Best Biography movies of 1990s

Actors : André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard, Sandrine Bonnaire, Marcel Bozonnet,
Directors : Jacques Rivette,

Actors : Charles Berling, Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Christian Charmetant,
Directors : Claude Pinoteau,

A humoristic view of the lives of Marie and Pierre Curie and their discoveries around radioactivity.

Actors : Katja Flint, Hans Werner Meyer, Herbert Knaup, Heino Ferch,
Directors : Joseph Vilsmaier,

The movie follows the life and personality of the famous actress Marlene Dietrich.

Actors : Bart Klever, Devika Strooker, Rick de Leeuw, Don Duyns,
Directors : Gert de Graaff,

Incredible optical illusions in a story in a story in a story helps the surprised viewer finally to find out that he has been watching himself all along.

Actors : Elsa Zylberstein, Claude Rich, Anémone, Régis Royer,
Directors : Roger Planchon,

Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.

Actors : Yonas Zergaw, Tedesse Haile, Haile Gebrsellasie, Shawananness Gebrselassie,

The gold medal for the men's 10,000-metre race in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics is won by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie.

Actors : France Nuyen, Russell Wong, Julia Nickson, James Shigeta,
Directors : James F. Collier,

Drama set in the 1950s, based on a true story, about a young girl, Sung Neng Yee, who is brought as part of a wealthy Chinese family. She is eager to become part of Mao Tze Tung's "new ...

Actors : Cecilia Yip, Ray Lui, Amy Yip, Kent Cheng,
Directors : Man Kit Poon,

The story of Ho, a chinese peasant/slave worker who escapes to Hong Kong and becomes one of the most feared crime bosses in Hong Kong.

Actors : Friedel von Wangenheim, Wolfgang Völz, Ben Becker, Kai Schumann,
Directors : Rosa von Praunheim,

The life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century. ...

Actors : Juan Costa, María Eva Gatica, Horacio Taicher, Edgardo Nieva,
Directors : Leonardo Favio,

An Argentina film, which narrates the life of Argentine boxer José María Gatica, from his childhood until his tragic death in Buenos Aires in 1963.

Actors : Jean-Henri Compère, Noe Francq, Isabelle Legros, Sophie Schneider,
Directors : Jan Bucquoy,

A semi-autobiography of the first 28 years of the director, the Flemish anarchist Jan Bucquoy.

Actors : Anna Haaranen, Tapio Liinoja, Martti Suosalo, Heikki Nousiainen,
Directors : Timo Koivusalo,

The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara (Tapio Liinoja) and Repe Helismaa (Martti Suosalo), who worked together until their relationship ...

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 : Mrinal Kulkarni, Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Gokhale,
Directors : Jabbar Patel,

A portrait of the one of our greatest social reformer of our times - Ambedkar. The film documents the period between 1901 and 1956. The film delves more into Ambedkar's life as a reformer, ...

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 : Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Dimitris Katalifos, Maya Lymberopoulou, Lazaros Georgakopoulos,
Directors : Yannis Smaragdis,

Loosely based on the life of Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis.

Actors : Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen, Martin Eidissen, Frederick Paasche, Gjertrud L. Jynge,
Directors : Stein Leikanger,

Little Oddemann uses every means available to find Jesus, including his slingshot. The film takes us to Norway in the late 30's, where we meet a series of burlesque and humorous characters,...

Actors : Andy Lau, Man Cheung, Chingmy Yau, Man-Tat Ng,
Directors : Lawrence Ah Mon,

The first part of the Lee Rock trilogy which chronicles the rise and fall of the corrupt police force that Lee Rock becomes a part of. Rock enters Hong Kong as an immigrant from the ...

Actors : Colin Hay, Jimeoin, Bob Franklin, Alan McKee,
Directors : Ted Emery,

Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting ...

Actors : Evgeniy Mironov, Andrey Smirnov, Galina Tyunina, Olga Budina,
Directors : Aleksey Uchitel,

A tragic story of love and loneliness - this is the unknown life of the great Russian writer Ivan Bunin. The confused love story that involved Bunin, his wife Vera, the young poet Galina ...