Elizabeth Taylor — Actor (73)
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Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar (2024) [TV] IMDb TMDB
Elizabeth Taylor - Rebel Superstar
director: Caroline Sciama actor: Elizabeth Taylor
other title: Elizabeth Taylor: la superestrella rebelde
A deep dive into Elizabeth Taylor's craft and technique as an actor – one who mesmerized cinemagoers, but also changed the relationship between audiences and stars – while going on to spotlight her work becoming a billion-dollar businesswoman, activist and advocate.
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The Big Sur (1965) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Big Sur
actor: Richard Burton / Elizabeth Taylor …
This MGM short film narrated by Richard Burton promotes its upcoming major release "The Sandpiper" (1965), starring Burton and his then wife Elizabeth Taylor. Panoramic shots of the ocean, the seashore, and the desert segue into the artistic community with various of its well-known artists at work and play. It all leads to clips from the film being made.
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Malice in Wonderland (1985) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Malice in Wonderland
director: Gus Trikonis actor: Elizabeth Taylor / Jane Alexander …
other title: Verrücktes Hollywood
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
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Beau Brummell (1954) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Beau Brummell
director: Curtis Bernhardt actor: 斯图尔特·格兰杰 / 伊丽莎白·泰勒 …
other title: 호걸 브롬멜 / Beau Brummell – Rebell und Verführer …
Captain George Bryan Brummell is a British soldier who appreciates fine clothing and innovative dress. Although he initially alienates the Prince of Wales with insulting comments about the prince's uniform designs, he eventually becomes his close confidant. Brummel also falls in love with the beautiful Lady Patricia Belham. However, his outspoken manner eventually leads to his being exiled to France.
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Ash Wednesday (1973) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Ash Wednesday
director: 拉里·皮尔斯 actor: 伊丽莎白·泰勒 / 亨利·方达 …
other title: 圣灰星期三 / 春回情断 …
Barbara gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Mark, but he doesn't seem interested in meeting her. She checks in to a ski resort to wait for Mark, and begins getting attention from young men. Her daughter tries to warn her that even though she has had the surgery it might be too late for her marriage, but she clings to the hope that Mark will come back once he sees her new look. Meanwhile, she must decide whether or not have an affair with a young man she's met.
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Father's Little Dividend (1951) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Father's Little Dividend
director: Vincente Minnelli actor: 斯宾塞·屈塞 / 琼·本内特 …
other title: Ein Geschenk des Himmels / Allons donc, papa ! …
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
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Giant (1956) [Movie] Eggplant.place
Giant
director: George Stevens actor: Elizabeth Taylor / Rock Hudson …
other title: Il gigante / Giganten …
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024) [Movie] Douban
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
director: 纳内特·波斯特恩 actor: 伊丽莎白·泰勒 / 罗迪·麦克道尔 …
other title: 伊丽莎白·泰勒：遗失的录音带
纪录片提供了对好莱坞典型明星伊丽莎白·泰勒生活的前所未有的探索。通过对泰勒个人档案的非凡访问以及七十小时新发现的亲密音频，这些坦诚的对话揭示了这位电影界持久偶像的多层面，展现了一个与公众形象格格不入、渴望尊重和自主的女性。影片摒弃了传统的访谈形式，让伊丽莎白的声音来讲述她的故事，挑战观众重新审视泰勒的遗产，不仅将她呈现为电影偶像，更展示她作为一名先行者，利用自己的明星身份从事人道主义事业，在世界上产生了真正的影响。
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) [Movie] Eggplant.place
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
director: Richard Brooks actor: Elizabeth Taylor / Paul Newman …
other title: La gatta sul tetto che scotta / Kat på et varmt bliktag …
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
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All About Yves Montand (2021) [Movie] Douban
Montand est à nous
director: Yves Jeuland actor: 伊夫·蒙当 / 伊夫·热兰 …
other title: 我们的蒙当 / Montand est à nous
Yves Montand would have been 100-years-old in 2021. A journey through the 20th century by the son of an Italian immigrant who reached the peak of his art and popularity. The song, the cinema, the commitments, a film all in archives.