Historic
History tells tales that films capture with splendor and grace. Read the pages of history through the looking glass of movies.
Becoming Jane [offsite link] Becoming Jane, starring the wonderful Anne Hathaway, is a splendid tour through Jane Austen´s personal history as compiled from her letters and speculated upon from her novels. Brilliantly written. Becoming Jane Fact and Fiction  Cassandra Austen burned most of Jane Austen’s letters after Jane’s death. We cannot know the secrets of her heart or the tears of her sufferings, but we can soar with her on the wings of her novels to imagine what her life must have been. Becoming Jane Review  “What is she doing?” “Writing.” “Can nothing be done about it?” “If you wish to practice the art of fiction, to be the equal of a masculine author, your horizons must be…widened…by an extraordinary young man.” Jane Austen is Becoming Jane the great author. Biographic  Subtopic - Subject Historic. Excellent biographies of great individuals make excellent drama movies. Knowing others´ lives shines a light on our own. Bright Star Review  Bright Star is a story of love, trials and tears..some tears shed for beauty’s sake, some shed for sorrow’s sake and some shed for love’s sake. John Keats meets, loves and leaves Fanny Brawne, though true eternal love never leaves them. Collapse Review  “It will be nothing like what we've ever seen before… Everything that we said is happening: gold prices, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the stock market….” Michael Ruppert’s documentary on the upcoming financial collapse of America is categorized as a Horror film and as a Documentary. Don’t miss it. Historic Documentary  Subtopic - Subject Historic. Documentaries tend to have their fair share--or a little more--of drama, so what more fitting place to find dramatic Historic Documentaries? Joan of Arc  Sub-Subtopic - Subject Historic. Joan of Arc is one of the most intriguing and in some ways mystifying of historical figures. Luther [offsite link] Luther is a star-filled film of the life of Martin Luther as he evolves from earnest monk to scholar to protestant. The Red Violin (1998)  This multi-lingual film revolves around a violin that was made in 17th century Cremona, Italy, and, 400 years later, is auctioned for millions in 21st century Montréal, Canada. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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