The best Rachel Weisz’s documentary movies

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

07/03/1970 (54 años)
An English film and theatre actress and fashion model. She started her acting career at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, where she co-founded the theatrical group Cambridge Talking Tongues. The group was awarded the Student Drama Award for the improvised piece Slight Possession during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by The Guardian. Weisz started working in television, appearing in Inspector Morse, the British miniseries The Scarlet and the Black, and the television movie Advocates II. She made her film debut in the 1994 film Death Machine, but her breakthrough role came in the 1996 movie Chain Reaction, leading to a high-profile role as Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell in the films The Mummy, in 1999, and The Mummy Returns in 2001. Other notable films featuring Weisz are Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Constantine, The Fountain and The Constant Gardener, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Weisz also worked on theatre. Her stage breakthrough was the 1994 revival of Noel Coward's play Design for Living, which earned her the London Critics Circle Award for the most promising newcomer. Weisz's performances also include the 1999 Donmar Warehouse production of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer, and the 2006 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. Her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in the latter play earned her the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2009.

Being James Bond

Being James Bond
7.4/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 29/08/2021
  • Character: Self (archive footage from Bafta ceremony)
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth

Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/05/2007
  • Character: Herself
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Darren Aronofsky's ‘The Fountain’.

The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama

The Favourite: Unstitching the Costume Drama
Behind the scenes of Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite.

Building A Better Mummy

Building A Better Mummy
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 28/09/1999
  • Character: Herself
An in-depth look into the creative and technical processes that brought us the heart-stopping visual effects of the film, with director Stephen Sommers and the crew at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).

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