AVIATOR Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale), with whom Howard Hughes had an on-again-off-again tumultuous relationship for two decades, wears the golden Hollywood chic of the early 40s as we see now on the catwalk of the international designer from Paris, New York,... more film>>> THE AVIATOR explores not only the achievements but the emotional life of Howard Hughes, including his love affairs with two Hollywood legends: the elegant, Yankee-bred leading lady Katharine Hepburn (CATE BLANCHETT) and the luminous screen beauty Ava Gardner (KATE BECKINSALE); as well as Hughes’ fierce competition with Pan American’s visionary head Juan Trippe (ALEC BALDWIN); his life-long relationship with his right-hand man Noah Dietrich (JOHN C. REILLY); his public battles with Senator Owen Brewster (ALAN ALDA); and the devastating airplane crash and phobias that led him to ultimately withdraw from the world. Director:
Martin Scorsese Photographer:
Andrew Cooper |