Best Women Biography movies

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 : Glenda Jackson, Trevor Howard, Alec McCowen, Mona Washbourne,
Directors : Robert Enders,

This biographical film has Glenda Jackson portraying a British poet with emotional problems.

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 : Dalila Carmo, Ivo Canelas, José Neves, 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 : 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 : 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 : Judit Hernádi, Grazyna Szapolowska, Ildikó Bánsági, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak,

Political and sexual repression in Hungary, just after the revolution of 1956. In 1958, the body of Eva Szalanczky, a political journalist, is discovered near the border. Her friend Livia ...

Actors : Lautaro Delgado, Natalia Oreiro, Ángela Torres, Javier Drolas,
Directors : Lorena Muñoz,

The life and death of the tropical singer Gilda.

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 : 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 : Laura Birn, Pirkko Saisio, Johannes Holopainen, Krista Kosonen,
Directors : Antti Jokinen,

A story of renowned Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck, and the love affair between her and a younger art critic Einar Reuter.

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 : Sabine Singh, Richard M. Stuart, Chad Christ, Vincent Kartheiser,
Directors : Peter Filardi,

Based on the true story of drugs, satanism, and murder in the upper class town of Northport, Long Island in 1984.

Actors : Kajol Chugh, Richa Chadha, Pankaj Tripathi, Vicky Kadian, Rajeev Pillai, Rajeev Ravindranathan,
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 : Igor Samobor, Biserka Ipsa, Alma Prica, Tesa Litvan,
Directors : Dana Budisavljevic,

Firmly believing her own life is no more precious than the lives of the innocent people being persecuted, with the help of a few friends, Diana embarks on a perilous campaign of rescuing ...

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 ...

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 : 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 : Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhant Kapoor, Ankur Bhatia, Uttam Halder,
Directors : Apoorva Lakhia,

This is the story of the slightly-less-notorious sister of a notorious gangster.

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.