganado em perder a sua casa pelo seu velho Lord Harry Wrotham de adversário. Como Staverley é distraído e desesperado, Wrotham dá-lhe uma possibilidade última - ele jogará tudo que Staverley perdeu contra a mão de filha de Staverley no matrimônio e o seu fundo fiduciário de 80.000 guineas. O Staverley agress e perde mais uma vez, mas incapaz de ficar em frente de sua filha, Serena, ele mata-se. Senhor Justin Vulcão, um jogador com cabeça notoriamente frio, claro desafia Wrotham da casa e a menina e, muito à repugnância de Wrotham, vitórias. Justin agora encontra-se na posse da casa e Serena, mas não tem nenhuma idéia de que fazer com eles. Depois de encontrar Serena e realizando que ela é muito mais jovem e mais bela do que ele tinha imaginado, ele instala-a como um hóspede na Mandrágora, a sua família em casa, apesar do ódio pela mãe de Justin, Senhora Harriet Vulcão. Como a Senhora Vulcão tenta casar-se com Serena de com alguém exceto seu filho, Serena e Justin tornam-se amigos e ele ensina-lhe sobre a Mandrágora, a casa que ele ama. Uma crise força Serena e Justin a confrontar as suas sensações um para outro. Pode o curso do amor verdadeiro dirigido liso para eles?. Search keywords
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Categories: 1987, Drama, Romance, UK
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| It is 'Vege mania' in Wallace and the neighborhood of Gromit, and our two enterprising companions profit with her human pest control equipment, "Anti-Pesto. " With only days to go before the annual gigantic vegetable competition business is blossoming, but Wallace & Gromit find out that the running of a "human" pest control equipment has his disadvantages because her Westwallabystrasse fills home to the edge with caught rabbits. At night suddenly a gigantic, mysterious, veg devastation-arranging "beast", the holy vegetable posters of the town starts to attack, and the competition hostess, lady Tottington, commissions of Anti-Pesto to catch it and to save the day. Nevertheless, the lies in it wait, is the snobby petitioner of lady Tottington, Victor Quartermaine who would like to shoot the beast rather and protect the position of the local hero - let alone the hand of lady Tottingon in the marriage. Finally, with the destiny of the competition in the floating lady Tottington is made permit winner, shoot that according to chewing vegetable looter. A little she acts knows that the real intention of the winner could have awful results for them. and our two heroes.
Es ist 'Vege-Manie' in Wallace und der Nachbarschaft von Gromit, und unsere zwei unternehmungslustigen Kameraden profitieren mit ihrer humanen Schädlingsbekämpfungsausrüstung, "Anti-Pesto. " Mit nur Tagen, um vor der jährlichen Riesigen Gemüsekonkurrenz zu gehen, ist Geschäft blühend, aber Wallace & Gromit finden heraus, dass das Laufen einer "humanen" Schädlingsbekämpfungsausrüstung seine Nachteile hat, weil sich ihre Westwallaby-Straße nach Hause zum Rand mit gefangenen Kaninchen füllt. Plötzlich beginnt ein riesiges, mysteriöses, veg-Verheerungen-anrichtendes "Biest", die heiligen Gemüseanschläge der Stadt nachts, und die Konkurrenz-Gastgeberin, Dame Tottington, Kommissionen Anti-Pesto anzugreifen, um es zu fangen und den Tag zu sparen. Das Lügen darin wartet jedoch, ist der snobistische Bittsteller von Dame Tottington, Victor Quartermaine, der das Biest lieber schießen und die Position des lokalen Helden - ganz zu schweigen von der Hand von Dame Tottingon in der Ehe sichern möchte. Mit dem Schicksal der Konkurrenz in der Schwebe wird Dame Tottington schließlich gezwungen, Sieger zu erlauben, den laut kauenden Gemüseplünderer zu erlegen. Wenig tut sie weiß, dass die echte Absicht des Siegers schreckliche Folgen für sie haben konnte. und unsere zwei Helden. Search keywords
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Categories: 2005, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, UK
