The Golden Globes are on today and the BAFTA nominations were announced last week. One of the films in the BAFTAs that received a lot of nominations was the Steve McQueen directed 12 Years as a Slave. The film hasn't received a lot of press here in Asia but it has inspired today's post which is films that have slavery as a main theme.
Films in this category that are worth watching include:
The Help - wonderful acting and quite a great film to watch.
Django Unchained - definitely one of my favourite films of recent times. A great film to watch - quite a number of layers to it. I could see it again.
The Color Purple - more a film about oppression that 'slavery' in the traditional sense, it is a wonderful watch. This is Spielberg directing in the vein of Empire of the Sun and Schindler's list. The acting is brilliant and this film is sure to pull at the heart strings. Definitely worth watching.
Spartacus - I first saw this film when I was studying Latin in high school. We convinced our latin teacher that watching films set in Ancient Rome would increase our appreciation for the language. This Stanley Kubrick directed epic with Kirk Douglas hasn't lost too much over time and is still worth a watch.
Amistad - Another Stephen Spielberg classic. This one has a wonderful cast and is a great drama and definitely worth watching.
Manderlay - this is the second film the Lars Von Trier trilogy although the third film has not been released - the first being Dogville (great watching). I would recommend watching Dogville before watching Manderlay as you may get more out of it although both films can be watched on their own.
Ilo Ilo - this film is yet to be released on DVD but it is definitely worth a watch. It received a short run in Singapore after winning the Camera D'or at the Cannes Film festival this year. It has gone on to win other awards and is a great debut film that gives insight into the helper/family relationship in Asia.
That's it for today's list. Do you have a favourite film about slavery? If so, let me know in the comments below.
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