WORLD CINEMA LIST
Empire &
Imperialism Films from Around the
World
Note: Some of these films may have mature
themes.
Africa
- Afrique, je te plumerai
(dir. Jean-Yves Teno): - a fabulous documentary from Cameroon. It
examines the legacy of colonialism in Africa, and mixes footage from
French colonial newsreels with commentary and interviews from today
(available from California Newsreel in SF). It's very subtle but at
the same time very, very illuminating. It is one of the best films on
colonialism.
- The Battle of Algiers
("La Battaglia di Algeri," dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966: Italy) - A film
commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution
from both sides. The French foreign legion left Vietnam in defeat and has
something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash.
The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of
bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies
everyone who participates in it.
- Boesman and Lena -
South African/French film about a South African couple evicted from
their land.
- Camp Thiaroye (Camp de
Thiaroye, Ousmane Sembene 1987, 152 mins) - Story of Senegalese who
were enlisted to fight in WWII on behalf of French - a critique of
the colonial relationship involved.
- Ceddo (dir. Ousmane
Sembene, 1977) - Islamic and Christian expansion into
Senegal
- Chocolat
(dir. Claire Denis film, 1988: France) - set in
French colonial Cameroon, focusing on a French settler family and
their servants. Isaach de Bankolé's performance as their "boy"
Protée is masterful, and gets at the psychological devastation
of colonialism. The film focuses on the relationship between
Protée and the young daughter in the family.
- City Lovers, Country Lovers: The Gordimer
Stories. (use the Country Lovers segment) -
Excellent portrayal of life under apartheid. A little risqué
but worth the comments.
- Cry Freedom
(dir. Richard Attenborough, 1987) - Story of Stephen Biko (Denzel
Washington) the leader of the Black
Consciousness Movement that spurred the anti-apartheid struggle.
Hollywood at its best on the reality of life under apartheid in S.
Africa.
- Flame
(dir. Ingrid Sinclair, 1996) - This Zimbabwean
film vividly portrays the trials of 2 teenage girls who join the
guerilla fight against the racist Ian Smith regime and for the
independence of their country.
- Le Grand Blanc de
Lambarene (The Great
White Man of Lambarene) (dir. Bassek ba Kobhio, 1995) - Albert Schweitzer in Gabon.
Story of the German doctor who dedicated his life to provide
healthcare in Cameroon as told from an African perspective. Great
insights into the mind of the "friendly imperialist" 1995 93
min
- Guimba: the Tyrant - A
film from Mali
- Jit
(dir. Michael Raeburn, 1990: Sweden) - A young African man must try every
trick in the book in this attempts to win the heart of the most beautiful
girl in his Zimbabwe village.
- Keita (The Heritage of
the Griot) - Keïta creates a unique world where the West Africa
of the 13th Century Sundjata Epic and the West Africa of today
co-exist and interpenetrate. Director Dani Kouyaté frames his
dramatization.
- Khartoum
(dirs. Basil Dearden & Eliot Elisofon, 1966) -
General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) fights and ultimately loses to the
Islamic Mahdi and the Dervishes in The Sudan.
- The Kitchen Toto
(dir. Harry Hook, 1987) -
Kenya in the 1950s. A servant boy is caught between loyalties.
- Lumumba: Death of a
Prophet - Documentary on life of the
charismatic leader in The Congo's fight for independence. An
excellent film to get an idea about the Belgian exploitation of the
Congo. 1992 70 min
- Mabo Keïta -
contemporary boy from Burkina Faso, learning the history of his
family. During the film, Mabo and his distant ancestor, Sundjata,
engage in parallel quests to understand their destinies, to "know the
meaning of their names
- Master Harold
...and the
Boys (dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg,
1985: South Africa) - Based on the successful Athol Fugard Broadway play of
the same name, this is a study of the meaning and effects of apartheid on
relations between Euro-South Africans (Matthew Broderick) and the native
non-white population.
- Le
Mandat ("The Money Order," dir.
