The Eyes of Tammy Faye and 3 Other Best Recent Biopics for an Educational Night
Kristen Stewart on the verge of a nervous breakdown and songs by Andrew Garfield.
Often a person is remembered for a specific action, achievement, or event. However, the biography of an outstanding person is no less interesting and helps to imagine the path the main character took.
1. Spencer, 2021
There have been many films about the life of Diana, but Spencer offers the most unconventional take on the British royal family.
Focusing on the days leading up to Lady Diana's divorce from Prince Charles, Pablo Larraín takes the viewer on a journey into the depths of a woman's troubled soul.
Starring Kristen Stewart, the film is more of a series of metaphysical and surreal scenes that help portray the emotional state of the broken Diana.
2. Tick, tick…BOOM!, 2021
Jonathan Larson works in a New York diner and writes the musical Superbia. Jonathan is sure that he is destined to conquer the stage at any cost: success will come and the insecurities of youth will disappear with the snap of a finger.
But not everything is so simple: his best friend has left his dream behind and found a stable income, his girlfriend is tired of waiting for her boyfriend to find time for her, and John himself is having trouble with the main composition.
So, song after song, the days pass, counting down the time until his 30th birthday – a terrifying milestone, proof of his own lack of fulfillment. The star of the show is Andrew Garfield, who embodies Larson with special charm and charisma.
3. Respect, 2021
Stories about the queens of the music scene are perhaps the most popular type of biopic. Respect is one such movie. Jennifer Hudson shines as Aretha Franklin, the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Her path from a religious family to stunning fame, an unhappy marriage, the recording of the great album Amazing Grace – director Liesl Tommy has collected the most important lines from the singer's biography to present Aretha not only as a soul legend, but also as a living person.
4. The Eyes of Tammy Faye, 2021
In the 1970s, Tammy Faye and her husband Jim built a huge televangelist empire that collapsed after a series of scandals and financial frauds.
Rise, fall and redemption: director Michael Showalter presents a biographical drama in its classic form. It is not so much the dramaturgy of the movie as the energy of the couple – played by Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield.
It is no exaggeration to say that the driving force of the story is Chastain, who steals the show from her co-stars. Her performance was appreciated: the actress won an Oscar for her role as Tammy Faye.