History Movie Reviews

"Letters from Iwo Jima" is a historical war film produced by DreamWorks. Directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Ken Watanabe , nino , Ihara Tsuyoshi and others. The film tells that at the end of the Second World War, Lieutenant General Kuribayashi Tadashi commanded the Japanese army to hold on to Iwo Jima in a battle with no chance of winning against the US army. Before the end of the battle, Kuribayashi wrote his final family letter. The film won the 64th Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and 79th Academy Awards for Best Sound Effects. 

"Ip Man 2; Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster; Ye Wen 2: Zong shi chuan qi" is directed by Wilson Yip Wai Shun , Donnie Yen , Sammo Hung , Darren Shahlavi , Lynn Hung , Huang Xiaoming , Simon Yam or Yam Actions, plots, love, biography, historical movies starring Tat-wah , Siu-Wong Fan , Ashton Chen , Kent Cheng and others   . The film tells the story of Master Yip Man leaving Foshan after World War II and going to Hong Kong to open a museum to accept disciples, where he met his powerful opponent "Hongmen". The two martial arts schools did not fight and knew each other. From the initial rivalry, to later joining forces against the British colonial government, a story of heroes cherishing their heroes. Not only did Ye Man excel in martial arts, he helped the weak, but also showed his demeanor as a master. Grandeur. He also taught Li Xiao Loong or Chinese dragon, the most important apprentice of his life during this period   . The film was released in Mainland China on April 29, 2010 .     

"Capitalism: A Love Story" is a documentary directed by Michael Francis Moore , which was released in the United States on October 15, 2009. The film uses a series of examples to give people an in-depth understanding of the stories that happened within capitalism, telling how taxpayers' money flows into non-bank financial institutions, thereby revealing the root of the financial turmoil   .

"Farewell My Concubine" is a literary film produced by Tomson Films Co., Ltd., adapted from Lilian Lee Pik-Wah 's novel of the same name, directed by Chen Kaige , written by Lilian Lee Pik-Wah, Wei Lu , Leslie Cheung , Gong Li , ZhangFeng yi Lead the leading role. The film revolves around the sorrows and joys of partings and meetings of two Peking opera actors for half a century , showing the thinking and understanding of traditional culture, human living conditions and human nature. In 1993, the film was released in mainland China and Hong Kong, China. Since then, it has been released in many countries and regions around the world, and it broke the box office record of mainland Chinese literary films in the United States.  In 1993, the film won the Palme d’Or, the highest award in France’s Cannes International Film Festival , and became the first Chinese film to receive this honor   . In addition, the film also won the American Golden Globe Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the International Film Critics League Award. It has many international awards and is the only Chinese film that has won the Cannes International Film Festival Palme d'Or Award and the best foreign language film in the American Golden Globe Awards   . In 1994, Leslie Cheung won the Special Contribution Award of the 4th China Film and Performing Arts Society for this film . In 2005, the film was selected as one of the " 100 Best Movies in Global History " by " Time " in the United States .  On March 3, 2020, the movie revealed the preview of the South Korean rebroadcast. The film is 171 minutes long and will be re-screened in South Korea on April 1. Previously, the film was set on March 25, and later adjusted to the 17th anniversary of Leslie Cheung's death. 

"Little Boy" is a comedy film directed by Agado Monteverde, starring akob Salvat and released in the United States on April 24, 2015. The film tells the story of World War II, 8-year-old American children to be able to father brought back from the battlefield in World War II, and go try to complete various tasks so the thing  .

"Capote" is a biopic directed by Bennett Miller and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener . The film Tell about the true history of the author Truman Capote investigating the killing of a family of four in Kansas on November 15, 1959, and writing a documentary article   . Philip Seymour Hoffman won the 78th Academy Awards for Best Actor for the film   .

"Evita" is a feature film directed by Alan William Parker and starring Madonna Louise Ciccone , Antonio Banderas , and Jonathan Pryce . It was released in the United States on December 14, 1996. Based on the historical process of Argentine society before and after World War II, the film tells the story of the legendary life of the former Argentine president’s wife Eva and the love and acquaintance between her and Veron. In 1997, the film won the 69th Oscar Award for Best Original Song   .

"The Young Victoria" is a historical feature film released by the British company Momentum Pictures, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and co-starring Emily Blunt , Rupert Friend and Miranda Jane Richardson . The film was released in the UK on March 6, 2009. The film is set in the youth of Queen Victoria and tells the love story of The Young Victoria and Prince Albert   .

The first season of " Rome " was a 12-episode TV series with an investment of 100 million yuan by Home Box Office in cooperation with British Radio and Italian National Channel, directed by Michael Apter, Kevin McKidley Stevenson, Starring George Raymond Stevenson and others. The play tells the story of what happened in the Republic of Rome in 52 BC . Strive to truly and directly represent the social changes and life styles of the Republic of Rome from the prosperity to the decline in politics, religion, culture and art.

"The Assassin" is a literary and artistic martial arts film about ancient costumes, directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, starring Fanny Shu , Zhang zhen , Tsumabuki Satoshi , Ethan Juan, etc. The film was released in mainland China on August 27, 2015   . The film is based on the story of " Nie Yinniang " in Pei Chong's collection of short stories " Legend ". It tells the story of Nie Yinniang who was kidnapped by an aunt when she was young, and was sent back to a legendary heroine with superb skills 13 years later .  In 2015, the film was shortlisted for the 68th Cannes International Film Festival Palme d’Or   , Hou Hsiao-hsien won the Director’s Award for the   film; then the film won the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for Best Feature Film and 35th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Cross-Strait Chinese Film Award   .