Amistad

Steven Spielberg: Amistad (US 1997). Matthew McConaughey (Roger Sherman Baldwin), Djimon Hounsou (Cinque), Anthony Hopkins (John Quincy Adams), Morgan Freeman (Theodore Joadson).

Steven Spielberg: Amistad (US 1997).

/ / US / 1997 / Spielberg, Steven / historical drama

Amistad / Amistad. © DreamWorks. P+D: Steven Spielberg. CAST: Djimon Hounsou (Cinque), Matthew McConaughey (Baldwin), Anthony Hopkins (John Quincy Adams). 152’. 1,85. Spoken in English and Mende. Finnish subtitles by Janne Staffans. DIST: UIP Finland. Viewed in Helsinki, VET, Monday 19 January 1998. *** A pedagogical historical drama, a message picture about the 1839 Spanish slave ship rebellion of La Amistad. A meticulous production.

Within Our Gates

Oscar Micheaux: Within Our Gates (US 1920). A milestone of African- American cinema. Photo from IMDb, Please click on it to enlarge.

/ / US / 1920 / Micheaux, Oscar / drama

Within Our Gates. PC: Micheaux Book and Film Co. D: Oscar Micheaux. CAST: Evelyn Preer, Charles D. Lucas, Jack Chenault. 1809 m /16 fps/ 98’. Silent. LoC reconstruction based on Spanish print. Piano by Donald Sosin. Pordenone, Cinema Verdi, Sunday, 12 October 1997. * Important example of militant African-American filmmaking, screened as an antidote to Birth of a Nation. Clumsy film contains harrowing scenes of racial violence.