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| Blue easily coloured, ball blasting of the eye, with the maggot contaminated beauty has become Emily (Bonham Carter) famously as the corpse bride after the waiting for her fiancée where the pair planned to the date, before it is fixed. If her horse orderly comes, he kills them, and she rests in the ground to wait for her best friend whether he knows that he is the corpse bride-horse orderly or not. It is a cold dark night, the moon is full, the stars are bright, and the wood is creeping a little bit. By the black torn to pieces trees walking, winner (Depp) can stamp himself not exactly his wedding vows. hesitance of the winner to the marriage arranges him to mix the words. Two prominent families have arranged her children to be married to overcome finance difficulties. As the objects of the engagement, the winner and Viktoria (Watson) grievedly for the first time the night before her wedding. It has only sense that winner, a horse orderly with cold feet, difficulties would have to remember dull wedding vows. Thus winner ends in the dark wood which calls his hands and his vows which murmurs vow which the corpse Bride hears, to her from the grave bringing. Winner is found suddenly married with another woman, a sensuous bomb bride who is also dead by chance. Wiped away to the country of the dead people winner finds out that the life is not as light under corpses as it seems. Heads easily solve her owners, and eyes never seem in her outlets to remain an adaptation, the winners with reluctance seems to accept. Once taken in the country of the dead people it is almost impossible to return be a winner arranging, between risking the life of Viktoria or giving up to choose own.
Blau leicht gefärbt, Ball-Knallen des Auges, mit der Made verseuchte Schönheit ist Emily (Bonham Carter) bekannt als die Leichnam-Braut nach dem Warten für ihren Verlobten geworden, wo das Paar zum Rendezvous plante, bevor es festgemacht wird. Wenn ihr Pferdepfleger ankommt, tötet er sie, und sie ruht sich im Boden aus, um auf ihren besten Freund zu warten, ob er weiß, dass er der Leichnam-Braut-Pferdepfleger ist oder nicht. Es ist eine kalte dunkle Nacht, der Mond ist voll, die Sterne sind hell, und der Wald ist ein kleines bisschen kriechend. Durch die schwarzen zerfleischten Bäume wandernd, kann sich Sieger (Depp) nicht gerade seine Hochzeitsgelübde einprägen. Der hesitance des Siegers zur Ehe veranlasst ihn, die Wörter zu vermischen. Zwei prominente Familien haben ihre Kinder eingeordnet, um verheiratet zu sein, um Finanzschwierigkeiten zu überwinden. Als die Gegenstände der Verlobung, des Siegers und des Viktorias (Watson) getroffen zum ersten Mal die Nacht vor ihrer Hochzeit. Es hat nur Sinn, dass Sieger, ein Pferdepfleger mit kalten Füßen, Schwierigkeiten haben würde, sich an langweilige Hochzeitsgelübde zu erinnern. So endet Sieger im dunklen Wald, der seine Hände anruft und seine Gelübde, die Gelübde murmelt, die der Leichnam Bride hört, ihr aus dem Grab bringend. Sieger findet sich plötzlich geheiratet mit einer anderen Frau, einer sinnlichen Bombe-Braut, die auch zufällig tot ist. Gewischt weg zum Land der Toten findet Sieger heraus, dass das Leben unter Leichnamen nicht ebenso leicht ist, wie es scheint. Köpfe lösen leicht ihre Eigentümer, und Augen scheinen nie in ihren Steckdosen, eine Anpassung zu bleiben, die Sieger widerwillig scheint zu akzeptieren. Einmal genommen ins Land der Toten ist es fast unmöglich, zurückzukehren, Sieger veranlassend, zwischen dem Riskieren des Lebens des Viktorias oder Aufgeben sein eigenes zu wählen. Search keywords
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Categories: 2005, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, UK, USA
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| They are young. They have light, well paid-up deskjob. They have a freehold flat, Swedish pieces of furniture, artistic coffee tables and a fridge full with spices. And, nevertheless, feel emotional and spiritual empty. They find, finally, comfort in the besides being to support groups for lukemia and cancer victims if there is nothing wrong with you, until they are kidnapped by you of another forger. Then you correspond Tyler Durden, a man who shows you that not only you can live without material needs, but that self-destruction, the breakdown of the society and the form dynamite of the soap could also not be such a bad idea.
