Film a Clef
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    People

    Stephen Dorff

    Though he showed a great deal of promise during the early stages, actor Stephen Dorff suffered...

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    Movies

    Casino (1995)

    A New York bookie (Robert De Niro) and his pal (Joe Pesci) turn a Las Vegas casino into an empire,...

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    Movies

    All The King's Men (2006)

    A Southern politician's (Sean Penn) idealism and good intentions give way to corruption after he...

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    Movies

    What Just Happened? (2008)

    A movie producer (Robert De Niro) tries to engineer a reconciliation with his ex-wife while dealing...

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    Movies

    Last Days (2005)

    Addicted to drugs, a Seattle rock star (Michael Pitt) continues on a path of self-destruction.

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    Movies

    Grace of My Heart (1996)

    A steel heiress (Illeana Douglas) faces a rocky road to success as a singer-songwriter in this...

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    Movies

    The 400 Blows (1959)

    Neglected by his parents (Claire Maurier, Albert Remy), Parisian schoolboy Antoine Doinel...

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    Movies

    Primary Colors (1998)

    A Southern governor's (John Travolta) wife (Emma Thompson) and adviser (Billy Bob Thornton) help him...

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    Movies

    Citizen Kane (1941)

    Enigmatic newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) rises, falls and leaves behind a...

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    Movies

    The Women (1939)

    Catty New York socialites gossip about a friend (Norma Shearer) and her husband's girlfriend (Joan...

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    Movies

    The Carpetbaggers (1964)

    Based on the novel by Harold Robbins. A rich young executive becomes involved in many romantic...

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    Movies

    All the King's Men

    Power and ambition corrupt an idealistic Southern politician. Winner of three Oscars, including best...

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    Movies

    Casque D'Or

    The Paris demimonde of 1900 is the setting for Casque d'Or. Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani), an...

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    Movies

    Talk Radio (1988)

    Oliver Stone's dark film shows the self-destruction of a talk radio host whose broadcasts are marked...

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    Movies

    The Rose (1979)

    An exhausted rock star (Bette Midler) turns to drugs, alcohol and a lover (Frederic Forrest) when...

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    Movies

    Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

    An all-powerful New York gossip columnist (Burt Lancaster) gives a press agent (Tony Curtis) some...

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    Movies

    People I Know (2003)

    A world-weary publicist's (Al Pacino) life spins out of control as he prepares for an important...

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    Movies

    Marked Woman (1937)

    A prosecutor (Humphrey Bogart) has a clip-joint hostess (Bette Davis) and her four co-workers...

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    Movies

    Show People (1928)

    A Southern girl (Marion Davies) comes to Hollywood, falls for a slapstick comic (William Haines) and...

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    People

    Monty Lapica

    Multi-talented writer, producer, director, and actor Monty Lapica took Hollywood by storm in the...

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    Movies

    To Die For (1995)

    Observers recall the relationship between a slain small-town bartender (Matt Dillon) and his...

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    Movies

    The Last Tycoon (1976)

    Harold Pinter adapted the screenplay from F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel about a powerful...

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    Movies

    Pather Panchali (1957)

    An aspiring writer (Kanu Banerjee) seeks his fortune in the city, leaving his family (Karuna...

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    Movies

    Strategic Air Command (1955)

    The Air Force recalls a baseball player (James Stewart) who has a pregnant wife (June Allyson) to...

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    Movies

    Mourir d'aimer (1971)

    Originally Mourir D'Aimer, this 1970 French film is an "a clef" treatment of the once-notorious...

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    Movies

    The Harder They Fall (1956)

    A fight promoter (Rod Steiger) hires a hard-luck sportswriter (Humphrey Bogart) to hype a simple...

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    Movies

    Parlez-moi d'amour

    Internationally recognized French actress Sophie Marceau makes her feature directing debut with the...

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    Movies

    Ordinary Decent Criminal

    Set in contemporary Ireland, a thief who has pushed his luck, finds out that his life is in danger...

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    Movies

    Far Harbor (1996)

    Friends work out the problems in their relationships during a gathering at a yuppie couple's seaside...

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    Movies

    Tycoon: A New Russian (2003)

    During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on...