69-509: Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan , and starring Claire Danes , Kate Beckinsale , and Bill Pullman . It deals with two American friends imprisoned in Thailand for alleged drug smuggling. Its title is taken from a Grateful Dead song written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter from their 1970 album American Beauty . After graduating from high school, best friends Alice Marano and Darlene Davis take
138-513: A Thailand prison for drug-related offenses, as well as with U.S. Embassy and Drug Enforcement Agency officials in Bangkok . Fields said the idea traces back to "'the self-assurance and naive arrogance I certainly had as an American teenager when I wanted to go to London or Amsterdam or Morocco and I said to my parents, 'I'm 16, I'm grown up, I ride the New York subways—what could happen?'" Fields developed
207-723: A 2007 revival of Pygmalion . In 2010, Danes portrayed the title character in the HBO film Temple Grandin for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film . From 2011 to 2020, she starred as Carrie Mathison in the Showtime drama series Homeland , for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in
276-659: A Drama Series . She made her film debut in the same year in Little Women (1994), and gained wider fame for starring in the romance Romeo + Juliet (1996). Danes has since appeared in The Rainmaker (1997), Brokedown Palace (1999), The Hours (2002), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Shopgirl (2005), and Stardust (2007). She appeared in an Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues in 2000 and made her Broadway debut playing Eliza Doolittle in
345-569: A Drama Series. In 2022, she starred in the FX on Hulu series Fleishman Is in Trouble . Claire Catherine Danes was born April 12, 1979 in Manhattan , New York City, the daughter of sculptor and printmaking artist Carla Danes (née Hall), and photographer Christopher Danes. Her older brother, Asa, is a lawyer. During Danes's childhood, her mother ran a small toddler day care center called "Danes Tribe" out of
414-541: A Manila city council member, dismissed these initial comments, reasoning they "could be chalked up as 'mere irresponsible statements of youth.'" Months later for the October issue of Premiere magazine, Danes further commented, "[Manila] just smelled like cockroaches", "there’s no sewage system and the people do not have anything", "[we saw] people with like, no arms, no legs, no eyes, no teeth", and “rats were everywhere." After these comments, Atienza and council members voted for
483-462: A better understanding of the film. According to the taxonomy, combining the type with the genre does not create a separate genre. For instance, the "Horror Drama" is simply a dramatic horror film (as opposed to a comedic horror film). "Horror Drama" is not a genre separate from the horror genre or the drama type. Crime dramas explore themes of truth, justice, and freedom, and contain the fundamental dichotomy of "criminal vs. lawman". Crime films make
552-423: A broader range of moods . To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict —emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis ) characters . In this broader sense, drama
621-449: A corrupt prosecutor to secure a pardon for the girls if they recant their claim about his involvement and take full responsibility for smuggling the drugs. The girls agree, but the prosecutor double-crosses them. Knowing Darlene will not survive in prison, Alice tearfully takes the blame and begs the King of Thailand to allow her to serve both sentences in exchange for letting Darlene go. The deal
690-450: A disturbing reminder that being a willfully ignorant ugly American abroad with an attitude could be a recipe for disaster." The film was a box-office disappointment, grossing only $ 10 million worldwide on a $ 25 million budget. Drama (film and television) In film and television , drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction ) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind
759-580: A live performance, it has also been used to describe the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio . The Screenwriters Taxonomy contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character and story, and therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are too broad to be considered a genre. Instead, the taxonomy contends that film dramas are a "Type" of film; listing at least ten different sub-types of film and television drama. Docudramas are dramatized adaptations of real-life events. While not always completely accurate,
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#1732891433977828-518: A man named Skip K. Carn, whom he deduces to be the same person as Parks, since each name is an anagram of the other. Hank discovers Parks tipped off the Thai police about Alice and Darlene as a distraction to make sure his other mules could get through. Darlene learns that Alice was with Nick the day of the trip to Hong Kong and believes that she agreed to help smuggle the heroin. She tells Alice she has ruined her life; Darlene’s dad also blames Alice since she
