Popular History Movies - Page 284
Breakpoint: A Counter History of Progress
2019
star 7.7An account of the last two centuries of the Anthropocene, the Age of Man. How human beings have progressed so much in such a short time through war and the selfish interests of a few, belligerent politicians and captains of industry, damaging the welfare of the majority of mankind, impoverishing the weakest, greedily devouring the limited resources of the Earth.The Diplomatic Pouch
1927
The Diplomatic Pouch
1927
star 4.7The Soviet embassy in England sends two couriers with diplomatic mail to Leningrad. The inspector of security police, White, and a group of policemen attack the Soviet diplomatic couriers at night. The documents get to an English trackman, who gives them to his son, a sailor in Portsmouth.A Century of Black Cinema
2003
This film highlights moments in the long and rich African American cinema history in relation to social and political events, and how it affected Black viewers of the time.Perfume - "Cold Sleep" –25 years Document-
2026
As 2026 heralds the start of technopop group Perfume's 'cold sleep' hiatus, this documentary traces the first 25 years of their career, and is expected to go behind the scenes of their latest album, Nebula Romance, and their latest tours.Julius Janonis
1959
Julius Janonis
1959
star 7Early twentieth century. The future poet, the nurturer of lyrics of love, Julius Janonis, is maturing among the students of Šiauliai Gymnasium. The son of a poor peasant, sick with tuberculosis, spotted a classmate, Milda, from a wealthy family admiring his talent. Unfortunately, at a high society party held at Milda’s parents house, where Julius reads his poems, guests make fun of the poet. When World War I comes, Janonis is taken to Voronezh, to the Lithuanian diaspora.Tage des Sturms
2003
Tage des Sturms
2003
star 3.8On June 17, 1953, there was an outrageous action between the Elbe and the Oder: the people in the GDR refused obedience to their political leadership. The story takes place in Bitterfeld and tells the story of a family involved in the political events around 17 June.Before the Lighthouse
2025
Exploring the formative figures and defining events of the wind swept island of Chincoteague during a period of rapid change. Set between the late 18th century and the period just before the construction of the lighthouse.Brooklyn 45
2023
Brooklyn 45
2023
star 5.9Five military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together in a Brooklyn brownstone several months after the end of World War II, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal.Les fantômes de l'Ukraine
2025
star 8Ludmilla and Ludeshka's husbands disappeared on the Ukrainian front, while Tetiana's husband, a farmer from the Kherson region, was kidnapped during the first months of the Russian occupation. Torn between the hope of finding them and the anguish of impossible mourning, these three women are fighting a long and painful battle to obtain information. Director Anne Poiret followed them for two years.The Great Empire: Rome
1998
Historical documentary that chronicles the history and legend of ancient Rome from Romulus and Remus to the rise of Christianity. Ancient accounts reveal the everyday life of Romans and extensive footage highlights the antiquities and treasures of Roman sites throughout Europe and the Near East.Kim Jong-un: The Unauthorized Biography
2015
star 7.5A journey through several countries to find those who really know Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, in an attempt to profile a contradictory dictator who seems to rule his nation with both disturbing benevolence and cold cruelty while being worshipped as a living god by his subjects in exalted displays of ridiculous fanaticism.Painters Painting
1973
Painters Painting
1973
star 7Painters Painting: The New York Art Scene 1940-1970 is a 1972 documentary directed by Emile de Antonio. It covers American art movements from abstract expressionism to pop art through conversations with artists in their studios. Artists appearing in the film include Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Barnett Newman, Hans Hofmann, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Motherwell, and Kenneth Noland.Lecture 21
2008
Lecture 21
2008
star 6.1A student takes a bizarre trip through the Italian Alps after being inspired by a professor's lecture on Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from his Ninth Symphony.Knight Without Armour
1937
star 5.9In the last days of Czarist Russia, Russian-speaking Briton A.J. Fothergill is enlisted by his government to go undercover as Bolshevik radical Peter Ouranoff in an attempt to gain access to the revolutionaries' inner circle. Tasked with accompanying lovely aristocrat Alexandra Vladinoff from Moscow to Petrograd to be tried for crimes against the proletariat, Peter attempts to spirit her out of the war-torn country.This is Your Cuba
2019
This is Your Cuba
2019
In the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power, over 14,000 unaccompanied children fled to the United States in hopes of a better life. Inspired by their stories, Esta Es Tu Cuba follows Anton, a young boy who is thrust into adulthood as revolution tears his family apart.The Adulteress
1963
The Adulteress
1963
star 9.5The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker.My Brother
1971
My Brother
1971
A biographical film about the life of Gani Muratbaev, the founder of the Komsomol in the Kazakh SSR .39-45, elles n'ont rien oublié
2024
star 9.7This film traces the journeys of four French women during World War II. Now aged 90 and over, they recount in vivid detail and with incredible dignity how they survived from 1939 until liberation, sharing intimate testimonies in which their own stories intertwine with the greater narrative. Four women's destinies (a member of the Resistance, a survivor of the Ravensbrück and Bergen-Belsen camps, the daughter of museum curators, the daughter of a soldier) who lived through the war with courage and self-sacrifice.Svichka's Wedding
1982
Svichka's Wedding
1982
The story is based on a play by Ivan Kocherha about love against the backdrop of the craftsmen's uprising in Kyiv in the 16th century. The drama and the animation take place simultaneously in Podil, the center of bourgeois and craftsman life, and on mount Vzdykhalnytsia, where the Lithuanian castle is located. The director Tadeush Pavlenko takes the last three acts of Kocherha's play as a basis, placing the female character Melanka, the beloved of Ivan Svichka, at the center of the plot.
