Red Dove Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 What movies can I use to supplement Story of the World Volume 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) Below are some ideas -- be sure to note the year in parenthesis after each movie, as there are often multiple versions, and more recent versions often contain more mature content. ______________________ MEDIEVAL: Non-Fiction (all ages) - David McCauley's Castle, and, Cathedral - Life in the Middle Ages -- kids' documentary by Schlessinger Media Fiction/Feature Films & TV: - Cadfael episodes -- mid 12th century - Ivanhoe (1952) -- Normans/Saxons - Knights of the Round Table (1953) -- King Arthur - Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Secret of Kells (2009) -- animated I have NOT personally seen these, but they look like they would be fine: - Prince Valiant (1954) -- spin off story/character from traditional King Arthur - The Black Knight (1954) -- time of King Arthur - The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) -- 1400s, time of Henry IV - El Cid (1961) -- the Spanish epic knight hero - Prince of Foxes (1949) -- end of 1400s, Italian Borgias - The Black Rose (1950) -- 1200s Saxon leaves Norman England to seek his fortune in the Far East - The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) - VERY loosely based on the real 1200-1300s merchant's travels from Venice to China Medieval England "biopic" (movie biographies) -- probably more for late middle school/high school ages: - Alfred the Great (1969) - 800s England - The Lion in Winter (1968) -- 1100s England; play about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine - Becket (1964) -- 1100s England; Henry II and Thomas a Becket - Joan of Arc (1948) -- 1400s France - Henry V (1989) -- 1400s England; Kenneth Branagh's version of Shakespeare's play PREVIEW FIRST for age-appropriateness: - Ivanhoe -- more recent versions: (1997 TV mini-series) (1982 TV movie) - The Legend of William Tell (1998) -- TV series - Marco Polo -- more recent versions: (2007) or (1982) - A Knight's Tale (2001) -- a very fun "rock opera" version of jousting and the middle ages with Geoffrey Chaucer (Canterbury Tales author) playing the role of; the violence is knights getting off of horses while jousting; occasional mild rude comments, suggested-but-not-seen s*x, and one scene with a nude man from the rear, because his gambling addiction caused him to stake all his belongings and he lost (hence, learning a lesson from consequences) Non-realistic -- musical, silly, fun, magical, or fantasy adventure films set in Medieval Times: - Aladdin (1992)-- Disney animated; Aladdin is a 1001 Arabian Nights tale character - Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) -- Sinbad is a 1001 Arabian Nights tale character - Thief of Bagdad (1924) -- silent B&W adventure; loosely adapted from 1001 Arabian Nights - Robin Hood (1973) -- Disney animated version - Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011) -- animated - How to Train Your Dragon (2010) -- animated; Vikings and flying dragons - Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013) -- animated - Camelot (1967) -- the musical play - The Princess Bride (1987) -- vaguely Medieval setting, romantic romp with fantastical elements - Ever After (1998) -- sweet re-telling of Cinderella; setting is more fairytale than medieval - Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) -- Bing Crosby in a musical take on Twain's tale - DragonHeart (1996) - the last dragon and a dragons laying knight team up together; humor and kid level adventure START OF THE RENAISSANCE 1492 -- Nest Videos -- Christopher Columbus 1500s - Nest Videos: Leonardo da Vinci - Nest Videos: Galileo - The Royal Diaries -- 3 princesses in their teen years: Cleopatra (ancients); Isabel (late Middle Ages); Elizabeth 1 (Renaissance) - The Prince and the Pauper (1937) -- from the Mark Twain tale about Henry V's son/heir and a street boy who is his twin - Disney Storybook Favorurites: The Prince and the Pauper (1990) -- animated; Mickey Mouse version - Young Bess (1953) -- early life of Elizabeth I from childhood to becoming queen - Mulan (1998) -- animated Disney film 1600s - Nest Videos: Pocahontas - Nest Videos: William Bradford - Captain Blood (1935) -- swashbuckling adventure - The Three Musketeers (1939) --OR-- (1948) - Courageous Mr. Penn / Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) - Daniel Boone -- the 1936 movie, OR, the Disney live action TV series "King of the Wild Frontier" Edited September 13, 2023 by Lori D. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordelia Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Lori, I am always so impressed with your lists! We are doing SOTW 2 this year and this will be helpful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenecho Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Did you mean just movies, or videos too? I started to make up a list of youtube videos and where they would allign to SOTW II chapters, but I didn't finish it (my son ended up going back to school for a while and we were only half way through Vol II then). https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EHRuh40M4ieLSzPWJnRG3igNEWBoa7gvGqy3mLqyTeM/edit?usp=sharing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dove Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 Oh, wow. Great. Thank you guys. That gives me a lot to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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