897-685: A more central component of the story, along with serious content. Examples include Three Colours: White (1994), The Truman Show (1998), The Man Without a Past (2002), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). Coined by film professor Ken Dancyger , these stories exaggerate characters and situations to the point of becoming fable, legend or fairy tale. Examples: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Maleficent (2014). Light dramas are light-hearted stories that are, nevertheless, serious in nature. Examples: The Help (2011) and The Terminal (2004). Psychological dramas are dramas that focus on
966-524: A one-night-only staged reading of Thornton Wilder 's Our Town at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills . The production was staged by Bess Armstrong , who had played the mother of Danes's character on My So-Called Life . In September 2005, Danes returned to New York's Performance Space 122 , where she had performed as a child. She appeared in choreographer Tamar Rogoff's solo dance piece "Christina Olson: American Model", where she portrayed
1035-633: A person's life and raises their level of importance. The "small things in life" feel as important to the protagonist (and the audience) as the climactic battle in an action film, or the final shootout in a western. Often, the protagonists deal with multiple, overlapping issues in the course of the film – just as we do in life. Films of this type/genre combination include: The Wrestler (2008), Fruitvale Station (2013), and Locke (2013). Romantic dramas are films with central themes that reinforce our beliefs about love (e.g.: themes such as "love at first sight", "love conquers all", or "there
1104-705: A resolution to ban Danes and her films in Manila, a ban which has not been lifted. Danes issued an apology, explaining "because of the subject matter of ' Brokedown Palace ,' the cast was exposed to the darker and more impoverished places of Manila,” rather than the tourist-friendly areas. She added that her comments were only meant to reflect the locations, not her attitudes towards the Filipino people, who she said were "nothing but warm, friendly and supportive." On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , Brokedown Palace has an approval rating of 31% based on 35 critics’ reviews, with
1173-490: A role in the film as a prisoner, recounted how disgruntled patients would sometimes throw faeces over the dividing wall in protest. Meanwhile, Claire Danes told a publication that scenes were often interrupted by wailing women. Claire Danes caused controversy when she made derogatory comments regarding Manila during filming. In an interview for the April 1998 issue of Vogue , Danes called the city "ghastly and weird". Kim Atienza ,
1242-457: A specific approach to drama but, rather, consider drama as a lack of comedic techniques. Examples: Ghost World (2001) and Wuthering Heights (2011). According to the Screenwriters' Taxonomy, all film descriptions should contain their type (comedy or drama) combined with one (or more) of the eleven super-genres. This combination does not create a separate genre, but rather, provides
1311-433: A trip to Thailand, despite some reluctance from Darlene who tells her dad they are going to Hawaii. While there, they meet a captivating Australian man who calls himself Nick Parks; unknown to them, Nick is a drug smuggler. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and persuades Alice to take him up on his offer to treat them both to a side trip to Hong Kong . While boarding their flight at Don Mueang International Airport ,
1380-412: Is a mode distinct from novels, short stories , and narrative poetry or songs . In the modern era, before the birth of cinema or television, "drama" within theatre was a type of play that was neither a comedy nor a tragedy . It is this narrower sense that the film and television industries, along with film studies , adopted. " Radio drama " has been used in both senses—originally transmitted in
1449-526: Is a final fight to the death; the idea of the protagonists facing death is a central expectation in a war drama film. In a war film even though the enemy may out-number, or out-power, the hero, we assume that the enemy can be defeated if only the hero can figure out how. Examples include: Apocalypse Now (1979), Come and See (1985), Braveheart (1995), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Black Book (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008), 1944 (2015), Wildeye (2015), and 1917 (2019). Films in
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#17328914339771518-426: Is accepted and Darlene is released. She promises to continue working with Hank to try to free Alice. In a voiceover, which is a tape recording to Hank, Alice tells him not many people will understand why she made her decision to take the blame, but says it was the right thing to do. Producer Adam Fields was inspired to make the film based on interviews he conducted with young American women serving life sentences in
