Rules Donāt Apply
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"Rules Don't Apply" is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Warren Beatty. The film is set in Hollywood in 1958 and centers on the relationship between an aspiring actress, Marla Mabrey (played by Lily Collins), and her driver, Frank Forbes (played by Alden Ehrenreich), who are both employed by the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes. Beatty himself portrays Howard Hughes. The movie explores themes of ambition, love, and the clash between personal desires and societal expectations within the glamorous yet restrictive world of Hollywood and Hughes's peculiar demands.123
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Annette BeningCareerShe also appeared in Rules Donāt Apply (2016), written and directed by Beatty, and played an aging Gloria Grahame in Film Stars Donāt Die in Liverpool (2017). In 2018 she starred in a film adaptation of Anton Chekhovās play The Seagull. Bening later portrayed Senator Dianne Feinstein in Theā¦
Read MoreShe also appeared in Rules Donāt Apply (2016), written and directed by Beatty, and played an aging Gloria Grahame in Film Stars Donāt Die in Liverpool (2017). In 2018 she starred in a film adaptation of Anton Chekhovās play The Seagull. Bening later portrayed Senator Dianne Feinstein in Theā¦
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Candice Bergenā¦to films, including Warren Beattyās Rules Donāt Apply (2016), in which she played Howard Hughesās secretary, and the romantic comedy Home Again (2017). She starred with Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, and Mary Steenburgen in the well-received Book Club (2018) and won plaudits for her performance in
Read Moreā¦to films, including Warren Beattyās Rules Donāt Apply (2016), in which she played Howard Hughesās secretary, and the romantic comedy Home Again (2017). She starred with Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, and Mary Steenburgen in the well-received Book Club (2018) and won plaudits for her performance in
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