Ousmane Sembene, 1968) - Story of a man who tries to cash his money order and must
swim through a web of bureaucracy in post-colonial Senegal.
- Mortu Nega - Film from
Guinea Bissau telling about the struggle for liberation and the
difficulties of post-colonial reconstruction.
- Neria - explores the
difficulties of widow resolving property rights disputes when tribal
customs come into conflict with the modern legal system.
Zimbabwe
- Sango Malo
- the confrontation between village headmaster and idealistic new teacher
explores problems of modernization in Senegal.
- Shaka Zulu (dir.
William C. Faure, 1986) - Biographical study of the most successful leader of
the Zulu nation as he struggled to prevent the take-over and decimation of
his people by the British as the latter relentlessly conquered southern
Africa during the late 19th century.
- Zulu
(dir. Cy Endfield, 1964) - Euro-centric presentation of the Battle of
Roarke's Drift in 1879 when 140 Welsh Fusiliers, under the command of Corps
of Engineers officers (Stanley Baker & Michael Caine), were overwhelmed
by a superior Zulu army of over 4,000 shortly after the massive British
defeat by the same Zulu Army at the Battle of Isandlhwana in 1879.
The Americas
Argentina / Chile
- Missing - Excellent
dramatization of the 1973 Pinochet coup in Chile. American-made film
starring Jack Lemmon and Cissy Spacek.
- The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 - Brilliant film cataloguing the journey
that Ernesto "Che" Guevara takes all over South America right before
he graduates from medical school.
- The Official Story -
Argentina. Dramatization of the "disappeared", those who were taken
away by the government during the military junta that ruled in
Argentina during the 1980s.
- Son of the Bride 2201 -
Oscar nominated film depicting the hectic life of a restaurateur in
Buenos Aires as he juggles to make his business and life succeed in
an Argentina on the brink of disaster, as always. Captivating story
line.
Brazil
- Bananas Is My Business
- Fresh and original documentary on the famous Brazilian singer,
dancer and movie star, Carmen Miranda
- City of God
(Cidade de Deus, 2002) Busca-Pe (Alexandre Rodrigues) lives in Cidade de
Deus, a housing project reputed to be one of the most
dangerous parts of otherwise magical Rio de Janeiro. He's frightened
he'll end up like the countless others around him -- troubled,
violent or dead. A disturbing film mirrors many of the problems of
poverty. R rated.
- Gaijin - A film about
Japanese immigration to Brazil that took place during the early
1900s
- How Tasty My Little
Frenchman - A Brazilian film about the
conflicts between French and Portuguese in colonization of Brazil and
the ways Indians dealt with Europeans. (Mature themes)
Paraguay
- The Mission (1986) -
Portuguese & Spanish slave traders in 18th century Paraguay are
delayed and battled by members of the Jesuit missionary order
attempting to Christianize the Guarani peoples of the
Paraguay/Brazilian border region.
Mexico / Central America
- Cabeza deVaca - A
Mexican film that tells the story of a Spanish conquistador stranded
in Florida forcing him to encounter Indians which leads to his
adopting the ways of the Indians.
- The Crime of Padre
Amaro (2002) - A young Father is sent to a
village where he ends up falling in love. (R rated)
- Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American
War (Documentary, 1999: 1 hour, 56 minutes) - William Randolph Hearst, yellow journalism, popular
music, race, economics, the Maine, imperialism and altruistic ideals
of supporting freedom were all factors in the war which propelled the
United States in 1898 from an isolated nation to a world power. PBS
video uses sources from the US, Cuba and the Philippines to chronicle
a pivotal moment in American history. Narrated by Edward James Olmos.
- The Garden of Eden (El
Jardin del Eden, 1994) - Looking for a better destiny for their
lives, a group of people arrives in Tijuana, at the Mexico-USA
borderline. An informative look at the city where the poverty of
Mexico meets the promise of USA.
