"Top Victorian Era British Movies Ever Made" Topic
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| Tango01 | 20 Jun 2020 3:41 p.m. PST |
"The Victorian Era is generally limited to Queen Victoria's reign of the British Isles from 1837 to 1899. Outwardly, it was a triumphant period as the monarchy presided over a number of territories abroad and proudly extolled the virtues of its ruling classes. Beneath the pomp and circumstance were the millions of sickly poor who struggled against a system that left little room for them to rise above the lot they were born into. They toiled to make the lives of their titled employers easy with their own lives often falling to the wayside. Charles Dickens keenly observed these interactions between the haves and have nots and used them to become one of the most famous authors associated with the time. His success with dissecting classism in no way diminishes the insight and entertainment from other authors who chose to spin tales of love among the elite or murder mysteries. Love stifled by societal restrictions or unfortunate circumstances is also common theme that reverberates through many of Victorian stories…."
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 ColCampbell  | 20 Jun 2020 6:26 p.m. PST |
No, no, no. The top Victorian era movie ever made is "Gunga Din" -- the 1939 version with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Sam Jaffe. Jim |
| abelp01 | 20 Jun 2020 6:28 p.m. PST |
+1 Col Campbell! None of that colorized nonsense, either!! |
| Max Schnell | 20 Jun 2020 7:57 p.m. PST |
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| mjkerner | 20 Jun 2020 8:06 p.m. PST |
Yes, Din, Din, Gunga Din! |
| ZULUPAUL | 21 Jun 2020 3:19 a.m. PST |
I did enjoy Time after Time. Obviously for me Zulu & Zulu Dawn are on my top 10 as well as Khartoum. Most of the films listed I hadn't seen or desire to see. |
| Shagnasty | 21 Jun 2020 6:36 a.m. PST |
I agree that a list which ignores Victorian colonialism is incomplete. Most of the films listed are imminently worthy but the list needs some Africa/India/SE Asia to be correct. |
| Grelber | 21 Jun 2020 8:10 a.m. PST |
Sadly, they've limited themselves to British made films, so Gunga Din (a Hollywood production, which I really like, too) is out. You'd think they could have included Zulu or the 1939 version of The Four Feathers, though. Grelber |
| Huscarle | 21 Jun 2020 10:51 a.m. PST |
Victoria died in 1901, not 1899.
A pity they limited it to British Films, as I'm rather fond of "The Time Machine", "Breaker Morant" and "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes".
They could have included "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" as that begins in 1900. However David Lean's "Great Expectations" is a worthy #1  |
| Tango01 | 21 Jun 2020 3:50 p.m. PST |
Good movies!… (smile) Gunga Din is considered as a traitor in India…. Amicalement
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