THE FATE OF FJORDS IN THE FUTURE OF NORWAY IN THE KING’S CHOICE Norway played a unique role during World War II. Titles at the beginning of the film inform filmviewers that Norway became independent of Sweden in 1905, when King Haakon VII (played by Jesper Christiansen) was imported from Denmark, where his brother was on […]
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A QUEEN ENJOYS A NEW LIFE IN VICTORIA AND ABDUL In 2003, a chronicle of the role of Abdul Karim in the court of Queen Victoria came to light in Osborne House on the Island of Wight, the queen’s summer home. Shrabani Basu then wrote a book on the relationship, which is adapted to the screen with
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A QUEEN ENJOYS A NEW LIFE IN VICTORIA AND ABDUL In 2003, a chronicle of the role of Abdul Karim in the court of Queen Victoria came to light in Osborne House on the Island of Wight, the queen’s summer home. Shrabani Basu then wrote a book on the relationship, which is adapted to the screen with
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A KING WINS THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES Sporting events provide an arena for political conflict. Take the year 1973, for example, when male chauvinism was in full display in tennis. After President Richard Nixon telephones Billy Jean King (played by Emma Stone) to congratulate her for winning the Grand Slam of Tennis, she is offered
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COLONIALISM IS ABANDONED IN VICEROY’S HOUSE In 1947, Prime Minister Clement Attlee decided to recognize the independence of India, but the final decision on whether to partition the country, as Muslims wanted, was left to the top administrator of the colony, the viceroy. Attlee decides to give that decision to Lord Louis Mountbatten (played by Hugh
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6 DAYS EXPOSES BRUTAL ANTI-TERRORISM IN BRITAIN In 1979, mass demonstrations in Tehran welcomed the Ayatollah Khomeni, and the Islamic State of Iran was born. The American Embassy was seized that year, and hostages were held inside for 444 days. In 1980, an American attempt to free the hostages failed when a helicopter crashed. Meanwhile, the
GOOK REVEALS LOS ANGELES AT ITS WORST At the beginning of Gook, a title on the screen defines the term as a derogatory reference to anyone from East Asia or Southeast Asia; the term gained currency among Americans during the wars in Korea and Vietnam. When the film begins, April 29, 1992, a jury has just exonerated
6 DAYS EXPOSES BRUTAL ANTI-TERRORISM IN BRITAIN In 1979, mass demonstrations in Tehran welcomed the Ayatollah Khomeni, and the Islamic State of Iran was born. The American Embassy was seized that year, and hostages were held inside for 444 days. In 1980, an American attempt to free the hostages failed when a helicopter crashed. Meanwhile, the
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COLONIALISM IS ABANDONED IN VICEROY’S HOUSE In 1947, Prime Minister Clement Attlee decided to recognize the independence of India, but the final decision on whether to partition the country, as Muslims wanted, was left to the top administrator of the colony, the viceroy. Attlee decides to give that decision to Lord Louis Mountbatten (played by Hugh
LESSONS OF MARK FELT MAY APPLY TO TRUMPOCRACY Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House explains who was the “Deep Throat” leaking damning information about President Richard Nixon’s role in Watergate to Time magazine and the Washington Post. As third in line to the FBI Director, Mark Felt (played by Liam Neesom) expects to be promoted when J.
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