British films

had decreased due to Canada’s dependence on Britain and the United States. Canada had gained political autonomy from Britain when it was officially and internationally recognized as an independent nation. Economically, Canada was very reliant on British and American investment. However, Canada’s social autonomy had increased because of the first world war and entertainment, like art and literature. Politically, Canada’s autonomy had increased greatly from 1900 to 1929. In the early 1900’s, the

At the beginning of the war, the British army relied on volunteers to swell the ranks, which propaganda facilitated. Newspaper articles were one of the main forms of media that spread British pro-war propaganda. Alice Goldfarb Marquis writes that the articles “were seen as powerful movers of men and women; they became mobilizers of the national spirit, calls to courage, to sacrifice and, finally, to simple endurance” (467). This statement portrays the general message of all articles: the men must

Akhil Subramanian Salc 20200 29 May 2008 361411 Politics and history through an alternative path to self-rule Lagaan (2001), through the setting of Hindi cinema and the popular appeal of cricket, charts an alternative history of India, from the colonised past of 1893 to an ideal post-colonial future. Using elements of pop culture, the director Ashutosh Gowarikar transforms the singularity of Champaneer’s struggle against triple-lagaan, into a microcosm of an Indian nation’s ideal path toward self-rule

British theatres One of the world’s major centers for theatre, Britain has a centuries-old dramatic tradition and about 300 theatres. There are several thousand amateur dramatic societies in Britain. The Royal Shakespeare Company performs in Stratford-upon Avon and at the Barbican Centre in London. A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, close to its original site, is under way. Most cities and towns in Britain have at least one theatre. There are 500 youth theatres in England alone. The Unicorn

for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”. These powerful words exemplify what one of the most important decades in human history revolved around. A struggle for freedom. While freedom can be defined in many differing ways, the colonists of the British Colonies and their elected delegates seeked to obtain economic freedom from their mother country. The months spent in a Philadelphia hall shaped this movement of liberty and the United States of America for centuries. The Second Continental Congress

Children of Men and The Road on the Ethics of Survival In films depicting worldwide disaster, the audience is shown the lengths the protagonists will go in order to survive. While doing so, man’s values are often put to the test and there is a drastic shift in ethics when human civilization has collapsed. This occurs in both Children of Men and The Road. Both films show its characters travel through various locations with the belief that they will be safer in a new and different environment,

period drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. The story is set in Lahore in the time period directly before and during the partition of India in 1947. The film recounts the holocaust of Partition through the eyes of Lenny, a crippled Parsi girl. Lenny 's parents live in Lahore with an army of servants, including the delectable ayah, a beautiful Hindu woman, Shanta. The movie starts with Lenny revisiting her childhood days as a student coloring her drawing, and remembering the downfall of British Empire in

interaction between the natives and the British settlers when these two societies started to fight for this divine land. When we look at the plot of the movie, it tells us that the purpose was to present the story in both points of views. In the movie,

In British history, the Battle of the Somme has become one of the most significant battles due to the death and the horrendous casualties caused with that have made it become an emotive topic. It lasted from 1st July to 18th November, 1916. The unnecessary sacrifice led to the view that the brave British soldiers were ‘lions led by donkeys’ who were sent to their deaths by uncaring and unskilful generals. Many historians agree on the significance of the battle not in terms of its success or failure

as a movie anymore. However, it would be called a documentary, which most people get fed up of. So interpretations, exaggerations and idealistic scenes are added to the movie to make it more interesting for the audience. "The Patriot" is a similar film made during the modern day time about a time period in which none of the experienced the real revolution. Politically, socially, and culturally, "The Patriot" attempts to give a sense of the scope of aspects involved in the American Revolution. Despite