20th Century Flicks, Bristol

A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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AGUIRRE - WRATH OF GOD (1972)

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1560, Peru. In a beautiful poetic opening scene the conquistadors cross an Andes pass, situated between the peaks and the valleys, between conquered land and unexplored forests, between 'heaven' and 'earth', shrouded in mists, they make their way down a narrow path. Aguirre's meglomania grows as around him his comrades mutiny and die in his search for the lost city of El Dorado. Herzog's best film, an unforgetable tour de force. Made before the director himself gave in to meglomania on a later t find out more...

ALEXANDER THE GREAT (1955)

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Spectacular Hollywood epic with Burton as the legendary Greek hero, torn between respect for his learned teacher, Aristotle, fearful loyalty to his father, and his own all consuming hunger for world domination. A cast of literally thousands in this colourful, visually stunning odyssey. find out more...

AMAZING GRACE (2006)

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Inside this conventionally structured biopic resides an extraordinary story of an extraordinary man. William Wilberforce was the parliamentary spokesman for a group of radicalised young Evangelists (and Quakers), who despised the money politics and corruption of late 18th Century UK politics and who fought for many reformist policies, the most notable of which was the one this film annotates, the abolition of slavery, a process that took years of political skulduggery and the slow passage of find out more...

BEN HUR (1959)

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One of the most spectacular epics of all time, even by the standards of Hollywood, the famous twenty minute chariot race alone took three months to shoot, and, along the way, Ben is given a helping hand and converted by Jesus. An unmissable slice of movie history. Won Best Picture at 1959 Academy Awards. find out more...

BLACK GIRL (1966)

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A Senegalese woman is eager to find a better life abroad. She takes a job as a governess for a French family, but finds her duties reduced to those of a maid after the family moves from Dakar to the south of France. In her new country, the woman is constantly made aware of her race and mistreated by her em find out more...

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BRITAIN IN THE 30S (HISTORY OF AVANT-GARDE) (1930)

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Award wining documentary �Song of Ceylon�, is a lyrical beauty, but owes its enduring charm to its anachronistic notions of Empire and Englishness. �Bread� is a slice of realism that looks at hunger in Britain. �Beyond This Open Road� shows the urban populace journeying into the countryside during their weekends away from work; the imagery and utopian aesthetic are reminiscent of the work of Leni Riefenstahl. �Coal Face� is an experiment in realism that focuses on the importance of coal mini find out more...

COBRA VERDE (1987)

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A Brazilian farmer turned bandit is employed by a plantation owner to keep his restless slave population in check, but Cobra Verde's eye for the women brings down the wrath of his boss when one by one the man's daughters become tainted by the seed of the bandit's loins. Dismissed to West Africa to rekindle the slave trade, Cobra Verde finds himself facing the murderous intentions of a local despot, while amassing an army of Amazonian warriors to fulfil his mission. Taken from Bruce Chatwin's �Th find out more...

COUP DE TORCHON (1981)

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An adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1964 novel 'Pop 1280', but relocated from West Texas to a small town in French West Africa. Here risible cuckolded local cop Lucien realises he can use his position to gain revenge, including murder, on those who laugh at him. Witty and visually elegant. find out more...

DIANA (2013)

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Celebrated and adored by millions, she was the Queen of people’s hearts, yet the bittersweet story of the last man to truly capture hers has never before been told. “Diana” introduces a time in the Princess’s life that was uniquely important in shaping her final years, fulfilling her search for true happiness and sealing her legacy. Thi find out more...