Nate Parker‘s “The Birth of a Nation,” a retelling of the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner, could not be more timely. The rise of Donald Trump and the more blatant expression of racist attitudes that his candidacy has emboldened; the outcry over police brutality and the formation...
However, in December 1915 it was revived inGeorgiafollowing the opening of the movie inAtlanta. Inspired byThe Birth of a Nation, Col.William J. Simmons, a preacher and promoter of fraternal orders, led a cross burning on Stone Mountain that marked the beginning of a new era of KKK ...
Obsessed by the story of Nat Turner's 1831 slave uprising, Nate Parker quit acting and raised $10 million to write, direct, produce and star in the drama, a longtime passion project that will have its premiere at the film festival on Jan.
A flawed masterpiece, writer-director-star Nate Parker’s The Birth Of A Nation is based on the true tale of Nat Turner, a bible-thumping, visionary slave who led a bloody uprising in Virginia in 1831. As a child, Nat was bound for more than picking cotton. With the encouragement of ...
Birth of a Nation: Directed by Mike Newell. With Jim Broadbent, Robert Stephens, Bruce Myers, Richard Butler. A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to c
(1)B.细节理解题。根据第一段的When asked in 1993 to comment on accusations that the movie In the Name of the Father distorts (曲解) contemporary British and Irish history,female lead Emma Thompson responded that she couldn't careless(1993年,当被问
“The Birth of a Nation” is perhaps best known for its battle recreations, many of which are of an impressively large scale, employing hundreds of actors and utilizing countless props. To further shake up the visuals, a combination of black-and-white, sepia tones, magenta-tinted scenes, ...
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