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Joyce Chopra

Joyce Chopra

Joyce Chopra (born October 27, 1936) is an American director and writer of feature films and television. Chopra graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Chopra was married to American stage and screenwriter Tom Cole until he died on February 23, 2009. Her first narrative feature-length film, Smooth Talk (1985), won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and Grand Jury Prize at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' 1966 short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?, and was adapted by her husband, Tom Cole.

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Gramercy Stories (2008)

An inspiring look inside a unique residence in Manhattan that is providing a safe home for 25 gay and transgender teenagers for have experienced violence at home and on the streets. Told from their candid, often witty perspective, the film follows these co ...

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Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)

Molly is a girl living in the year 1944 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends. ...

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Hollywood Wives: The New Generation (2003)

A Hollywood star (Fawcett), fed up with her husband's cheating, hires a private investigator to tail him. ...

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The Last Cowboy (2003)

John William 'Will' Cooper is a modern-day rancher, maintaining his ranch in hard times along with his friend and foreman Amos Russell. When Will's estranged daughter Jake returns to the ranch for her grandfather's funeral, father and daughter clash over h ...

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Rip Girls (2000)

A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds friends, a new hobby with her fantastic photography, and the truth about her ...

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The Lady in Question (1999)

In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is suspected. But was it the Nazis, or was it someone else? Det. Tony Rossini investigates, along with Larry "Cash" Carter, a theatre director connected to Mrs. S ...

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Replacing Dad (1999)

Linda and George live in a small town. He is the school principal. They are about to celebrate their 16th anniversary. She catches him with her daughter's young teacher, and has to deal with the kids, the town and her love to him. ...

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Murder in a Small Town (1999)

A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving the murder of a millionaire, who was the most despised man in town. ...

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Convictions (1997)

It has been nine years since Bancroft's character shot Brown's son. She goes to the prison to vent her rage at him over what he did, and discovers he's not the monster she thought he was. ...

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L.A. Johns (1997)

Liz dreams of buying a house and starts working as a call girl. She then becomes emotionally involved with a young man. ...

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My Very Best Friend (1996)

Dana Griffin is what some call a gold digger and has a habit of getting what she wants anyway possible. She is to wed wealthy Ted but her deceit is exposed. To build her life back she targets her friend Barbara and begins to take over her life. ...

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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)

Inspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who investigates the murder of a man with ties to the Miami mafia. ...

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The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994)

The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna Buchanan, a Miami's criminal journalist. ...

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The Disappearance of Nora (1993)

A beautiful woman is found stranded in the desert with no recollection of who she is or how she got there, so a casino boss makes it his mission to help her. ...

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The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)

Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else. ...

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Baby Snatcher (1992)

A woman is delighted to have given birth to a baby girl but her life is turned into a nightmare when she goes missing. The police mount a frantic search but to the woman's horror she finds out that it's herself who is the main suspect. ...

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Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story (1991)

Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies for a job at a local TV station. When her dreams of fame are dashed ...

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The Lemon Sisters (1989)

Three life-long friends work the bars in 1980s Atlantic City performing the songs of the 1960s girl groups. ...

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Smooth Talk (1985)

Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger. ...

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Music Lessons: The Kodaly Method in the American Classroom (1981)

Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály believed that music could be taught to children as readily as reading. The method he developed uses a child's own natural instrument, the voice. Beginning with simple musical intervals, the child progresses from folk tu ...

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Martha Clarke Light & Dark: A Dancer’s Journal (1980)

This documentary follows Martha Clarke's creative process for a year as she finds her own voice as a choreographer following her departure from Pilobolus Dance Theater. ...

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Sally Garcia and Family (1978)

A 1978 documentary short about a growing phenomenon of its time: women returning to work as they reach middle age. ...

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That Our Children Would Not Die (1978)

A 1978 documentary about healthcare services in five locations in Nigeria. ...

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Clorae and Albie (1975)

A documentary portrait of two lifelong friends navigating adulthood in the mid-1970s, as they balance work, education, family, and ambition while their lives begin to take different paths. ...

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Girls at 12 (1975)

A cinéma vérité portrait of three twelve-year-old girls growing up near Boston, observing their school lives, friendships, and conversations as they navigate early adolescence and social expectations placed on girls in the 1970s. ...

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Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person (1973)

A 1973 short film about the noted educator and president of Radcliffe College. ...

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Joyce at 34 (1972)

After giving birth, Joyce attempts to regain her position as a filmmaker while also caring for her new baby. The changes to both her and her husband's professional lives are remarkable and frustrating. The new parents love the baby but must recognize the l ...

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Marathon (1965)

Started as a class project in what was likely the first filmmaking course ever taught at Harvard, Marathon documents the running of the 1964 Boston Marathon. ...

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A Happy Mother's Day (1963)

A cinéma vérité documentary observing the Fischer family of Aberdeen, South Dakota, following the 1963 birth of the first surviving American quintuplets. Filmed shortly after the event, the film contrasts civic promotion, media attention, and commercial ...

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Dead Birds (1963)

An ethnographic documentary documenting the ritual warfare cycle, social life, and belief systems of the Dani people of the Baliem Valley in western New Guinea. ...

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The Chair (1963)

Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007. ...

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Nehru (1962)

The first candid film made on a foreign chief of state, three weeks in the life of Jawaharlal Nehru. ...

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Movies Starring Joyce Chopra (3)

This Is a Film About My Mother (2022)

During a stark winter weekend in upstate NY, siblings reconnect a year after their mother's death. ...

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Calling the Shots (1988)

Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts. ...

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Joyce at 34 (1972)

After giving birth, Joyce attempts to regain her position as a filmmaker while also caring for her new baby. The changes to both her and her husband's professional lives are remarkable and frustrating. The new parents love the baby but must recognize the l ...

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