- In the Country Where Nothing
Happens (En el pais de no pasa
nada, 1999) -
An imaginative story about a bored housewife and her unfaithful
husband which touches upon the middle class realities of everyday
life in Mexico in a humorous way.
- Life According To
Muriel (1997) - Directed by Eduardo Milewicz.
Critics' favorite in its native Argentina, Life According to Muriel
is a moving drama with warm touches of humor. An abandoned wife
leaves the hectic life of Buenos Aires behind her, taking her
nine-year-old daughter with her to the country.
- Like Water for
Chocolate - (Mexico 1991) - Set
during the Mexican Revolution this is the story of love, revolution
and cooking all wrapped together. (R Rated)
- El Norte - Brilliant
portrayal of a brother and sister's journey from Guatemala to the
US.
- La Paz
(dir.
Jose Sanchez, 1994) - A respected Bolivian heart surgeon returns to his
native Bolivia during the summer of 1980, just as a coup has
threatened the lives of thousands. He finds himself trapped by a
curfew in the very classroom where a mentoring teacher once helped
him. As he ponders the now dead teacher, a committed woman journalist
appears. Spanish with English subtitles. 25 minutes.
- Perros Amores -
(Mexico,
2001) - This films depicts the sometimes brutal life of people and
dogs living in Mexico city from the perspective of the dogs. (R
rated)
- The Summer of Miss
Forbes (dir. Jaime H. Hermosillo,
1988) - Two children plot to kill their nanny in this delightfully twisted
black comedy, written by Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia
Marquez. Spanish with English subtitles.
North America
- The Black Robe (1991) In
1634, Jesuit missionary Father Laforgue arrives in the Canadian
wilderness to convert the Huron and Algonquin Indians to Catholicism.
Although the Algonquin chief offers guidance and friendship, Laforgue
doesn't endear himself to the natives. On a journey up the St.
Lawrence River, a devastating chain of events causes Laforgue to
question his beliefs and forever changes the natives' way of life.
Rated R, parental permission required.
- The Fast
Runner - 2002 - Cannes Festival Award winning
Inuit (Eskimo) film about two brothers (Amaqjuaq, the Strong One, and
Atanarjurat, the Fast Runner) who struggle to hold their nomadic
tribe together when the arrogant son of the chief, Oki, creates havoc
in his quest of the beautiful Atuat. A long movie but great for
understanding the character of nomadic Arctic life. (R rated)
- I Will Fight No More
Forever (1975 - TVM) - The Nez Perce nation
of the Pacific Northwest attempt to retain their lands and avoid
being placed on government reservations during the 1870s.
Asia
China/Hong Kong/Taiwan
- Beijing Bicycle - China 2002 - Bittersweet story
about a bicycle courier in Beijing and his valiant attempt to succeed
in business.
- The Blue Kite - A story about life during the
Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution.
- Hero (Ying xiong, 2002)
- In ancient China, before
the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six
Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a
minor official defeats Qin's three principal enemies, he is summoned
to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising
victory.
- House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai
fu, 2004) -
Near the end of the Tang Dynasty, police deputies Jin (Kaneshiro) and
Leo (Lau) tangle with Mei (Zhang), a dancer suspected of having ties
to a revolutionary faction known as the House of Flying
Daggers.
- The King of Masks (Hong Kong,
1995) - A
touching story of the life of a destitute child and an elder guardian
in pre-Revolutionary China of the 1930s.
- The Last Emperor - The story of Emperor Pu Yi,
the
titular head of state during pre-Revolutionary China. Spans war with
Japan to Cultural Revolution but time sequence can be confusing for
students.
- Qiu Ju Goes to Court (Qiu Ju da guan si,
1992) -
Pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy
after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy
of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of the hierarchy and
travels farther and farther away from the countryside the viewer is
also provided with a look at the changing Chinese society
- Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao
gua, 1991) - China in the 1920's. After her father's death, 19 year
old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful
family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them
living in separate houses within the great castle. The competition
between the wives is tough, as their master's attention carries
power, status and privileges. Each night Chen must decide which wife
to spend the night with and a red lantern is lit in front of the
house of his choice. And each wife schemes and plots to make sure
it's hers.
