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biopic [ˈbaɪəʊˌpɪk] n
(Performing Arts) Informal a film based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment [from bio(graphical) + pic(ture)] Translations biopic n (inf) → Filmbiografie f biopic [ˈbaɪəʊpɪk] n → film-biografia m inv biopic [ˈbaɪəʊpɪk] n → film-biografia m inv How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There are plenty of other exceptions, and despite our pleading, there are more biopics in the works. Whereas Cineaste may rationalize the controversy surrounding Lee's film by noting, "Malcolm X is not the sort of person Hollywood biopics normally celebrate" (Crowdus 4), Baldwin was not content to separate inclusion and transformation into mutually exclusive projects. I doubt it, since other biopics have put facts on the screen only to turn them into mush. |
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