Amelia

 

Amelia 2009

• Director: Mira Nair
• Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor
• Why? The subject
• Seen: 23 June 2026                   

           Earhart was my mother’s hero so I’ve heard about her all my life.

          Amelia (Swank) loves flying, hates doing adverts to finance her flying, deals with the fame, pomp and circumstance, demands an open marriage and complete freedom of her husband (Gere).

          It’s a straight forward, low key, somewhat tame, even trite, biopic but it’s fun to see.

 3* of 5