After the Song
film came after song, but wasn't necessarily inspired by song
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- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie CheungSiu Ping-LamTwo neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs."I'm In the Mood for Love" Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields 1935: recorded by Frances Langford, followed by Louis Armstrong and many others (Bryan Ferry version on soundtrack)
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenCharlotte RamplingJessica HarperWhile attending a retrospective of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films."Star Dust" aka "Stardust" Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish 1927: recorded by Hoagy, followed by Nat King Cole and many others (Louis Armstrong version on soundtrack)
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean SebergVan DoudeA small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.Otis Blackwell 1958: recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis (no version on soundtrack)
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt ReynoldsBack when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.Rod Temperton 1977: recorded by Heatwave (no version on soundtrack)
- DirectorJohn D. HancockStarsMichael MoriartyRobert De NiroVincent GardeniaThe story of the friendship between the New York Mammoths major-league baseball team's worldly-wise pitcher Henry "Author" Wiggen and half-wit catcher Bruce Pearson as they cope with Bruce's terminal illness during a baseball season.line from "Streets of Laredo" aka "Cowboy's Lament" traditional ballad: many recordings (performed by Tom Ligon as Piney in movie)
- DirectorAlan ElliottSydney PollackStarsAretha FranklinJames ClevelandAlexander HamiltonA documentary presenting Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972.John Newton 1772: many recordings (in this concert documentary film, Aretha Franklin performed song live in Los Angeles January 1972)
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsRiver PhoenixKeanu ReevesJames RussoTwo best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way."Private Idaho" B-52's 1980 (no version on soundtrack)
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.Bernie Wayne 1950: recorded by Tony Bennett, followed by The Clovers and others (Bobby Vinton version on soundtrack, also performed by Isabella Rossellini as Dorothy Vallens in movie)
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJonathan PryceKim GreistRobert De NiroA bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams."Aquarela do Brazil" aka "Brazil" Ary Barroso 1939: recorded by Francisco Alves, followed by Xavier Cugat, Django Reinhardt, Frank Sinatra, The Coasters and many others (Geoff & Maria Muldaur and Michael Kamen, Kate Bush versions on soundtrack)
- DirectorEdward YangStarsChang ChenLisa YangKuo-Chu ChangBased on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.line from "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Roy Turk, Lou Handman 1926: recorded by Charles Hart, follwed by Al Jolson and others (Elvis Presley version on soundtrack, also performed by Chi-tsan Wang as Cat in movie)
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsBob DylanAlbert GrossmanBob NeuwirthDocumentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.line from "She Belongs to Me" Dylan 1965: recorded by Dylan and many others, or "Don't Look Back" Smokey Robinson, Ronald White 1965: recorded by The Temptations (neither song on soundtrack)
- DirectorTodd SolondzStarsJane AdamsJon LovitzPhilip Seymour HoffmanThe lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.Bill Anderson 1963, or Allen Toussaint 1979: recorded by The Pointer Sisters, or Robert Palmer 1991 or at least 10 other "Happiness" songs prior to film (none of these songs appear on the soundtrack)
- DirectorAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesCharlotte ZwerinStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick TaylorWhen three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 1969: Rolling Stones (a live version plays on the soundtrack over the credits)
- DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerRichard CrennaDuring an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher, Stan Richardson 1974: recorded by Quincy, or "Bodyheat" Deanna, Deidra & Yamma Brown 1976: recorded by James Brown (neither song on soundtrack)
- StarsCheryl CampbellBob HoskinsGemma CravenA travelling sheet music salesman with an uptight wife throws everything away for the love of an innocent school teacher in the romantic spirit of the music he loves, that bursts into his life in full song-and-dance numbers.Arthur Johnson, Johnny Burke 1936: recorded by Bing Crosby, followed by Billie Holiday and others (versions by Arthur Tracy, Turner Layton and Louis Levy appear on soundtrack)
- DirectorKeith GordonStarsPeter BergKevin DillonArye GrossThe Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post as the German Army is expected to advance through that area. However, the Germans seem oddly friendly."It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" aka "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis 1848: recorded by many (Sam Phillips version on soundtrack)
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed 1929: recorded by B.A Rolfe, followed by many others (performed variously by Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Seldon, Donald O'Connor & Millard Mitchell in movie)
- DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsBuck HenryJulie CarmenWhen a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.Leon Rene 1946: recorded by Buddy Baker Sextet, followed by The Mills Brothers, The Cadillacs and others, or Van Morrison 1964: recorded by Them, followed by The Shadows of Knight, Patti Smith, and others, or Emanuel Johnson, Michael Stokes 1976: recorded by Enchantment (none of these songs appear on the soundtrack)
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsBill PullmanPatricia ArquetteJohn RoseliusAnonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.Leon Payne 1948: recorded by Payne, followed by Hank Williams and many others (no version on soundtrack)
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsMasatoshi NagaseYûki KudôScreamin' Jay HawkinsThree stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.Junior Parker 1953: recorded by Little Junior's Blue Flames, followed by Elvis Presley and others (both Parker and Presley versions on soundtrack)
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsYûya YagiraAyu KitauraHiei KimuraIn a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.at least 14 different "Nobody Knows" songs prior to film (none appear on soundtrack)
- CreatorHenry HamptonStarsJulian BondCoretta Scott KingJohn LewisA documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965."Keep Your Eyes On the Prize" traditional
- DirectorAlexander PayneStarsBruce DernWill ForteJune SquibbAn aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.Bruce Springsteen 1982
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMichel CôtéMarc-André GrondinDanielle ProulxA young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values."Crazy" Willie Nelson 1961, also at least 25 other "Crazy" songs prior to film
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsBarbara StanwyckGeorge BrentDonald CookA young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top.Harry Akst, Benny Davis 1926