History Movie Reviews

"Henry V" (Henry V) by Laurence Olivier directed history, war, Laurence Olivier, Felix Aylmer and other stars. The film was released in the UK on November 22, 1944. The film is based on William Shakespeare 's " Henry V " film adaptation. The film won four nominations including the 1947 Oscar for Best Picture. This film was shot when the British army was hit hard by the Germans in World War II. Laurence Olivier also served in the army.

"Miyamoto Musashi" is a Japanese movie directed by Hiroshi Inagaki , starring Toshirô Mifune ,みくにれんたろう, etc. The film uses the history of Japan from the Sengoku period to the early Tokugawa period as the background. It describes Miyamoto Musashi's perseverance and strength on this stage of history from moving to quiet. The tortuous journey of the true meaning of "the unity of sword and Zen".

"Anastasia" is a feature film released by Hollywood, USA in 1956, directed by Anatole Litvak and co-starring Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner . The film tells the story of Russian General Bonin, who finds an amnesia girl close to her age for a huge inheritance and trains her into the legendary grandfather of Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова who survived the October Revolution and seeks recognition from the Queen Mother in exile in Northern Europe. story. Actress Ingrid Bergman won the 29th Oscar for Best Actress for the film and made a successful comeback in Hollywood.

"Sissi2: The Young Queen" is a feature film directed by Ernst Marischka, starring Romy Schneider , Karlheinz Böhm , Wilma De Gescher, and Walter Rael. It was released on December 19, 1956 in the former West Germany. This film is the second in the " Sissi " series. It tells the story of Sissi gradually becoming mature after marrying into the palace and beginning to participate in governance   .

"55 Days at Peking" is a feature film directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Niv Flora Robson and others. It was released in 1963.  The film shows the history of the Gengzi National Revolution from the perspective of the coalition forces. In 1900, in Beijing, the Empress Dowager Cixi was in power and Chinese territory was torn apart. The Prince Duan forcefully sent troops and sent the Boxer Regiment to besie the foreign embassies. When thousands of soldiers approached the city, the American officer played by Charlton Heston led the coalition forces of various countries to fight against the beasts, and finally reversed the fate and broke the siege. 

"War and Peace" is Sergei Fiodorovich Bondarchuk directed the war film by Lyudmila Mikhailovna Savelyeva , Sergei Fiodorovich Bondarchuk , Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Tikhonov and other stars, on March 14, 1966 release in the Soviet Union. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Лев Николаевич Толстой , with the Russian-French War of 1812 as the main axis, telling the important events that occurred in Tsarist Russia from 1805 to 1820.

"Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini" is a historical film directed by Vittorio de Sica, starring Reno Capolizio and Dominique Sanda. The film tells the story of Mussolini's rule of Italy and formulated a series of policies that discriminate against Jews. The Condini family felt that hiding in their huge garden could escape the catastrophe of World War II. However, the dark cloud of war was inevitable in the end. Descended on them.

"Il fiore delle mille e una notte" is a 130-minute fantasy erotic film co-produced by Italy and France. The film was directed by PP Pasolini, starring Franco Merli , Ines Pellegrini , Francesco Paolo Governale, etc., and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 20, 1974. The film is adapted from Arabic folktales and is the last part of PP Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life". It tells the story of the slave girl Sumaro who chose the poor boy Aladdin as her master. After hard work, she finally lived happily together   .

"TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS" is a film directed by Ermanno Olmi and starring Luigi Ornaghi and Francesca Moriggi . The soundtrack of "TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS" made me like the organ. Before this, I only knew that the pipe organ was a roaring behemoth, and it was difficult for me to adapt to the strange sound of the record recording. However, the pipe organ that plays at the mid-frequency of "TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS" may not be touching when you listen to it alone, but it matches well with the movie. The sound is cold and pure, making people feel the peasants' perseverance and hope in the poor life. There is also a scene of a large group of people singing while working in the warehouse. There is no organ, but the simple singing voice is also very moving.

"Another Country" ( Another Country ) is a romance film directed by Marek Kanievska and starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth . It premiered on May 12, 1984 at the Cannes International Film Festival in France  . The film is adapted from the stage play of the same name and is based on a true story in the 1930s. It tells a gay young man Guy Bennett ( Guy Burgess, one of the prototype " Cambridge Five "). The story of aristocratic school struggling to fall in love with the same sex   .