Sie sind jung. Sie haben einen leichten, gut bezahlten deskjob. Sie haben eine Eigentumswohnung, schwedische Möbel, künstlerische Kaffeetische und einen mit Gewürzen vollen Kühlschrank. Und doch fühlen Sie sich emotional und geistig leer. Sie finden schließlich Bequemlichkeit im dabei Sein, Gruppen für lukemia und Krebs-Opfer zu unterstützen, wenn es nichts Falsches mit Ihnen gibt, bis sie von Ihnen von einem anderen Fälscher entführt werden. Dann entsprechen Sie Tyler Durden, ein Mann, der Ihnen zeigt, dass nicht nur Sie ohne materielle Bedürfnisse leben können, aber dass Selbstzerstörung, der Zusammenbruch der Gesellschaft und des Bilden-Dynamits von der Seife solch eine schlechte Idee auch nicht sein könnten. Search keywords
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Categories: 1999, Action, Crime, Drama, Germany, Thriller, USA
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| Charlie Bucket comes from a poor family, and spends the biggest part of his time which dreams about the chocolate which he loves, but cannot normally grant. Things change if Schniedel Wonka, head of the very popular Wonka chocolate brown empire, announces a quarrel in which five golden maps have been hidden in chocolate bolts and have been sent in the whole country. The children who find the maps are taken on a tour of the chocolate brown factory by Wonka and are received a special sight of the miracles within. Charlie wonderfully finds a map, together with four other children more much disobediently than he. The tour of the factory will hold more than some surprises for this bundle.
Charlie Bucket kommt aus einer armen Familie, und verbringt den grössten Teil seiner Zeit, die über die Schokolade träumt, die er liebt, aber gewöhnlich nicht gewähren kann. Dinge ändern sich, wenn Schniedel Wonka, Haupt vom sehr populären Wonka Schokoladenbraunen Reich, gibt einen Streit bekannt, in dem fünf Goldkarten in Schokoladenriegeln verborgen und im ganzen Land gesandt worden sind. Die Kinder, die die Karten finden, werden auf einer Tour der schokoladenbraunen Fabrik von Wonka genommen und einen speziellen Anblick der Wunder innerhalb bekommen. Charlie findet wunderbar eine Karte, zusammen mit vier anderen Kindern mehr viel unartig als er. Die Tour der Fabrik wird mehr halten als einige Überraschungen für dieses Bündel. Search keywords
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Categories: 2005, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, USA
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| The history circles round a dying father and his son who tries to find out the stories more from his daddy by piecing together which he has collected in the course of the years. The son unwinds, which to refresh hardly detectable life of his father in a row of legends and myths which are inspired by few facts which he knows. By these fairy tales the son, the big achievements of his father and his big defects starts to understand.
Die Geschichte kreist um einen sterbenden Vater und seinen Sohn, der versucht, mehr von seinem Vati durch piecing zusammen die Geschichten zu erfahren, die er im Laufe der Jahre gesammelt hat. Der Sohn wickelt ab, das schwer erfassbares Leben seines Vaters in einer Reihe von Legenden und Mythen zu erfrischen, die durch die wenigen Tatsachen begeistert sind, die er weiß. Durch diese Märchen beginnt der Sohn, die großen Leistungen seines Vaters und seine großen Mängel zu verstehen. Search keywords
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Categories: 2003, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, USA
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