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biopic

[ bahy-oh-pik ]

noun

  1. a biographical movie or TV show.


biopic

/ ˈɪəʊˌɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a film based on the life of a famous person, esp one giving a popular treatment
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of biopic1

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of biopic1

C20: from bio ( graphical ) + pic ( ture )
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He says that whilst he commends Rothman's "clever handle" and the cinephile in him values the biopics' "bold statement about the value of cinemas and communal viewing," market realities present cautionary signs.

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In 1991’s “The Doors,” Oliver Stone pushed the boundaries of a music biopic to make a calamitous, imperfect work that could accurately reflect the spectacle that was Jim Morrison’s life.

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He had extraordinary range: excelling in comedies, westerns, crime dramas, musical biopics and action-adventures films alike.

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After his triumphant portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s 1991 biopic “The Doors,” he moved to a vast New Mexico ranch where he rode horses, raised buffalo and wrote poetry.

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But Chamberlain was cast as Tchaikovsky in Ken Russell's overblown biopic, The Music Lovers, in which he starred opposite Glenda Jackson.

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