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Korea: The Unfinished War
directed by Brian McKenna; produced by Arnie Gelbart, Christine Le Goff and Stephen Phizicky (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 53 mins
This film documents a war where neither side was victorious nor defeated; a struggle that came very close to thermonuclear war, and that still resonates in the geopolitical machinations between East and West. From 1950 to 1953 more than a million men fought under the United Nations flag, with most of the manpower...
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directed by Brian McKenna; produced by Arnie Gelbart, Christine Le Goff and Stephen Phizicky (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 53 mins
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This film documents a war where neither side was victorious nor defeated; a struggle that came very close to thermonuclear war, and that still resonates in the geopolitical machinations between East and West. From 1950 to 1953 more than a million men fought under the United Nations flag, with most of the manpower from the United States. More Americans were killed in that war than in Vietnam. The boundary between North and South remains the most m...
This film documents a war where neither side was victorious nor defeated; a struggle that came very close to thermonuclear war, and that still resonates in the geopolitical machinations between East and West. From 1950 to 1953 more than a million men fought under the United Nations flag, with most of the manpower from the United States. More Americans were killed in that war than in Vietnam. The boundary between North and South remains the most militarized zone in the world. The war is still shrouded in secrecy; questions remain about whether biological weapons were used. Korea: The Unfinished War combines archival footage, first person accounts with soldiers and civilians on both sides, direct quotes from Truman, MacArthur, Mao and Stalin, clearly showing their roles in the conflict. Atrocities on both sides are cited. In the years since there has been an uneasy truce, often broken, between the Koreas. But beyond that, the Korean War bequeathed a global hangover which haunts mankind today — biological weapons. The films investigates Chinese and North Korean charges that the U.S. secretly deployed these weapons during the war. This important film provides the background for today's fear of nuclear testing by North Korea. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Arnie Gelbart, Christine Le Goff, Stephen Phizicky, Brian McKenna, Terence McKenna, fl. 1988
Author / Creator
Brian McKenna
Date Published / Released
2003-11-09
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Brian McKenna, Terence McKenna, fl. 1988
Person Discussed
Kim Il-sung, 1912-1994, Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, Syngman Rhee, 1875-1965
Topic / Theme
Communism, Heads of state, International relations, Military maneuvers, Social conflict, War, Cold War, 1945-1989, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Law Not War: Ben Ferencz's Fight for Justice: A Man Can Make a Difference
directed by Ullabritt Horn, fl. 2015 (Monoduo Films, 2015), 1 hour 30 mins
Law Not War is a moving portrait of the last surviving Chief Prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, 95-year-old Benjamin Ferencz. The film offers both a look back into history as well as an examination of current issues of war, justice and the International Criminal Court (ICC). From historic Court Room 600 in Nure...
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directed by Ullabritt Horn, fl. 2015 (Monoduo Films, 2015), 1 hour 30 mins
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Law Not War is a moving portrait of the last surviving Chief Prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, 95-year-old Benjamin Ferencz. The film offers both a look back into history as well as an examination of current issues of war, justice and the International Criminal Court (ICC). From historic Court Room 600 in Nuremberg, Benjamin Ferencz relives his memories of the famous trials through intimate interviews, which are interwoven with historic film...
Law Not War is a moving portrait of the last surviving Chief Prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, 95-year-old Benjamin Ferencz. The film offers both a look back into history as well as an examination of current issues of war, justice and the International Criminal Court (ICC). From historic Court Room 600 in Nuremberg, Benjamin Ferencz relives his memories of the famous trials through intimate interviews, which are interwoven with historic film footage and statements from other international leaders in the field. Ferencz’s life is defined by his remarkable journey from a poor, immigrant family in Hell’s Kitchen, New York through Harvard Law School, to become Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials at the age of 27. At an age when most people’s careers have not even begun, Ferencz was prosecuting the Einsatzgruppen, the group of Nazi soldiers who were known as death squads, and who were responsible for mass killings that took place during the Holocaust. After the Nuremberg Trials, Ferencz became a tireless fighter for the ideals that they represented. He devoted his life to the principle that war crimes should be prosecuted, and he worked relentlessly for the ICC to actualize that, despite the fact that the political climate during the Cold War was not favourable to his position. Ferencz still travels the world today, 70 years after the Nuremberg Trials, seeking both peace and justice for those who commit war crimes. 70 years later, his struggle is as relevant now as it was in 1945. As Ferencz himself says, “We have to turn to law instead of war. Or else we will destroy the whole world.”
