History Movie Reviews

"Confucius" is a 2010 biographical historical film directed by Hu Mei , starring Chow Yun Fat , Zhou Xun , Chen Jianbin , Quan Ren , Lu Yi , Lu Yao , etc. It was released nationwide on January 22, 2010   . The movie tells the story of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in the last years, when the princes were separated and fought against each other. Confucius ran among the nations for his ideals, fighting against the entire era alone, hoping to influence the historical process of the nations during the ChunQiu period with his thoughts and wisdom that transcended the era. 

The film "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" is produced by Fox Searchlight in the United States and Huayi Brothers Media Group in China.Co., Ltd. co-produces and distributes drama and historical films. The film is adapted from the English novel of the same name by Chinese-American female writer Lisa See , directed by Wayne Wang , and starred by Li Bingbing , Gianna Jun , Vivian Wu and Hugh Jackman , and was released in China on June 24, 2011   . "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" tells a poignant and euphemistic emotional story between two women in the late Qing Dynasty and the contemporary era. The stories of the two pairs of women unfold alternately in different time and space. Time goes by, but the eternal friendship, hope and love remain unchanged.

La princesse de Montpensier is a costume drama produced by French TV 4, directed by Bertrand Tavernier and co-starring Gaspard Ulliel , Mélanie Thierry , Lambert Wilson , Gregoire Leplance-Lingay, Raphaël Personnaz . The film tells the tragic love story of Marie, an aristocratic woman during the French Wars of Religion. The film was released in France on November 3, 2010   .

Ethel and Ernest is a British hand-drawn animated film directed and written by Roger Maywood, with the voices of Brenda Bryce and Jim Broadbent. The film was released at the London Film Festival on October 15, 2016. Based on Raymond Briggs' picture book Ethel and Ernest, the film tells the life story of an ordinary British couple who have been together for more than 40 years from their first encounter and love in 1928 to their death in 1971.   .

"L'assaut" is a drama film directed by Julianne Leclerc and starring Vincent Elbaz , Grégori Dérangère , Mélanie Bernier and others. Based on "The Hijacking of Air France Flight 8969". It tells the story of an Air France plane being hijacked by four Islamist militants at the airport of Arre, the capital of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria .

The German film "Generation War" is about five best friends and their promise to reunite. Five young men join the war at the end of their youth, completely unaware of the impact the war will have on them and on the world. Days before Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941: Five childhood friends meet in Berlin to say goodbye. Wilhelm (Volker Bruch), a Wehrmacht soldier with strong beliefs about the Nazis; Friedhelm (Tom Schilling), Wilhelm's brother who also became a soldier but skeptical of the Nazis; Greta (played by Katharina Schüttler), who loves life; Charlotte (played by Miriam Stein), who also has a firm belief in the Nazis and inspires to become a nurse to serve the people and the head of state; and Viktor (played by Ludwig Trepte), a Jew who desperately persuaded his parents to leave Germany. ). The five young men spend their final hours of peace before fate separates them.

"Compliance" is a feature film directed by Craig Zobel and starring Dreama Walker , Ann Dowd , Pat Healy , and Matt Servitto . The film was released in the United States on August 17, 2012   . Based on true events, the film tells a story of a telephone sexual assault that took place in a fast food restaurant in the United States through a large psychological description.

Libertador is a biopic directed by Alberto Aveiro Mendoza, starring Catire and Erich Wildpret. The film tells the story of the return of Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Ponte Palacios y Blanco to his homeland to devote himself to the torrent of the struggle for independence and freedom.

"Mr. Turner" is a biopic about British painter Turner directed by Mike Leigh and starring Timothy Spall , Leslie Manville , Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Julian Seager .  The film tells the story of British painter John Turner's passionate creative life. He was once vilified for being too avant-garde in his creative techniques. However, Turner regarded painting as his life, and he was full of masterpieces in his life. Even before he died, he struggled to get out of bed. Copy a female corpse.

Miekkailija is a biopic directed by Klaus Härö and starring Limbert Ulfsack, Matt Avandi , Kirill Kahlo, Pieter Calda, Lisa Koper and others.  The film tells the story of an Estonian fencer who returns to his hometown of Estonia to become a school fencing teacher in order to escape the pursuit of the Russian secret police.