Amelia (2009)

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Recheado de esmero, “Amelia”(2009) é uma biografia tediosamente morna. A história da aviadora do Kansas que foi a primeira mulher a cruzar o Pacífico e desapareceu durante a empreitada ao redor do mundo, parece ter sido reduzida a uma pequena ficção ordinariamente motivadora com frases de efeito como “quero ser livre” e que o céu é “um lugar bonito, simples, seguro, onde tudo é c... read more

Even though Hilary Swank managed to snatch 2 oscars which she both deserved, I'm afraid she has never done anything else really impressive. With this flick which she produced, it seemed that she picked up a better project, a high-profile biographical drama but it was still not really a success, I'm afraid. In fact, Swank shouldn't be blamed though as she gave a pretty good performance. Furthermore... read more

Description: AMELIA stars two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart, the legendary aviatrix and enigmatic symbol of the American free spirit, who was guided by a profound curiosity for everything life had to offer. Earhart’s early aviation triumphs and meteoric rise to fame and fortune were propelled along by her tempestuous partnership and eventual marriage to publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere). Bound by mutual ambition, admiration and, ultimately a great love, their bond could not be broken even with her brief passionate affair with Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). Ms. Earhart was the first woman to solo the Atlantic AMELIA stars two-time Academy Award®-winner Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart, the legendary aviatrix and enigmatic symbol of the American free spirit, who was guided by a profound curiosity for everything life had to offer. Earhart’s early aviation triumphs and meteoric rise to fame and fortune were propelled along by her tempestuous partnership and eventual marriage to publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere). Bound by mutual ambition, admiration and, ultimately a great love, their bond could not be broken even with her brief passionate affair with Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor). Ms. Earhart was the first woman to solo the Atlantic and was the first pilot, man or woman, to fly unaccompanied across the Pacific. In Amelia’s attempt to be the first to fly around the world in an equatorial flight her life was tragically cut short with her mysterious and untimely disappearance over the South Pacific in 1937. ... (more) (less)