1587-669: Is also a long time supporter of DonorsChoose , a website that allows public school teachers to create project requests. Danes is a feminist and has been critical of female underrepresentation within Hollywood. Danes met singer Ben Lee at her eighteenth birthday party in 1997. They dated for six years before separating in 2003. In 2003, Danes began dating actor Billy Crudup , with whom she starred in Stage Beauty . Their relationship attracted significant media attention, as it led to Crudup's break-up with actor Mary-Louise Parker , who
1656-424: Is incredibly needy and doesn't want to let go, and the other one [Beckinsale's Darlene] is ready to go out into the world, it's a major rite of passage that's almost a death—and a very compelling story." Claire Danes said she was drawn to the project because of its depiction of female friendship; she deferred her enrollment at Yale for a year to do the film. Bill Pullman signed on for the opportunity to shoot in
1725-421: Is someone out there for everyone"); the story typically revolves around characters falling into (and out of, and back into) love. Annie Hall (1977), The Notebook (2004), Carol (2015), Her (2013) , and La La Land (2016) are examples of romance dramas. The science fiction drama film is often the story of a protagonist (and their allies) facing something "unknown" that has the potential to change
1794-426: Is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards . In 2012, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world . Danes first gained recognition for starring in the 1994 teen drama series My So-Called Life , winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and receiving a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in
1863-422: Is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera , police crime drama , political drama , legal drama , historical drama , domestic drama , teen drama , and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage
1932-593: The American Airlines Theatre . In January 2012, Harvard University 's Hasty Pudding Theatricals named Danes their 2012 Woman of the Year. In March 2016, Danes performed in Dry Powder by Sarah Burgess at The Public Theater , starring alongside John Krasinski , Hank Azaria and Sanjit De Silva . The play was directed by Thomas Kail . In 1995, Danes was the main character of Soul Asylum 's music video for
2001-612: The Dudley Moore TV sitcom pilot called Dudley , which was shot at Silvercup Studios in Astoria, Queens . Later that same year, Danes played a 15-year-old teenage murderer in a guest starring role on Law & Order in the season three episode "Skin Deep". She appeared in an episode of HBO 's Lifestories: Families in Crisis entitled "The Coming out of Heidi Leiter". She then starred as
2070-540: The Hollywood Walk of Fame . Danes has been in therapy since the age of six and considers it "a helpful tool and a luxury to self-reflect and get some insight". In 1998, Danes was declared persona non grata by Filipino officials. Restrictions imposed on Danes involved a ban from entering Manila or the Philippines and prohibition on distribution of her films in the region. The ban came after Danes said Manila ,
2139-529: The Lycée Français de Los Angeles in 1997. In 1998, she began studies at Yale University . After studying for two years as a psychology major, she dropped out to focus on her film career. Danes started studying dance when she was six years old. She took dance classes from Ellen Robbins at Dance Theater Workshop and acting classes at HB Studio the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute at
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2208-577: The New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies in Manhattan, where her future Homeland co-star Morena Baccarin and she were classmates. She attended The Dalton School for one year of high school before moving with her parents to Santa Monica, California , for the role in My So-Called Life . They moved two days after the 1994 Northridge earthquake . Danes graduated from
2277-572: The Oscar -nominated film The Hours . The following year, she was cast in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , followed by Stage Beauty in 2004. She earned critical acclaim in 2005 when she starred in Shopgirl and The Family Stone . In 2007, she appeared in the fantasy Stardust , which she described as a "classic model of romantic comedy ". In 2007, she appeared in the drama film, Evening , and
2346-673: The Philippines . "Last fall, when I was in Guadalcanal doing Terry Malick 's The Thin Red Line ... I was seeing all these expatriates we were using as extras. And I got really curious about what it is to live outside your own country," Pullman said. Because the film presents a critical view of the Thai legal system, most of the scenes were filmed in the Philippines . However, some panoramas and views were filmed in Bangkok. Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport 's Ninoy Aquino terminal (Terminal 1)
2415-504: The Showtime series Homeland , in which she played Carrie Mathison , an agent of the CIA who has bipolar disorder . She won two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in Homeland . In 2012, Time magazine named Danes one of the 100 most influential people in
