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"Film has certain
advantages over the written word. It can communicate the look
of people, places, and events in ways that even the best written
descriptions cannot. Also, film creates an emotional intensity
and immediacy that captures audiences in ways that writers can
only envy...
On the other hand, the
emotional power of film is, from the historian's perspective,
not always a good thing. Film is inherently manipulative...what
we see on the screen must be analyzed, discussed and challenged..."
-from The Methods and Skills of History by Conal
Furay and Michael J. Salevouris (Click
here for a lesson
that analyzes the film Young Bess.)
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For a discussion about
using films in the classroom:
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here
Lesson plans are available for the
following films:
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Cleopatra
The Egyptian queen alters Roman history
by capturing the hearts of Julius Caesar & Mark Antony. Lesson Plan.
Starring: Claudette Colbert
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
1934, b&w, 100 min., unrated
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1492:
Conquest of Paradise
After incomparably beautiful portrayals of Columbus's voyage
to the New World and early encounters with Native Americans,
the film bogs down. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Gerard Depardieu
Director: Ridley Scott
1992, color, 142 min., PG-13
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Gandhi
Through personal courage and peaceful means, Gandhi leads India
to independence from Great Britain. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Ben Kingsley
Director: Richard Attenborough
1982, color, 188 min., PG
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Jason and the
Argonauts
Jason and his crew of Greek heroes sail to the end of the Earth
in quest of the Golden Fleece. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Todd Armstrong
Director: Don Chaffey
1963, color, 104 min., G
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Joan of Arc
Too improbable to be fiction, an illiterate peasant girl leads
medieval armies to victories that save France. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Leelee Sobieski
Director: Christian Duguay
1999, color, 140 min., unrated
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The Mission
A soldier joins Jesuit missionaries in opposing the Native American
slave trade in the jungles of Brazil. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Robert DeNiro, Jeremy Irons
Director: Roland Joffe
1986, color, 125 min., PG
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A Tale of Two
Cities
Dickens's tale of love and redemption is set amidst the French
Revolution and the Reign of Terror. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Ronald Colman
Director: Jack Conway
1935, b&w, 128 min., unrated
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To Live
A Chinese family survives four decades of revolution and communism
following World War II. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Ge You, Gong Li
Director: Zhang Yimou
1994, color, 130 min., unrated, Chinese w/subtitles
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Young Bess
Princess Bess overcomes a dysfunctional childhood to become England's
Queen Elizabeth I. Lesson
Plan.
Starring: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger
Director: George Sidney
1953, color, 112 minutes, unrated
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