Viceroy’s House (2017), Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson
Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal and Gillian Anderson are the stars of Viceroy’s House, a Gurinder Chadha-directed historical drama set in 1947 and centred around Lord Mountbatten’s part in the partition of India.
This is one for those curious about a dramatisation of what they may not already know about India’s history.
Also, quite undeniably, Viceroy’s House is probably quite ideal for the serious Downton Abbey fans. Both productions feature Bonnville. There’s also the upstairs/downstairs dynamic.
Before watching Colliding Dreams, I was one of those people who only had a barely adequate understanding of Zionism and the Israel/ Palestine conflict, a.k.a the War in the Middle East. The fact that I generally steer quite clear of the news has more than a little something to do with it. Fast forward to now and with thanks to the great work of the film’s award winning directors, Joseph Dorman and Oren Rudavsky, I’m probably as well versed as I’d ever want to be.
Colliding Dreams is a documentary thats most ideal for those, like myself who may not already know as much as they feel they ought to about why the Middle East conflict has continued for so many years. Dorman and Rudavsky’s documentary is a thorough, well edited factual account. One that combines historical archival footage with images plus interviews featuring ordinary people and those well-versed on the subject from both sides of the conflict.
With a running time of just over two hours, this is a film that I approached withthe mindset of a student who finally gets that history lesson the’ve been looking forward to all semester. The one that contains a mixture of interesting facts and perspectives they hadn’t even considered.
Within the first four minutes of Colliding Dreams, there’s an analogy of what Zionism actually is which hints at part of the reason why the Israel/Palestine conflict has continued for so long. Especially if you’re anything like me, it’s really going to be worth your while to stick around until the very end – for even more clarity.
Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese’s latest movie doesn’t look like it has a single gangster in sight.
Starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver as Jesuit priests in the 17th century, the film follows the pair to Japan where they go on a dangerous journey to find their mentor (Liam Neeson) and spread the word about Christianity.
I’m looking forward to finding out what magic Scorsese can create in what looks like a very different film than what we’re used to expecting from the acclaimed director.
Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl’s new movie, The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the true story of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo during the Nazi invasion.
Directed by Niki Caro and based on Diane Ackerman’s bestselling book, my reason for wanting to watch The Zookeeper’s Wife is the beautiful animals.That and Chastain’s rightly-celebrated acting talents, of course.
Le Ride is the new documentary from cycling enthusiast Philip Keoghan; a story about the first English speaking team to compete in the Tour De France back in 1928.
Under-resourced, untested and hailing from New Zealand and Australia, the 4 men were determined to be part of a race that unbeknownst to them, only 41 0f the 168 riders would finish.
My enjoyment of cycling doesn’t really extend beyond it being a leisure activity. I want to see this because underdog stories are great, and seeing other people achieve their seemingly impossible to reach goals is nothing if not pure motivation. That’s of course, not to say that the 4 Aussies and Kiwis actually make it to the end. I have no idea about that, but I sure look forward to finding out.
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