06 Oct 2009
Darwin's Darkest Hour
In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront family tragedy.
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major figure in genre and auteur films, she is unclassifiable: between presence and absence, shyness and audacity, she's always hypnotic, magnetic and fascinating. From her film debut in the mid-1960s in England, to her unconventional career path, through the tragic loss suicide of her older sister that will irremediably mark her acting, this film is a dive into the existential quest of a complex actress, whose every facet is discovered through her roles. Through a conversation with the actress herself, along with personal archives and extracts from her films, this documentary raws a dazzling portrait of her life and career.
Top Billed Cast
Charlotte Rampling Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee
Anna Fournier Self - Narrator (voice)
François Angelier Self - Interviewee
Michel Serrault Self (archive footage)
Philippe Noiret Self (archive footage)
Robert Mitchum Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman Self (archive footage)
Sean Connery Self (archive footage)
Peter Ustinov Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Thulin Self (archive footage)
Helmut Berger Self (archive footage)
Dirk Bogarde Self (archive footage)
Michael Crawford Self (archive footage)
Jean-Michel Jarre Self (archive footage)
Ray Brooks Self (archive footage)
John Ireland Self (archive footage)
Rita Tushingham Self (archive footage)
John Alderton Self (archive footage)
Bruno Cremer Self (archive footage)
Anthony Higgins Self (archive footage)
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