Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
1h 24m
Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A full-time actress at seven, a vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, a playwright at 33, a silver screen ingénue at 40, a Vegas nightclub act at 62, a recording artist at 73, a camp icon at 85 - West left no format unconquered. She possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s and still rare today. Though a comedian, West grappled with some of the more complex social issues of the 20th century, including race and class tensions, and imbued even her most salacious plotlines with commentary about gender conformity, societal restrictions and what she perceived as moral hypocrisy. Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore West's life and career, as she "climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong" to become a writer, performer and subversive agitator for social change.
If current server doesn't work please try other servers beside.
Similar Movies
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra
Brazilian singer Rita Lee narrates moments about her life, from her childhood to the meeting with Roberto de Carvalho. The documentary is permeated with excerpts from the singer's concerts, with songs sung entirely.
Rating:
6.4/10
Votes:
6
Year:
2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
Rating:
0.0/10
Votes:
0
Year:
2007
Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Cor de Rosa Choque
Rating:
0.0/10
Votes:
0
Year:
2007
Beethoven Reloaded
Rating:
8.0/10
Votes:
1
Year:
2020
The Pleasure in Pain
A short film that follows key figures of the London kink scene on an exploration into BDSM and the notorious fetish event Klub Verboten. The film touches upon themes of psychology, trauma, LGBTQ+ rights and black representation.
Rating:
10.0/10
Votes:
1
Year:
2022
Francisco Brennand
Francisco Brennand is an eighty-five year odl, painter, sculptor and ceramist from Brazil. He lives and works isolated in an open-air museum set in an old ceramic roofing tile factory that belonged to his father. Based on his diaries, written over the past 60 years, the film narrates the artist's journey from the moment he moved into the factory until today.
Rating:
5.5/10
Votes:
2
Year:
2012
Lewis Hamilton: The Winning Formula
As the only black Formula One driver in history, Lewis' journey to becoming the most decorated Formula One driver in history, is one of dreams, courage, and determination.
Rating:
5.8/10
Votes:
2
Year:
2021
Du bist nicht allein - Die Roy Black Story
German TV movie chronicling the life of singer and actor Roy Black.
Rating:
6.3/10
Votes:
4
Year:
1996
BURNOUT
A self-directed documentary by up-and-coming musical artist 'Jean Dawson', who shares his mentality for creation and life in this short, shot-packed film.
Rating:
10.0/10
Votes:
1
Year:
2021
La Virgen Loca, Lado B
A feature-length documentary that delves into the life of an old spinster who, by convention, must be called señorita. Bound by rigid moral and family precepts, well-born ladies do not usually tell intimacies. However, the virgin - as the people of Xalapa have always called her - has agreed to confess and show her personal refuge, marked by solitude and the daily fulfillment of a sacrificial ritual.
Rating:
10.0/10
Votes:
1
Year:
2015
The Rat Pack
After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has become a big success despite the breakup of his partnership with Jerry Lewis; Sinatra's career is at its peak; Sammy Davis, Jr., is making a comeback after a near fatal car crash, and standup comic Joey Bishop is gaining exposure as an opening act for the other three. The Pack becomes complete when Sinatra reconciles with actor Peter Lawford, who has been ostracized since being seen out publicly with Sinatra's ex-wife, Ava Gardner.
Rating:
5.9/10
Votes:
39
Year:
1998
Anima Mea
When Mariana connects the Military Dictatorship's violent legacy as the structure behind Brazilian families, she embarks on an introspective journey to deconstruct her family life growing up in Brazil.
Rating:
10.0/10
Votes:
1
Year:
2022
Belgrade
Documentary, black and white.
Rating:
0.0/10
Votes:
0
Year:
1945
Crossfire
Crossfire is the investigative documentary by an international team of journalists about two reporters, Andrea Rocchelli and Andrej Mironov, killed in eastern Ukraine, and the Ukrainian soldier Vitaly Markiv accused of their murder
Rating:
0.0/10
Votes:
0
Year:
2023
Dans le vent
Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.
Rating:
6.0/10
Votes:
3
Year:
1963
La Folle Aventure de Louis de Funès
Rating:
7.5/10
Votes:
6
Year:
2020
Amir Naderi by Amir Naderi
Iranian film director Amir Naderi talks to Zar Amir Ebrahimi about his career in this documentary directed and produced by Ebrahimi and broadcast by BBC World Service and BBC Persian. Amir Naderi is one of the most influential figures of Iranian modern cinema. He was born in 1945 in the Persian Gulf port of Abadan. Orphaned at an early age and living the life of a street urchin, Naderi had to survive by selling ice, working as a shoeshine boy and recycling empty beer bottles. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films in the theaters where he worked at a very young age. He began his career by taking pictures for some notable Iranian features. In the 1970’s, he started directing his own films, and made some of the most important movies of the New Iranian Cinema. After moving to New York in the early 90’s, Amir Naderi continued to make films. They have premiered at the Venice, Cannes, Tribeca, and Sundance Film Festivals.
Rating:
0.0/10
Votes:
0
Year:
2018
Johnny made in France
Rating:
8.7/10
Votes:
3
Year:
2018
POSERS - The New Romantics
Shot in a single day, POSERS captures a thriving subculture in Kings Road, London: the style, music, and expression of the New Romantics.
Rating:
0.0/10
Votes:
0
Year:
1981
Will There Really Be a Morning?
This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.
Rating:
7.0/10
Votes:
2
Year:
1983
If current server doesn't work please try other servers beside.