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History Lessons Through Film

By: Drew.

This is just a start. Please make suggestions! Historical accuracy is important, but not necessary.

I am no longer only adding films I have seen, so I’m trusting all of the titles you all recommend apply (even though some pretty obviously apply!).

 

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Umberto L.

7Jun10

Abel Gance's "Napoleon", "The Passion of Joan of Arc", "The Gospel According to St. Matthew", "Decameron", "Salvatore Giuliano", "The Mattei Affair", "Saving the Private Ryan", "Schindler's List", "Vincere", "The Age of Innocence", "Titanic", "La Grande Guerra", "The Deer Hunter", "Full Metal Jacket", "La Grande Illusion", "L'Albero degli Zoccoli", "Senso", "Andrey Rublev", "Battleship Potemkin", "Alexander Nevsky", "Ivan the Terrible", "October"... and so on. Nice list, though!

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Robert Regan

7Jun10

Drew, it's a good thing that historical accuracy is not necessary. As much as I love Scorsese and Gangs of NY, I wouldn't go there for a history lesson. However, I think he has a real feel for what I think life must have been like in that time and place. So, I guess it does belong on this list. One that is quite accurate is Mountains of the Moon.

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Valerie Ann

9Mar10

Cold Mountain. Even the music is largely historically accurate.

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Dimitris Psachos

4Mar10

Good Men, Good Women and Angelopoulos' Trilogy of History. ;) Come and See is mandatory WWII and Strike / October mandatory Russian Revolution. Napoleon by Gance, Knights of the Teutonic Order by Ford, Lucian Pintilie, Glauber Rocha and Ann Hui in some parts of their filmography. The Emigrants Series for another U.S. "land of plenty" scope, All Quiet on the Western Front mandatory for WWI and Apocalypse Now! / La 317e Section mandatory for Vietnam.

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