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Rachel, French actress

(Encyclopedia) RachelRachelräshĕlˈ [key], stage name of Élisa FélixRachelālēˈzä fālēksˈ [key], 1821–58, French actress, b. Switzerland. Exploited by her father in her childhood, she sang in the…

About a Boy

Directors:Paul and Chris WeitzWriters:Paul and Chris Weitz, Peter HedgesUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 101 minutesRelease:5/02Cast:Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult About a…

Beautiful Creatures

Director: Bill Eagles Writer: Simon Donald Universal Focus; R; 86 minutes Release: 4/01 Cast: Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch Beautiful Creatures is a new British film that…

Rahel

(Encyclopedia) RahelRahelrāˈhĕl [key], variant of Rachel.

Rachel, Russian poet who wrote in Hebrew

(Encyclopedia) Rachel, pseud. of Rachel Bluwstein, 1890–1931, Russian poet who wrote in Hebrew. She moved to Palestine in 1909 where she worked as a laborer. Her verse is simple and relates to the…

The Mummy

Director/Writer: Stephen SommersUniversal; PG-13; 134 minutesRelease: 6/99Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz , John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo Three thousand years ago Imhotep slept with the…

Enemy at the Gates

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Writers: Alain Godard and Jean-Jacques Annaud Paramount Pictures R; 133 minutes Release: 3/01 Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz…

Rachel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia) RachelRachelrāˈchəl [key], in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel.

Crothers, Rachel

(Encyclopedia) Crothers, RachelCrothers, Rachelkrŭᵺˈərz [key], 1878–1958, American playwright and director, b. Bloomington, Ill., grad. Illinois State Normal Univ., 1892. Her plays, many of which…

The Land Girls

Director:David LelandWriters:David Leland and Keith DewhurstDirector of Photography:Henry BrahamEditor:Nick MooreMusic:Brian LockProduction Designer:Caroline AmiesProducer:Simon RelphGramercy…