There are some great films about writers. There are some mediocre films about writers that I still enjoy because I still relate to the writing aspect.
Here are some movies about writers I can think of off the top of my head:
- Midnight in Paris (one of few Woody Allen films I like)
- I Remember Mama (a long time favorite)
- Snow Falling on Cedars
- The Odd Couple
- The Way We Were (I cry and cry)
- Somewhere in Time (sigh)
- My Favorite Year (adore this one)
- Out of Africa
- Misery (I still shudder when someone says they are my biggest fan)
- Sunset Boulevard
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Shadowlands
- Little Women
- Finding Neverland (I cry and cry)
- Finding Forrester
- As Good As It Gets (OCD made funny)
- Something's Gotta Give
- Under the Tuscan Sun
- Stranger than Fiction
- Teacher's Pet
- Miss Potter (I cry and cry)
- Bridget Jones Diary
- Martian Child (oh, this one is SO good)
- Becoming Jane
- Dan in Real Life
- Music & Lyrics
- Marley & Me (not as good as the book but enjoyable)
- The Stoning of Soroya M. (powerful film but not for weak of heart)
- Shakespeare in Love
- Julie & Julia
- American Dreamer
- Romancing the Stone
I own many of the movies listed above. Not all, but quite a few of them. But the last two are favorites of mine, probably because the main characters are novelists. Both films released in 1984 so I guess that was a good year to write about writers.
Romancing the Stone, Joan Wilder: "That was the end of Grogan ... the man who killed my father, raped and murdered my sister, burned my ranch, shot my dog, and stole my Bible!" [Now there's a villain!]
American Dreamer, Kevin Palmer: "The important thing, kid, is that you're doing something you like to do." [Somebody let me sock that character in the nose!]
Okay, now that I've quoted a couple of movie lines for you, I'd best return to writing some lines of my own. While I'm working, how about you share your favorite movie(s) about writers, and if you've got a favorite line from the movie, share that too.
~robin
Great post Robin!
ReplyDeleteI have to say the first movie I thought of (well TV series actually,but nevertheless entertaining and very light )was "Murder She Wrote" by Angela Lansbury. I never get tired of watching that series and it is running here in Aus at present on free to air.:)
The Philadelphia Story... another awesome movie with my "pin ups" namely Cary Grant and James Stewart, along with the wonderful Katharine Hepburn. Acting at it's best!
I have to say I cried over "Sleepless In Seattle"..maybe because it was in a similar vein to "An Affair to Remember" with The Empire State Building, setting the scene as a "romantic link" for the two films!
Last but not least on my list is "Shine" starring Geoffrey Rush as "David Helfgott" the brilliant pianist who suffered a nervous breakdown and who also befriended a local novelist Katharine Prichard (also in politics) played by Googie Withers.
You've set the cogs turning now Robin.:)
Cheers dear lady.
Rosie, I'm a Murder She Wrote fan too. Love that show. And great movies you listed. Jimmy Stewart is one of my favorite actors and I have his autograph that my daughter got for me years ago.
ReplyDeleteTry "I was a Male War Bride", with Cary Grant & Ann Sheridan. They're journalists during WWII, and cannot stand each other.
ReplyDeleteRunaway motorcycles, manure piles, faulty door knobs, hosiery, government bureaucracy... it's really funny.
At the beginning of the movie, Cary is looking for Ann's office, and he's reading the acronyms on the doors out loud. When he get's to the Ladies room: 'Land Administration Department...., no that can't be it.'....
Totally my cup of tea.
Cool, that you got his autograph...
ReplyDeleteMary-Louise, I love "I Was a Male War Bride." Cary Grant is a favorite. His comic timing combined with his debonair British manner and his good looks made him priceless.
ReplyDeleteYou have fabulous taste!! =D "I Remember Mama" is a long time family favorite..."Little Women" is of course a *very* long time favorite--either the 1940's version or the 1990's version--& Miss Potter...*SO* good! I cry & cry, too!
ReplyDeleteMovies about writers...hmm. Would the rom/com "When in Rome" count if the adorable male lead is a sports writer? ;)
LOL Thanks for sharing some of your favorite movies!
Somewhere in Time ... double sigh. Think I'll watch that again ... soon ...
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