2484-755: The western super-genre often take place in the American Southwest or Mexico, with a large number of scenes occurring outdoors so we can soak in scenic landscapes. Visceral expectations for the audience include fistfights, gunplay, and chase scenes. There is also the expectation of spectacular panoramic images of the countryside including sunsets, wide open landscapes, and endless deserts and sky. Examples of western dramas include: True Grit (1969) and its 2010 remake , Mad Max (1979), Unforgiven (1992), No Country for Old Men (2007), Django Unchained (2012), Hell or High Water (2016), and Logan (2017). Some film categories that use
2553-557: The 15-year-old Angela Chase in the television drama series My So-Called Life . In March 1993, a pilot episode was shot; it would be almost another year and a half before broadcast. For her role, she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. Despite being canceled after only 19 episodes, My So-Called Life has developed a large cult following. In 1995, she starred in the Soul Asylum music video for " Just Like Anyone ". In 2010, Danes returned to television starring in
2622-601: The 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association , recognizing excellence in film and television , both domestic and foreign. The Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to recognize outstanding performances in film and primetime television. The Critics' Choice Awards—both film and television —are accolades presented by
2691-489: The Apes (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Children of Men (2006), Interstellar (2014), and Arrival (2016). In the sports super-genre, characters will be playing sports. Thematically, the story is often one of "Our Team" versus "Their Team"; their team will always try to win, and our team will show the world that they deserve recognition or redemption;
2760-615: The HBO production of Temple Grandin , a biopic about the autistic animal scientist. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie . The film was well received and Grandin herself praised Danes's performance. From 2011 to 2020, Danes starred in
2829-544: The age of 10, and appeared in theater and video productions in New York City. Although she continued to dance, Danes said that her focus shifted to acting by the time she was nine years old. Her audition with Miloš Forman when she was 11 led to roles in several student films. She signed with agent Karen Friedman at the Writers & Artists talent agency at age 12. In 1993 at age 13, Danes got her first big job working on
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2898-407: The audience jump through a series of mental "hoops"; it is not uncommon for the crime drama to use verbal gymnastics to keep the audience and the protagonist on their toes. Examples of crime dramas include: The Godfather (1972), Chinatown (1974), Goodfellas (1990), The Usual Suspects (1995), The Big Short (2015), and Udta Punjab (2016). According to Eric R. Williams ,
2967-742: The big screen came in 1996, when she portrayed Juliet in the film Romeo + Juliet , inspiring director Baz Luhrmann to call her, at age 16, "the Meryl Streep of her generation". Later that year, it was reported that she turned down the female lead role in Titanic . In 1997, Danes played abused wife Kelly Riker in The Rainmaker , directed by Francis Ford Coppola , as well as Jenny in Oliver Stone 's noir U Turn . In 1998, she played several very different roles: Cosette in Les Misérables , and
3036-522: The capital of the Philippines, "smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over, and that there is no sewage system, and the people do not have anything – no arms, no legs, no eyes". Danes later apologized for those remarks, but they refused to lift the ban. Danes and her mother are supporters of the charity Afghan Hands, which helps women in Afghanistan gain independence, education, and livable wages. Danes
3105-533: The characters' inner life and psychological problems. Examples: Requiem for a Dream (2000), Oldboy (2003), Babel (2006), Whiplash (2014), and Anomalisa (2015) Satire can involve humor, but the result is typically sharp social commentary that is anything but funny. Satire often uses irony or exaggeration to expose faults in society or individuals that influence social ideology. Examples: Thank You for Smoking (2005) and Idiocracy (2006). Straight drama applies to those that do not attempt
3174-479: The consensus stating that the movie "lacks credibility and tension". Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "The heart of the film is in the performances of Danes and Beckinsale". Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "Although the basic premise of the movie is similar to that of the better, more complex ' Return to Paradise ,' which was set in Malaysia, ‘ Brokedown Palace ’, which tells
3243-473: The course of the film. Thematically, horror films often serve as morality tales, with the killer serving up violent penance for the victims' past sins. Metaphorically, these become battles of Good vs. Evil or Purity vs. Sin. Psycho (1960), Halloween (1978), The Shining (1980), The Conjuring (2013), It (2017), mother! (2017), and Hereditary (2018) are examples of horror drama films. Day-in-the-life films takes small events in
