World History AP - Movie Project
Unit IV and V cover the periods from 1750- the present. There are tons of great movies that cover this period in history.
Many of them are very historically accurate and tell the stories in an interesting and compelling way. Your assignment is
to watch one movie from each part of the world. Most of these movies are free on youtube, or available on Netflix and at
the public library. After watching each movie you will write a one page review of the movie. You should watch at least
one that is in another language.
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In your review you need to include what themes of AP world history the movie deals with and give examples
from the movie for each one.
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Discuss the plot and characters in the film in terms of not only how effective they are but also how well they
reflect the time period.
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You will also research other reviews of the movie to see if the movie is historically accurate or if the filmmakers
took any liberties for the sake of storytelling.
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Because the setting and costuming are crucial to the atmosphere and realism of a historical movie, spend some
time in your review discussing each of these.
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Rate the reviews from 1 to 10 on the basis of how well the review covered the historical elements of the movie,
rather than simply critiquing the movie with no reference to the time period.
Choose one movie from each column
Africa
La Noire de… or
Black Girl Directed
by Ousmane
Sembène
1966 Senegal
Asia
Memoirs of a Geisha
Directed by Rob
Marshall 2005 Japan
Europe
April Captains
Directed by Maria
de Medieros 2000
Portugal
North America
South America
Missing Directed by
Costa-Gavras 1982
The Crucible
Directed by Nicholas Chile
Hytner 1996 US
Gandhi Directed by
Faraw! Mother of the Richard
Attenborough 1982
Dunes Directed by
Abdoulaye Ascofaré India
1997 Mali
The Wind That
Shakes the Barley
Directed by Ken
Loach 2006 Ireland
Adanggaman
Directed by Roger
Gnoan M’Bala
2000 Burkina Faso
Once Upon a Time in
China Directed by
Mark Tsui 1991
China
Danton Directed by
Andrzej Wajda 1982
France
Glory Directed by
Edward Zwick 1989
US
Motorcycle Diaries
Directed by Walter
Salles 2004
Argentina
The Gods Must Be
Crazy
Directed by Jamie
Uys 1980
South
Africa/Botswana
Monsoon Wedding
Directed by Mira
Nair 2001 India
The Young Victoria
Directed by JeanMarc Vallee 2009
England
The Crossing (tv
movie) Directed by
Robert Harmon
2000 US
Evita Directed by
Alan Parker 1996
Argentina
Jose Rizal Directed
by Marilou DiazAbaya 1988
Philippines
The Leopard
Directed by Luchino
Visconti 1963 Italy
Iron Jawed Angels
The Mission Directed
Directed by Katja
by Rolan Joffe 1986
von Garnier 2004 US Brazil
Kandahar Directed
by Mohsen
Makhmalbaf 2001
Afghanistan
1900 or Novecento
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
1976 Italy
Black Orpheus
All The President’s
Directed by Marcel
Men Directed by
Alan Pakula 1976 US Camus 1959 Brazil
Goodbye Bafana
Directed by Bille
August 2007 South
Africa
The Amazing Grace
Directed by Jeta
Amata
2006 Nigeria
Amistad Directed by
Steven Spielberg
1997 US
Men With Guns
Directed by John
Sayles 1997
(unnamed country)
Moolaadé
Directed by
Ousmane Sembène
2004 Senegal
Nanjing 1937 also
known as Don’t Cry
Nanjing Directed by
Ziniu Wu 1996
China
Shaka Zulu
(miniseries)
Directed by William
C. Faure
1986
Zulu Kingdom
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Directed by Richard
Fleischer, Kinji
Fukasaku, &
Toshio Masuda
1970 Japan
Out of Africa
Directed by Sydney
Pollack
1985 Kenya
The Last Emperor
Directed by
Bernardo Berolucci
1987 China
I Dreamed of Africa
Directed by Hugh
Hudson 2000
Kenya
Painted Fire or
The Longest Day
Chihwaseon Directed Directed by Ken
by Kwon Taek Im
Annakin 1962
2002 Korea
France/Germany
Salvador Directed by Lion’s Den or Boca
Oliver Stone 1986 El del Lobo Directed by
Salvador
Lombardi 1988 Peru
Nowhere in Africa
Directed by Caroline
Link 2001 Kenya
Assembly Directed
by Xiaogang Feng
2007 China
Waterloo Directed
by Sergey
Bondarchuk 1970
France
Birth of a Nation
Directed by DW
Griffith 1915 US
Four Days in
September Directed
by Bruno Barreto
1997 Brazil
The Last King of
The Killing Fields
Scotland Directed by Directed by Roland
Kevin McDonald
Joffe 1984 Cambodia
2006 Uganda
Mutiny on the
Bounty Directed by
Lewis Milestone
1962 England
Thirteen Days
Directed by Roger
Donaldson 2000
US/Cuba
Che Part 1 and 2
Directed by Steven
Soderbergh 2008
Cuba/Argentina
Battle of Algiers
Directed by Gillo
Pontecorvo 1966
Algiers
Amadeus Directed
by Milos Foreman
1984 Austria
El Norte Directed by
Gregory Nava 1983
Guatemala
The Burning Season
Directed by John
Frankenheimer
1994 (tv movie)
Brazil
A Passage to India
Directed by David
Lean 1984 India
All Quiet on the
Western Front
Directed by Lewis
Milestone 1930
Germany
And Starring Pancho
Villa as Himself
Directed by Bruce
Beresford 2003
Mexico
How Tasty was My
Little Frenchman
Directed by Dos
Santos1971 Brazil
Nicholas and
Alexandra Directed
by Franklin
Schaffner 1971
Russia
Que Viva Mexico!
Directed by Sergei
Eisenstein
1931/1979 Mexico
/USSR
Carmen Miranda:
Bananas Is My
Business Directed by
Helena Solberg 1995
Brazil
Land and Freedom
Directed by Ken
Loach 1995 Spain
Viva Zapata!
Directed by Elia
Kazan 1952 Mexico
Quilombo Directed
by Carlos Diegues
1986 Brazil
Parent Signature Required _______________________________________________________
Parents please sign this paper signifying that you approve the films that your student is watching.
Other movies can be seen for credit for this assignment. Make a note here if you propose another film in lieu of one of these. It must
fit in the geographic location and time frame.