- Shower (China, 2000) - About the dilemmas of
modernizing China. A son goes away to an economic zone and makes it
rich but leaves behind his father and brother who run an old public
baths in Beijing. When they are reunited the story
begins..
- To Live -- Engrossing story of a family living
through Revolution, Great Leap Forward and Cultural
Revolution.
- Xiu Xiu, The Sent Down Girl - story of a girl who
is sent to live in rugged countryside to raise horses during the
Cultural Revolution.
- YiYi (A One and a Two, Taiwan,
2000) The
insightful story of a Taiwanese family facing various challenges.
South Asia / India
- Asoka - An enhanced account of the life of one of
the most important Indian Rulers, Asoka, from the Mauryan Dynasty.
- Earth (dir. Deepa
Mehta, 1998) - Based on the autobiographical
novel, Cracking India by Bapsi Sidwa. A story of the torment
caused by the break up of India in 1947 when Pakistan was formed.
- Fire (dir. Deepa Mehta, 1996) - Two women are stuck in loveless
marriages and this is the story of their attempt at coping with it by
finding love for each other. Was very controversial in India due to
its lesbian theme.
- Gandhi (dir. Richard Attenborough) - the
well told story of the Mahatma (Ben Kingsley). Includes segment on his experiences
practicing law in South Africa.
- Himalaya (1999) - Karma goes on a journey and
returns with news that Tinle's son was killed in an accident. Tinle
thinks he is lying And this tears apart the tribe in its annual drive
of the yaks to market. Filmed in Tibet with wonderful respect for
nomadic people.
- Kol…Mil Gaya (2003) - The ET of modern Indian
cinema. An adventure comedy about an Indian family who makes contact
with extraterrestrial.
- Lagaan - great film about a cricket match to
settle a score between a village and an ambition agent of the British
Empire.
- The Middleman - A Satyajit Ray film from India
about the futility of trying to make a living in India.
- Monsoon Wedding - An enchanting film about a
wedding and 2 other subplots set in a very modern India.
- Salaam Bombay - Follows the life of a child living
in poverty on streets of Bombay, India.
Indonesia
- Mother Dao the Turtlelike
- a documentary on the
Dutch factories and plantations in Indonesia comprised of historical
films made by the colonialists in early 1900s. Hard to
find.
Iran/Iraq
- Baran - 2001 - The story takes place at a
construction site in Iran where many Afghani refugees are working. A
worker breaks his leg and attempts to have his daughter disguised as
a male take his place.
- Children of Heaven (Iran,
1999) - Heart-wrenching
story about boy who looses his sister's only pair of pink shoes.
- The Color of Paradise (1999) - Blind 8 year old
Mohammed returns home from school to the love of his sister and
grandmother and the disdain of his father. Very touching.
- Control Room (2004) - Award winning documentary
about how Al Jazeera, the Arab news network, covered the Iraqi War.
- Osama (2003) - Afghanistan film about a girl who
dresses as a boy to earn a meager living.
- A Time for Drunken Horses
(Iran, 2000) -
Poignant story of a poverty-stricken family's quest to find medical
attention for a child during a harsh winter on the Iran-Iraq boarder.
- Voices of Iraq (2004) - Innovative film made by
hundreds of Iraqis who were given video cameras to document their
lives. Cameras and filming jump from one person to another each with
their own perspective on the dilemma of post-war Iraq.
- The White Balloon (1995) - Touching film of a young
girl's expedition in the bazaar of Tehran.
Israel/Palestine
- Kippur - Israeli film about he Yom Kippur War of
1973.
- Over the Ocean (dir. Jacob Goldwasser, 1992)
- A poignant comedy about a struggling family whose lives are
interrupted by the sudden possibility of success. Winner of nine
Academy Awards in Israel. Hebrew with English subtitles.
