Movies by Richard LaGravenese
As a director:
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Freedom Writers (2007)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Ricardo Molina …
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
While her at-risk students are reading classics like &NFi;The Diary of Anne Frank&NFi_;, a young teacher (Hilary Swank) asks them to keep journals about their troubled lives and apply…
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P.S. I Love You (2007)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow …
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
When she loses her beloved husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) to a brain tumor, grieving widow Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is surprised to learn that he left a series of letters behind to help…
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, William Friedkin, Julie Christie …
Directed by: Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
This documentary explores American cinema in the 1970s, a decade often described as the best years in film. What results is an ode to the art form, one that pays homage to the "auteurs" that…
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Living Out Loud (1998)
Cast: Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
A recently divorced woman (Holly Hunter) forms a fragile friendship with her doorman and elevator operator (Danny DeVito), whose life has also seen its share of pain. The two help each other…