Life Cinematic: Sam Taylor-Johnson (e3/5)
by jimthing1 | created - 05 Feb 2020 | updated - 08 Mar 2021 | Publichttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/life-cinematic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/33rHldWl1dBhTLNvMHyXz53/life-cinematic-sam-taylor-johnsons-8-favourite-movie-scenes
series: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dt6y
series 1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dt6x
episode 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f8xk
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1. Life Cinematic (2020– )
Documentary
Filmmakers draw on their knowledge and expertise to shine a light on the artistry of films that they love.
Stars: Edith Bowman, Sofia Coppola, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Edgar Wright
Votes: 28
SERIES title page.
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Life Cinematic (2020– )
Episode:
Sam Taylor-Johnson
(2020)
60 min | Documentary
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson selects clips from the films that have influenced her the most.
Stars: Edith Bowman, Sam Taylor-Johnson
Votes: 7
EPISODE title page.
Episode 3 of 5.
3. Nowhere Boy (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall
Votes: 38,894 | Gross: $1.45M
4. Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
R | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford
Votes: 335,867 | Gross: $166.17M
5. A Million Little Pieces (2018)
R | 113 min | Drama
A drug-dependent young man faces his past and his inner demons after he is interned in an institution for the addicted.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Odessa Young, Giovanni Ribisi
Votes: 4,215
6. The Piano (1993)
R | 121 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin
Votes: 95,201 | Gross: $40.16M
Score / diegetic.
7. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 243,458 | Gross: $81.30M
Villain.
8. Love You More (2008)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama
Two teenagers are drawn together by the Buzzcocks' single 'Love You More' during the summer of 1978.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Harry Treadaway, Andrea Riseborough, Samuel Roukin, Paul Ritter
Votes: 443
9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Votes: 1,072,762 | Gross: $112.00M
Screenplay.
10. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
R | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands
Votes: 28,727 | Gross: $13.34M
Protagonist(s).
11. Nowhere Boy (2009)
R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall
Votes: 38,894 | Gross: $1.45M
12. A Million Little Pieces (2018)
R | 113 min | Drama
A drug-dependent young man faces his past and his inner demons after he is interned in an institution for the addicted.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Odessa Young, Giovanni Ribisi
Votes: 4,215
13. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
R | 134 min | Drama, Romance
Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid
Votes: 382,380 | Gross: $83.04M
On-screen relationship.
14. Don't Look Now (1973)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania
Votes: 62,351 | Gross: $0.98M
Sex scene.
15. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
R | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody
Votes: 887,139 | Gross: $59.10M
16. Elton John: I Want Love (2001 Music Video)
5 min | Short, Music
A promotional video for Elton John's 2001 single "I Want Love."
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Star: Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 150
17. R.E.M.: Überlin (2011 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
A promotional video for R.E.M.'s 2011 single "Überlin."
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Star: Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Votes: 74
18. Beau Travail (1999)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, War
An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.
Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet
Votes: 14,585 | Gross: $0.25M
Dancing scene (brilliance!).
19. A Million Little Pieces (2018)
R | 113 min | Drama
A drug-dependent young man faces his past and his inner demons after he is interned in an institution for the addicted.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Odessa Young, Giovanni Ribisi
Votes: 4,215
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