Life Cinematic: Amma Asante (e5/5)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/life-cinematic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5WwmWZnHStDJxLSZX70B6K9/ten-times-the-movies-were-perfect-according-to-sofia-coppola
series: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dt6y
series 1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dt6x
episode 5: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000st4p
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5WwmWZnHStDJxLSZX70B6K9/ten-times-the-movies-were-perfect-according-to-sofia-coppola
series: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dt6y
series 1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dt6x
episode 5: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000st4p
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- StarsEdith BowmanSofia CoppolaSam Taylor-JohnsonFilmmakers draw on their knowledge and expertise to shine a light on the artistry of films that they love.SERIES title page.
- StarsAmma AsanteEdith BowmanAmma Asante, one of a new wave of black female directors making a name for themselves on the international stage, selects clips from the films that have had the most influence on her work.EPISODE title page.
Episode 5 of 5. - DirectorAmma AsanteStarsDavid OyelowoRosamund PikeTom FeltonThe story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
- DirectorAmma AsanteStarsStephanie JamesGary SheppeardNathan JonesAt 17 LeighAnne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends meet. A neighbour (actually from Turkey) across the street becomes target to her growing paranoia that Social Services are going to take her daughter, Rebecca, away from her. Her behavior becoming increasingly desperate as her delusions over her neighbor grow. She convinces Steven, Gavin, and Robbie he needs a lesson.
- DirectorAmma AsanteStarsGugu Mbatha-RawMatthew GoodeEmily WatsonThe biracial daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in 18th century England.
- DirectorAmma AsanteStarsTom Goodman-HillAbbie CornishAmandla StenbergA rites of passage story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany.
- DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsMatt DamonGwyneth PaltrowJude LawIn 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.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsDavid BradleyBrian GloverFreddie FletcherA working-class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.
- DirectorJulie DashStarsCora Lee DayAlva RogersBarbara OA languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
- DirectorBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandAmy IrvingMandy PatinkinA Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsJeremy IronsJuliette BinocheMiranda RichardsonA Member of Parliament falls passionately in love with his son's girlfriend despite the obvious dangers.
- DirectorJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongDavid HandStarsHardie AlbrightStan AlexanderBobette AudreyThe story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah WinfreyA tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsDaniel AuteuilJuliette BinocheMaurice BénichouA married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes left on their front porch.