Dawn in MI Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 for history studies with a 15yo girl & why? Also any other favorite films for the years AD 1000-1500 are welcome. We'll be watching A Lion in Winter (Hepburn version) this coming week. Thanks! Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 They are both great films, so I'd try both (and assign a comparison between the two main characters) If only one is doable, I'd choose A Man for All Seasons. I found it easier to follow; it illustrates a larger part of Thomas Moore's life whereas Becket just shows a small slice of the whole Becket story, if I recall correctly (it's been a while since I saw both) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 for history studies with a 15yo girl & why? Also any other favorite films for the years AD 1000-1500 are welcome. We'll be watching A Lion in Winter (Hepburn version) this coming week.Thanks! Dawn I sort of liked Becket when we watched it last year. But I also thought that it portrayed King Henry as more feeble and cowardly than history indicates. Though that might be a good discussion topic: did the movie portray Henry as more vile in order to heighten the martyrdom of Becket. Was it necessary? Kenneth Branaugh's Henry V? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.