Notable films à clef

8½, Federico Fellini's "director's block".

Citizen Kane, William Randolph Hearst.

 Annie Hall,
denied by Woody Allen to reflect his relationship with Diane Keaton. 

Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola and ex-husband, Spike Jonze.

 Adaptation, based on The Orchid Thief &

 Charlie Kaufman's difficulty in adapting the book into a screenplay.

Magnolia, Paul Thomas Anderson dealing with his father's death.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Jacques-Yves Cousteau.