Best Women Biography movies

Actors : Björn Kjellman, Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath,
Directors : Jan Troell,

Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.

Actors : Li Gong, Shichang Da, Tung-Shing Yee, Fang-Tsen,

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Yu-liang leaves a brothel in a small Chinese town, to become the second wife of Mr. Pan. While Pan is away at the revolution in Yunnan, Yu-liang ...

Actors : Dalila Carmo, José Neves, Ivo Canelas, Albano Jerónimo,
Directors : Vicente Alves do Ó,

A compelling biography of Portuguese poet Florbela Espanca. Tainted by a number of divorces in the 1920's, Florbela resorts to her writing, filled with eroticism and femininity, to cope ...

Actors : Burt Young, Andrea Iaia, Anna Valle, Paolo Seganti,
Directors : Renzo Martinelli,

The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.

Actors : Andrzej Chyra, Chulpan Khamatova, Andrey Burkovskiy, Konstantin Khabenskiy,
Directors : Oksana Karas,

This is the story of one day in the life of Elizabeth Glinka, the head of "Fair Care" foundation, a philanthropist, a doctor and a human rights activist. As the day starts, Elizaveta and ...

Actors : Anass Behri, Fejria Deliba, Rabia Mokeddem, Amina Annabi,
Directors : Yamina Benguigui,

The story of an immigrant woman struggling against old world traditions. Zouina leaves her homeland with her three children to join her husband in France, where he's been living for the ...

Actors : Baptiste Roussillon, Jean-Marie Richier, Sandrine Bonnaire, Tatiana Moukhine,
Directors : Jacques Rivette,

A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first ...

Actors : Miriam Chin Wah Yeung, Louis Koo, Richard Ng, Yuen Yee Ng,
Directors : Adrian Kwan,

Based on a true story, Little Big Master chronicles the struggles of the lowest-paid headmistress in Hong Kong history.

Actors : Behnam Tashakkor, Alireza Kamali, Merila Zare'i,
Directors : Ebrahim Hatamikia,

The pharaoh has a nightmare in which a destructive person is gathering up his kingdom, and the dream-giver Anubis announces that a baby is about to be born and that the birth of the baby must be prevented. Meanwhile, a baby is born and

Actors : Carlos Romero, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel, Celia Milius,
Directors : James B. Clark,

The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.

Actors : Pam Ferris, Ben Miller, Ian Hart, Emily Watson,
Directors : Marleen Gorris,

During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everything, and no longer wishing to live, she meets the camp doctor and begins to come back to life.

Actors : Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, Elín Sif Halldórsdóttir, Kristín Lea, Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir,
Directors : Baldvin Zophoníasson,

Drawing on true stories and interviews with the families of addicts, this harrowing portrait of addiction follows Stella and Magnea through the decades as precarious teenage years morph into perilous adulthoods.

Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Angelo Infanti, Hanna Schygulla, Isabelle Huppert,
Directors : Marco Ferreri,

This erotic drama about the incestuous relationship of a mother and daughter is based on the autobiography of Italian theater actress Piera Degli Esposti.

Actors : Kajol Chugh, Richa Chadha, Pankaj Tripathi, Rajeev Pillai, Rajeev Ravindranathan, Vicky Kadian,
Directors : Indrajit Lankesh,

A biopic based on the life of adult star Shakeela, who ruled the South Indian film industry for over two decades. The film features Richa Chadha in the lead role.

Actors : Denis Bernard, Pascale Bussières, Michel Barrette, Serge Postigo,
Directors : Denise Filiatrault,

1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure ...

Actors : Esther Goris, Cristina Banegas, Víctor Laplace, Pepe Novoa,
Directors : Juan Carlos Desanzo,

Drama based on the life of Eva Peron, an obscure actress, who rose to become wife of Argentine strong-man President Juan Peron and one of the most powerful figures in Argentina until her death in 1952 at age 33.

Actors : Juan José Gurrola, Ofelia Medina, Max Kerlow, Claudio Brook,
Directors : Paul Leduc,

The most prominent female painter of Latin America, Frida Kahlo, is agonizing in her Coyoacán home. She evokes memories of her childhood, of the streetcar accident that caused her terrible ...

Actors : Josée Deschênes, Patrice Robitaille, Denis Bouchard, Laurence Leboeuf,
Directors : Alexis Durand-Brault,

Julie, star of cycling, is two races to win the World Cup. It is the culmination of years of effort. Julie loves the spotlight. His entourage too. Encouraged by her coach and doctor, she ...

Actors : Li Ma, Kara Ying Hung Wai, Yawen Zhu,
Directors : Wai Keung Lau,

Follows Zang Jianhe, a single mom who created one of Hong Kong's biggest food companies.

Actors : Océane Decaudain, Anne Benoît, Marina Foïs, Guillaume Canet,
Directors : Christine Carrière,

On a farm in the West of France, Catherine a plump little girl, dreams of escaping her joyless life. Her parents do not seem to know what a heart is and her father can get violent ...