3312-481: The family as a whole reacts to a central challenge. There are four micro-genres for the family drama: Family Bond , Family Feud , Family Loss , and Family Rift . A sub-type of drama films that uses plots that appeal to the heightened emotions of the audience. Melodramatic plots often deal with "crises of human emotion, failed romance or friendship, strained familial situations, tragedy, illness, neuroses, or emotional and physical hardship". Film critics sometimes use
3381-598: The family's SoHo loft, and later she served as Danes's manager. Danes's father worked as a residential general contractor in New York for 20 years in a company he ran called "Overall Construction". He also worked as a photographer and computer consultant. Danes is named after her paternal grandmother, Claire Danes (née Tomowske). Danes describes her ethnic origins as " WASPy as you can get". The family lived in an artist's loft on Crosby Street. Danes attended P.S. 3 and P.S. 11 for elementary school and Professional Performing Arts School for junior high school. She attended
3450-416: The future of humanity; this unknown may be represented by a villain with incomprehensible powers, a creature we do not understand, or a scientific scenario that threatens to change the world; the science fiction story forces the audience to consider the nature of human beings, the confines of time or space or the concepts of human existence in general. Examples include: Metropolis (1927), Planet of
3519-717: The general facts are more-or-less true. The difference between a docudrama and a documentary is that in a documentary it uses real people to describe history or current events; in a docudrama it uses professionally trained actors to play the roles in the current event, that is "dramatized" a bit. Examples: Black Mass (2015) and Zodiac (2007). Unlike docudramas, docu-fictional films combine documentary and fiction, where actual footage or real events are intermingled with recreated scenes. Examples: Interior. Leather Bar (2013) and Your Name Here (2015). Many otherwise serious productions have humorous scenes and characters intended to provide comic relief . A comedy drama has humor as
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#17328914339773588-599: The girls are detained by the Thai police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin , which they insist must have been planted by Nick. They are interrogated and Darlene signs a confession written in Thai, believing it to be a transcript of her statement confirming she is innocent. At their trial, they are sentenced to 33 years in prison. Alice and Darlene are advised to seek out Hank Greene, an expatriate American attorney living in Thailand. He tracks down another girl who had been used as an unwitting drug mule by
3657-416: The hallmark of fantasy drama films is "a sense of wonderment, typically played out in a visually intense world inhabited by mythic creatures, magic or superhuman characters. Props and costumes within these films often belie a sense of mythology and folklore – whether ancient, futuristic, or other-worldly. The costumes, as well as the exotic world, reflect the personal, inner struggles that the hero faces in
3726-428: The legal system. Films that focus on dramatic events in history. Focuses on doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and ambulance saving victims and the interactions of their daily lives. Focuses on teenage characters, especially where a secondary school setting plays a role. Claire Danes Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. Prolific in film and television since her teens, she
3795-816: The pregnant teenage daughter of Polish immigrants in Polish Wedding . In 1999, she made her first appearance in an animated feature with the English version of Princess Mononoke . That same year, she played the role of Julie Barnes in the big screen adaptation of the 1970s TV show The Mod Squad . She also starred in Brokedown Palace . Danes left her career temporarily to attend Yale, having made 13 films in five years. In 2002, she returned to film. She starred in Igby Goes Down . Later that year, she co-starred as Clarissa Vaughan's (played by Meryl Streep ) daughter in
3864-599: The set of the film Evening in 2006. They announced their engagement in February 2009 and married in France later that year. They have three children: two sons born in 2012 and 2018, and a daughter born in 2023. The Primetime Emmy Award is American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in U.S. primetime TV programming. The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by
3933-513: The song " Just Like Anyone ". In 1997, Danes wrote an introduction to Neil Gaiman 's Death: The Time of Your Life . In 2012, Danes's audiobook recording of Margaret Atwood 's The Handmaid's Tale was released at Audible.com . Her performance won the 2013 Audie Award for fiction. In 2013, she hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo . In 2015, Danes was awarded a star on
4002-530: The story does not always have to involve a team. The story could also be about an individual athlete or the story could focus on an individual playing on a team. Examples of this genre/type include: The Hustler (1961), Hoosiers (1986), Remember the Titans (2000), and Moneyball (2011). War films typically tells the story of a small group of isolated individuals who – one by one – get killed (literally or metaphorically) by an outside force until there
