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Joachim Trier recommended All That Jazz (1979) in Movies (curated)

 
All That Jazz (1979)
All That Jazz (1979)
1979 | Drama, Musical, Sci-Fi
8.5 (4 Ratings)
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"The great Roy Scheider in the lead role of Bob Fosse’s musical autobiography. Ruthless, sexy and ultimately very true."

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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel | 2006 | Biography
9.0 (3 Ratings)
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"Ms. Bechdel’s autobiography is an unflinching view of the secrets within families that can scorch adolescence and stunt any and all growth."

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Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman
Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman
Bruce Robinson | 1998 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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"A biliously funny and mordant “autobiography” by my great friend who wrote me the role of a lifetime in Withnail and I."

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, Alex Haley, Paul Gilroy | 2001 | Biography
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"Right around this time, I started looking into Public Enemy and I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X twice and, well, my eyes were opened quite a bit."

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The Fry Chronicles (Memoir #2)
The Fry Chronicles (Memoir #2)
Stephen Fry | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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"The Fry Chronicles" is an autobiography that’s as much fun to read as humorous fiction. You can read my full review here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/12/21/a-fry-ed-life/
  
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Oliver Sacks recommended The Joy of Insight in Books (curated)

 
The Joy of Insight
The Joy of Insight
Victor Weisskopf | 2013 | Biography, History & Politics, Natural World, Science & Mathematics
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"I like all of Weisskopf’s books, but this autobiography above all—in particular the chapter called ‘Mozart and Quantum Mechanics,’ in which he compares the beauties and joys of music with those of mathematics and science."

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