- Tale of Three Jewels
(PBS Frontline, 1995) frontline portrait of
Palestinian life in Gaza strip following experiences of 12 year old
boy.
Japan
- Ikiru (1952) - After finding out he's terminally
ill, a government official (Takashi Shimura) quits his job and
prepares to face his last year alive. Determined not to die alone, he
heads to a bar to get drunk for the first time. Hoping to drink
himself to death, he instead meets an artist who takes him all over
the city, and a female co-worker who sways him on the value of
leaving a legacy.
- Rhapsody in August (1991)
- Film recounting the
atom bomb dropped in Nagasaki by Akira Kurosawa, Japan's famous
director.
- Shall We Dance? (1995)
- Clever and amusing
film about a Japanese businessman who seeks to escape his monotonous
life by taking dancing lessons on the sly.
- Yasujiro Ozu's Good Morning (1959)
- Depicting
suburban Tokyo in the 1950s and the ordered social structure of
Japanese culture, this film tells the story of two Japanese boys who
beg their parents for a television set, nagging incessantly until
they're ordered to be quiet. The children take the command literally
and refuse to speak -- at all. Their disobedience and bad manners
begin to take a toll on their family as well as the community in
which they live.
Korea
- Teacher Kim - Charming story of a corrupt teacher
from Seoul who is sent to the countryside to teach in a small rural
school.
- JSA - exciting story of a Korean inspector from
the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission who investigates the
murder of 3 soldiers at the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone between North and
South Korea)
- Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) Jin-Tae
(Jang Dong-Gun) shines shoes, hoping to save enough money to send his
younger brother, Jin-Seok (Won Bin), to university. Their mother runs
a noodle shop and wishes the best for her two sons, even though
things have been tough since her husband died. But all bets are off
when the Korean War erupts and Jin-Seok is unwillingly conscripted
into the war, which forces Jin-Tae to enlist just so he can save his
brother.
- Shiri - An espionage thriller about a secret agent
who comes from the North to infiltrate the South's intelligence
community.
- The Way Home - Sang-Woo, a spoiled S. Korean boy,
is spending the summer with his mute grandmother who lives in the
mountains. This is a story of self-discovery and appreciation for
those who love us.
- Chihwaseon (Painted Fire) - 2002 - Biography set
in Chosun period about a famous Korean painter, Chang Sung-up who
created his masterpieces only when drunk. Won Cannes award for best
director. Brilliant cinematography. R rated - need parent
approval.
Vietnam
- Regret to Inform
(2000) - 70 minute film
documenting a VN war widow's journey to see where her husband, and
millions more, died. Though is shows the horrors of war, it also
shows the rebirth of VN and Americans as they learn from the war.
- The Return
(1994) - The regrets and contradictions
of Vietnam's new materialism are explored in the story of a
teacher.
- The Scent of Green Papaya
(1993) - Directed by Tran
Anh Hung this moving and undeniably brilliant film by the talented
Vietnamese-exile filmmaker Tran Anh Hung is set in 1951. A young
woman enters a life of servitude, working for a wealthy family. The
film follows in exquisitely lyrical detail the quiet beauty and
stoically accepted hardships of her life as ten years later, she
starts a love affair with her next employer. Vietnamese with English
subtitles. 104 mins.
- Indochine - French-made love story taking place
during the colonial period of Indochina and the rise of
anti-imperialism
- Vietnam: a Television History - path-breaking
documentary on the American war in Vietnam. The first episode
provides an excellent overview of French colonialism in "Indochina"
and the origins of the war.
Australia / New Zealand / Pacific
Islands
- Burned Bridge
(1994) - Fabulous TV miniseries
starring Cate Blanchet as a divorcee who flees Sydney to the
countryside and ends up living next to a community of Aboriginals.
Compelling stories about the difficulties stemming from racist
colonial pasts.
- Once Were Warriors (1994)
- A disturbing drama
directed by Lee Tamahori and based on Alan Duff's novel of the same
name. Her marriage a shambles and her psyche bruised and betrayed, a
Maori woman fights tooth and nail to keep her family intact.
