SHOAH Review: A documentary that recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with survivors, bystanders and perpetrators. Director: Claude LanzmannActors: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaidl,… Read more “Shoah”
Category: History
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN Review: The extraordinary true story of eccentric English artist Louis Wain, who rises to prominence at the end of the 19th… Read more “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”
All Quiet on the Western Front
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT Review: Tells the gripping story of a young German soldier who is confronted with the horrifying reality of World War I.Director:… Read more “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Emily
EMILY Review: Emily imagines Emily Bronte’s transformative and exhilarating journey into womanhood of a rebel and a misfit in her own story that inspired her novel, “Wuthering… Read more “Emily”
The Dam Busters
THE DAM BUSTERS Review: Based on true events about the British who developed bouncing bombs in order to destroy six German dams in World War II.Director: Michael… Read more “The Dam Busters”
Benediction
BENEDICTION Review: A biographical drama film which explores the turbulent life of legendary 20th Century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Director: Terence DaviesActors: Tom Blyth, Kate Phillips,… Read more “Benediction”
The Courier
THE COURIER Review: Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to help prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis. Director: Dominic CookeActors:… Read more “The Courier”
Operation Finale
OPERATION FINALE Review: Fifteen years after the end of World War II, a team of top-secret agents track down Adolph Eichmann who masterminded the Holocaust. Director: Chris… Read more “Operation Finale”
Ammonite
AMMONITE Review: In 1840s England, palaeontologist, Mary Anning and a young woman Charlotte Murchison who is sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship that… Read more “Ammonite”
The King
THE KING Review: Henry V is crowned king after his tyrannical father dies in the 15th century. He must now navigate palace politics, the war his father… Read more “The King”
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