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Biography, Documentary
Author / Creator
Ullabritt Horn, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Monoduo Films
Speaker / Narrator
Ben Ferencz, 1920-
Person Discussed
Ben Ferencz, 1920-
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), German, Jewish, War crimes tribunals, Immigrant life, Survivors, Nazism, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Politics & Policy, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2015 by Ulabritt Horn
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Looking for Fidel
directed by Oliver Stone, 1946-; produced by Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016 and Álvaro Longoria, 1968-, Morena Films, Rule 8 and Ixtlan; interview by Oliver Stone, 1946- (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2011), 1 hour
Academy-Award® winning director, Oliver Stone delivers a candid, in-depth conversation with one of the most controversial world leaders of our time, Fidel Castro. Stone challenges Castro to explain actions following the execution of three political dissidents who attempted to hijack a ferry to the United States i...
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directed by Oliver Stone, 1946-; produced by Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016 and Álvaro Longoria, 1968-, Morena Films, Rule 8 and Ixtlan; interview by Oliver Stone, 1946- (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2011), 1 hour
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Academy-Award® winning director, Oliver Stone delivers a candid, in-depth conversation with one of the most controversial world leaders of our time, Fidel Castro. Stone challenges Castro to explain actions following the execution of three political dissidents who attempted to hijack a ferry to the United States in April 2003. Castro's response and his actions were condemned worldwide, further isolating Cuba.
Stone was given unprecedented access,...
Academy-Award® winning director, Oliver Stone delivers a candid, in-depth conversation with one of the most controversial world leaders of our time, Fidel Castro. Stone challenges Castro to explain actions following the execution of three political dissidents who attempted to hijack a ferry to the United States in April 2003. Castro's response and his actions were condemned worldwide, further isolating Cuba.
Stone was given unprecedented access, interviewing not only Castro, but many of the prisoners, their wives, leading dissidents, and human rights advocates -- all of whom express their views forcefully in the emotionally-charged environment of Cuba today.
Whether or not you accept Castro's world view, Stone's, tough but fair portrait helps to illuminate Cuba's unique and complicated place in the world.
Is Castro a moral leader defending his small island against a superpower or is he an iron-fisted tyrant who tolerates no criticism? Or is the truth somewhere in between?
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016, Álvaro Longoria, 1968-, Morena Films, Rule 8, Ixtlan
Author / Creator
Oliver Stone, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2004, 2011
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Political prisoners, Political dissidents, Hijackings, Human rights, Government policy, Heads of state, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, Law, Origins, International Response, Documentation of Crimes, Cubans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Lost Angels
directed by Thomas Napper, 1970-; produced by Agi Orsi, fl. 1987-2016, Cecy Rangel, fl. 2002-2018, Tyler Hubby, fl. 1994-2018 and Christine Triano, fl. 2000-2016, Krasnoff Foster Productions and Agi Orsi Productions (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 1 hour 16 mins
Narrated by Catherine Keener, LOST ANGELS: SKID ROW IS MY HOME takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals -- people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. The film shows how their descent into society's basement has...
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directed by Thomas Napper, 1970-; produced by Agi Orsi, fl. 1987-2016, Cecy Rangel, fl. 2002-2018, Tyler Hubby, fl. 1994-2018 and Christine Triano, fl. 2000-2016, Krasnoff Foster Productions and Agi Orsi Productions (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2012), 1 hour 16 mins
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Narrated by Catherine Keener, LOST ANGELS: SKID ROW IS MY HOME takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals -- people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. The film shows how their descent into society's basement has been exacerbated by the forces of gentrification and the increasing criminalization of homeless people, while exposing the draconian c...
Narrated by Catherine Keener, LOST ANGELS: SKID ROW IS MY HOME takes an uncompromising yet life-affirming look at the lives of eight remarkable individuals -- people who have found a way to make a life for themselves within the community of homelessness. The film shows how their descent into society's basement has been exacerbated by the forces of gentrification and the increasing criminalization of homeless people, while exposing the draconian changes to the mental health care system that have brought us here.