- Whale Riding - Beautiful story of a Maori girl
from New Zealand who seeks to gain respect with her grandfather and
community.
- Flirting - Two "misfits" at a boarding school, a
bullied stutterer and a Ugandan girl, find solace in each others
company and intellect.
- Walkabout
(1970) - coming of age film with European and aboriginal adolescents
encountering each other briefly, directed by Nicolas Roeg. (quite a bit of
nudity).
- The Last Wave -
about aborigines in
Australia and how Europeans misunderstand them. Directed by Peter Weir.
- Picture Bride - young Japanese girl decides to
marry a Hawaiian farmer on the basis of a photo, only he is much,
much older than his picture seems. The story unfolds on the sugar
plantations of Hawaii of the 1910s. Excellent film for story and
history.
The Carribean
- Sugar Cane Alley - On the island of Martinique in
1930 a grandmother is determined to see that her grandson gets the
education he needs to break away from a life as a sugar plantation
worker
- The Harder They Come - Classic Jamaican film about
how a reggae artist resists being exploited by the Jamaican recording
industry.
- Buena Vista Social Club - documentary about Cuban
music that give flavor of the culture and predicament of today's
Cubans.
- Up to a Certain Point
(1985) 72 mins. - A married, middle-aged screenwriter is
researching the problem of machismo in Cuban society when she
suddenly falls under the spell of a strong young dockworker, in this
clever social comedy. Directed by Tomas
Gutierrez Alea.
- Burn - staring Marlon Brando in role as Sir
William Walker, a British agent sent to a Caribbean island to foment
rebellion against Portuguese in order to help British gain
control.
- Bitter Sugar
(1996) 102 minutes - This
visceral, energizing look at contemporary Cuba is an impassioned love
story set against the political and economic tensions of Havana. Directed by Leon
Ichaso. Spanish with English subtitles.
- Fabulous story of the Cuban Cigar 1999 -
Documentary on the history of tobacco in the Caribbean and the famous
Cuban smoke.
Europe
British Isles / Ireland
- Charlotte Grey - Story of a young Scots woman who
can speak French fluently and gets persuaded to serve as a secret
courier in Occupied France sending messages to the anti-Nazi
resistance.
- Land and Freedom - An English member of the
Communist Party goes off to Spain to defend the Republic against the
dictatorship of Franco during the Spanish Civil War
(1936-39)
- The Land Girls - Three women from the city help on
the home front during WWII by working as farm laborers and find
romance in the process.
- Veronica Guerin
(2003) - Dramatization of the life
of a courageous journalist in Dublin who commits her efforts to
tracing down drug dealers who are destroying her
community.
Germany
- Nowhere in Africa (2001) - A Jewish family moves
from Germany to Kenya when Hitler is rising to power. Their life
unfolds in colonial Kenya as WWII takes place. Beautiful film which
shows the grandeur of Kenya and the complexity of world history.
Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. In English, German and
Swahili.
- The Nasty Girl
(1990) - When a young woman
investigates her town's Nazi past, the community turns against her. A
quirky film about the fear and hatred elicited when a courageous girl
tries to uncover scars from the past.
Greece
- Z
(1969) - Based on true events, director
Costa-Gavras's Oscar-winning film chronicles the overthrow of the
democratic government in Greece. The edge-of-your-seat action closely
parallels the real-life assassination of Gregorios Lambrakis, a Greek
doctor and humanist whose murder in 1963 led to an abortive public
scandal. Part mystery and part thriller.
Scandinavia
- The Man with No Past -
The main character is
mugged and left with no memory. A quirky film about his attempts to
reestablish his life in the margins of Finnish society.
