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Olivier Dahan – la vie en rose

Soul Movie / 2007 / Biographical drama / Paris, France / 140 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Rose, Sydney Australia / LoadingBookmark

La Vie en rose is a biographical movie about the French cabaret singer, songwriter and actress Edith Piaf. The movie weaves the story of her life through key events…

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Ron Fricke – baraka

Soul Movie / 1992 | 2008 / Documentary / 25 countries / 96 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – The heart Uluru, Australia / LoadingBookmark

Baraka is a non-narrative documentary that weaves a story of life with imagery seen through man and nature. Baraka translates to “the thread that weaves life together” a word that originates from the ancient Sufi language. This thread is captured through stunning imagery taken with 70mm camera in 25 countries on six continents…

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Ron Fricke – samsara

Soul Movie / 2011 / Documentary / 25 countries / 99 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Hall of Mirrors, Palace Versailles, France / LoadingBookmark

Samsara is a non-narrative documentary that was filmed over five years in twenty four countries. The movie contains amazing imagery shot from many perspectives…

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Ang Lee – life of pi

Soul Movie / 2012 / Adventure, Drama / Set in India, Canada / 127 min / Photographer – Bianca Zenari / Photograph – Happy fish, Gili Trawangan Island, Indonesia / LoadingBookmark

Life of Pi is based on the novel by Yann Martel. It is the story recounted by Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel…

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Jonathan Teplitzky – the railway man

Soul Movie / 2013 / Based on True Story / Thailand, England / 116 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Manarola Stazione, Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy / LoadingBookmark

The Railway Man is based on a true story from the memoirs of Eric Lomax. Eric Lomax was a British officer in World War II captured and sent to a Japanese POW camp and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway…

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Mimi Leder – pay it forward

Soul Movie / 2000 / Drama / Las Vegas, United States / 123 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Railway track, Marulan Australia / LoadingBookmark

Pay It Forward is a movie based on the novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It follows the story of a child inspired by his teacher to make a difference in the world creates…

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David Lynch – the elephant man

Soul Movie / 1980 / Biographical / Set in London, United Kingdom / 124 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Windsor Castle, Windsor England / LoadingBookmark

The movie is based on the true story of John Merrick a man who suffers with a deforming disease who lived in 19th Century London. Nominated for eight Oscars…

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Robert Zemeckis – forrest gump

Soul Movie / 1994 / Epic Romantic, Comedy, Drama / Set in United States / 142 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Desert Glory, Dubai UAE / LoadingBookmark

Forrest Gump revolves around the story of his life. Gump finds himself part of and influencing some defining moments in 20th Century history…

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Richard Attenborough – gandhi

Soul Movie / 1982 / Epic Biographical / Set in South Africa, India / 183 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Garden meditation, Sydney Australia / LoadingBookmark

Gandhi is a movie about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. It depicts main events in the life of Gandhi to demonstrate his leadership of India’s non-violent…

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Ken Kwapis – big miracle

Soul Movie / 2012 / Inspired by True Story, Drama / Set in Alaska / 99 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Open Sea, New Zealand / LoadingBookmark

Based on true events that seem more fictional then the truth. A reporter stumbles over a story which ignites international concern for a family of three grey whales trapped in the ice. The events happened in 1988…

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Peter Howitt – sliding doors

Soul Movie / Released 1998 / Romantic, Comedy, Drama / Set in England / 99 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph – Clouds on Thames, London, England / LoadingBookmark

A British-American movie written and directed by Peter Howitt starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The storyline begins with Helen Quilley played by Paltrow…

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Brian Percival – the book thief

Soul Movie / 2013 / Drama / Set in Germany / 135 min / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph – Arthouse book & candle, Sydney Australia / LoadingBookmark

The book thief is an American – German movie set in World War Two and is based on the novel by Markus Zusak. It follows the story of a young girl who is adopted…

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