4071-428: The story of Alice's redemption from brattiness to something verging on martyrdom, rides on the steady emotional current of Ms. Danes' fine performance." He concluded the film "is good enough so that you wish it were better. Because the character of Darlene never comes into focus, the central theme of a close friendship put to the ultimate test isn't as compelling as it ought to be", and "at the very least, [the film] offers
4140-444: The story with screenwriter David Arata , who expanded it into a screenplay. Arata and director Jonathan Kaplan said a key emotional theme of the film is the friendship between the characters of Alice and Darlene. Said Kaplan, "You have this relationship between two young women that I've never seen on the screen before. And I just thought the script...treated them with so much respect. And I also think that when one girl [Danes' Alice]
4209-514: The story." Examples of fantasy dramas include The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and Life of Pi (2012). Horror dramas often involve the central characters isolated from the rest of society. These characters are often teenagers or people in their early twenties (the genre's central audience) and are eventually killed off during
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#17328914339774278-628: The subject of Andrew Wyeth 's famous painting Christina's World . Olson suffered from muscular deterioration that left her weak and partially paralyzed. Danes was praised for her dance skills and acting in the project. In January 2007, Danes performed in Performance Space 122's Edith and Jenny . Later in 2007, Danes made her Broadway theatre debut as Eliza Doolittle in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion , directed by David Grindley at
4347-578: The term "pejoratively to connote an unrealistic, pathos-filled, camp tale of romance or domestic situations with stereotypical characters (often including a central female character) that would directly appeal to feminine audiences". Also called "women's movies", "weepies", tearjerkers, or "chick flicks". If they are targeted to a male audience, then they are called "guy cry" films. Often considered "soap-opera" drama. Focuses on religious characters, mystery play, beliefs, and respect. Character development based on themes involving criminals, law enforcement and
4416-464: The thriller film, The Flock . She was also featured in the 2008 film, Me and Orson Welles . Danes got her start in New York City theater appearing in performances of Happiness , Punk Ballet , and Kids Onstage , for which she choreographed her own dance. In April 2000, she appeared off Broadway in Eve Ensler 's The Vagina Monologues . In November of that same year, she appeared as Emily Webb in
4485-488: The word "comedy" or "drama" are not recognized by the Screenwriters Taxonomy as either a film genre or a film type. For instance, "Melodrama" and "Screwball Comedy" are considered Pathways, while "romantic comedy" and "family drama" are macro-genres. A macro-genre in the Screenwriters Taxonomy. These films tell a story in which many of the central characters are related. The story revolves around how
4554-613: The world . In 2022, Danes replaced Keira Knightley as Cora Seaborn in the Apple TV drama series The Essex Serpent , based on the 2016 novel by Sarah Perry . Danes played Beth March in the 1994 film adaptation of Little Women . Although ABC canceled My So-Called Life in 1995, her higher profile led to being cast in several film roles, including 1995's Home for the Holidays and 1996's I Love You, I Love You Not and To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday . Her first leading role on
4623-404: Was always causing trouble as a young child. As time goes by, Darlene begins to struggle with the violence and squalor of prison. When she becomes ill after a cockroach gets in her ear, Alice pays a guard to arrange for both girls to escape, but they are caught and later served extended sentences as a result. Warned that Parks has influential friends in the Thai government, Hank arranges a deal with
4692-451: Was seven months pregnant with their child at the time. Danes and Crudup's relationship lasted until 2006. Reflecting on their relationship, Danes had commented in 2015, "That was a scary thing. It was really hard. I didn't know how to not do that. I was just in love with him, and needed to explore that, and I was 24 ... I didn't quite know what those consequences would be. But it's OK. I went through it." Danes met actor Hugh Dancy on
4761-564: Was used as a stand in for Don Mueang International Airport . The prison scenes were shot inside the Sanctuary Center for Psychotic Female Vagrants, a mental asylum for women operated by the DSWD in Mandaluyong , Manila. A makeshift wall was erected down the site's grounds and filming took place in one half. Real inmates were crammed in the other half during the shoot. Amanda de Cadenet , who has
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