Eastern Europe / Russia
Where to find World Cinema
- Le Video, Video Rental Shop located on 9th Avenue
1/2 block from Golden Gate Park's Hall of Flowers entrance; an superb
place to find and rent world cinema. International section is
categorized by country. www.levideo.com
- California Newsreel - a fabulous source for
African films and other high caliber world cinema. Online at http://www.arabfilm.com
- Excellent reference book - Time Out Film Guide
1400 pages of film listings and reviews from all over the world.
22.95 in paper
- Netflix - http://www.netflix.com An internet means
of ordering and viewing films. Costs $24.00/month.
Films about Colonialism
- Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972), German, 95 min.
-
Vivid portrayal of Spanish conquistadors seizing control of
Andes.
- Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) -
Hollywood treatment of the 1854 Crimean War between the imperial powers of Great
Britain and Russia. Stars Errol Flynn, David Niven, Nigel Bruce and Olivia
DeHavilland.
- Gunga Din (1939) - Hollywood injects
a Wild West view of British imperialism in India around the time of the Indian
Mutiny/Sepoy Rebellion of 1857. Stars Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Victor McLaglen, Sam Jaffee and Joan Fontaine.
- Mr. Johnson - Pierce Brosnan is a district officer
in colonial Nigeria. Can be used for illustrating the colonial
apparatus.
- Life and Debt - Documentary made in 2001 to show
the damage that the World Bank has had on Jamaica.
- The Man Who Would Be King (1972) - A lively
meditation on imperialist power starring Michael Caine and Sean Connery.
- The Exiles of Caudel Tango -- French/Argentine
film on the tragedy of living life in exile. Argentine artists in
exile living in Paris, weave a tale of their lives with the creation
of their tragedy.
- De Acá de Este Lado [From Here, From This
Side] (1988), 25 minutes - The relationship
between Mexico and its rich neighbor to the north has always been
ambiguous. Incorporating texts by Octavio Paz and others, images from
Mexican melodramas and Hollywood movies, Gloria Ribé 's video
considers the question of cultural imperialism from "the other side."
- Contrary Warriors: A Story of the Crow Tribe
- Video
Cassette - 1 hour - Color - 1985 - Filmmakers Connie Poten, Pamela Roberts and Beth
Ferris' documentary chronicles the Crow Indians' century-long battle
for survival, focusing on the life of Robert Yellowtail, a
97-year-old tribal leader who was instrumental in preserving Crow
lands and traditions. Narrated by Peter Coyote.
- Images of Indians: The Great Movie Massacre -
Images of Indians Series - Video Cassette - 29 minutes - Color - 1979
This five-part series examines the American Indian stereotype in
Hollywood movies, and how it affects people's understanding of real
Native Americans. This episode traces the Indian Warrior stereotype
from the dime novel and Wild West shows to modern films. The myth of
Buffalo Bill and the historical inaccuracies in John Ford westerns
are highlighted. Written, produced and directed by Phil Lucas and
Robert Hagopian; narrated by Will Sampson.
- Images of Indians Part 2: How Hollywood Wins the
West - Images of Indians Series - Video Cassette - 30 minutes - Color - 1979 - This
five-part series examines the American Indian stereotype in Hollywood
movies, and how it affects people's understanding of real Native
Americans. This episode explores the one-sided presentation of
American history in Hollywood film, perpetuating the philosophy of
Manifest Destiny with exciting - but inaccurate - battle scenes.
Written, produced and directed by Phil Lucas and Robert Hagopian;
narrated by Will Sampson.
- Japan Past and Present: 4. The Meiji Period (
1868-1910 ) - Japan Past and Present Series - Video Cassette - 53 minutes - Color - 1989 - The
arrival of Commodore Perry in 1854 set the stage for Japan's leap
from the Middle Ages into modernity. Edo became Tokyo, education
became a national passion, and the dichotomy between ancient shared
values and new imported styles and forms deepened as the Japanese
spread their influence and their sovereignty in Formosa and
Korea.
- Queen Victoria's Empire
(2000) - PBS documentary about the growth and change in policy direction of
the British Empire under the rule of Queen Victoria. Narrated by
Donald Sutherland.
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2009