Amelia (2009)
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- Synopsis
- Hilary Swank and Richard Gere star in director Mira Nair's biopic tracing the life of famed aviator Amelia Earhart -- who made history in 1932 by becoming the first woman ever to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean....
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- Director(s)
- Mira Nair
- Distributor(s)
- Fox Searchlight
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 120 min.
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Most of all, Earhart wanted to be able to fly free as a bird above the clouds, and director Nair and star Swank make her quest not only understandable but truly impressive.Read the full review
A perfectly sound biopic, well directed and acted, about an admirable woman. It confirmed for me Earhart's courage -- not only in flying, but in insisting on living her life outside the conventions of her time for well-behaved females. The next generation of American women grew up in her slipstream.Read the full review
Inside Amelia is a sharp idea struggling to get out: How does a woman marketed to the public as a star turn herself back into a human being? And at what cost?Read the full review
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Plain Ride: Mira Nair’s “Amelia”
10/22/09 Mira Nair's Amelia Earhart biopic "Amelia" will easily be criticized for simply being the kind of film that it is. | indieWIRE -
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