With the support of a vast array of advocates, especially the services of Lamp Community, the mission featured in the Jamie Foxx / Robert Downey Jr. film, THE SOLOIST, many residents of Skid Row have found a way to stick together and fight back. Directed by Thomas Napper, LOST ANGELS demonstrates how proactive approaches to homelessness - most specifically that of providing housing - are helping many to recover from mental illness and substance abuse and to find stability. For many, Skid Row is, perhaps improbably, the last place to find refuge and build a life of meaning... proving that sometimes home is where the help is.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Agi Orsi, fl. 1987-2016, Cecy Rangel, fl. 2002-2018, Tyler Hubby, fl. 1994-2018, Christine Triano, fl. 2000-2016, Krasnoff Foster Productions, Agi Orsi Productions, Catherine Keener, 1959-
Author / Creator
Thomas Napper, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Speaker / Narrator
Catherine Keener, 1959-
Topic / Theme
Drug abuse, Mental health, Government policy, Poverty, Public housing, Homelessness
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Copyright © 2012 Cinema Libre Studio
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Lt. Watada: A Matter of Conscience
directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; presented by Martin Sheen, 1940-; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Chanlim Films (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2010), 1 hour 3 mins
Lt. Watada tells a David and Goliath story about a young army officer willing to face court-martial and eight years in prison rather than be a party to war crimes. Lt. Watada is the first military officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq and to speak out that the war is illegal and a violation of his oath to the Consti...
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directed by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013; presented by Martin Sheen, 1940-; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Chanlim Films (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2010), 1 hour 3 mins
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Lt. Watada tells a David and Goliath story about a young army officer willing to face court-martial and eight years in prison rather than be a party to war crimes. Lt. Watada is the first military officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq and to speak out that the war is illegal and a violation of his oath to the Constitution. The film is a cliffhanger as it dramatizes what it means for a lone soldier to publicly challenge Presidential war policy in or...
Lt. Watada tells a David and Goliath story about a young army officer willing to face court-martial and eight years in prison rather than be a party to war crimes. Lt. Watada is the first military officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq and to speak out that the war is illegal and a violation of his oath to the Constitution. The film is a cliffhanger as it dramatizes what it means for a lone soldier to publicly challenge Presidential war policy in order to fulfill his duty as an officer, to follow the rule of law and to honor his Oath.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Chanlim Films
Author / Creator
Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Martin Sheen, 1940-
Date Published / Released
2009, 2010
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Person Discussed
Ehren Watada, 1978-
Topic / Theme
Iraq (1970s - Present), Government policy, Soldiers, Military service, Courts-martial, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Politics & Policy, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2010 American Film Foundation
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Luxembourg: The Failed Takeover
directed by Claude Lahr, fl. 2004; produced by Willy Perelsztejn, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour 59 mins
The invasion of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by the German army in 1940 marked the beginning of a long ordeal for the Luxembourg people. For more than four years, the country was occupied by the Nazis, who were eager to destroy the country’s independence and integrate the Grand-Duchy into the Reich.The Luxembou...
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directed by Claude Lahr, fl. 2004; produced by Willy Perelsztejn, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 1 hour 59 mins
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The invasion of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by the German army in 1940 marked the beginning of a long ordeal for the Luxembourg people. For more than four years, the country was occupied by the Nazis, who were eager to destroy the country’s independence and integrate the Grand-Duchy into the Reich.The Luxembourgers had to be 'Germanised' by force. An entire nation saw itself exposed to merciless oppression. Those defending themselves in the n...
The invasion of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by the German army in 1940 marked the beginning of a long ordeal for the Luxembourg people. For more than four years, the country was occupied by the Nazis, who were eager to destroy the country’s independence and integrate the Grand-Duchy into the Reich.The Luxembourgers had to be 'Germanised' by force. An entire nation saw itself exposed to merciless oppression. Those defending themselves in the name of freedom were jeopardizing their lives as well as those of their loved ones. Nonetheless, resistance to the Nazi invaders kept strengthening throughout the years of occupation, thereby compelling the Germans to resort to ever more radical means.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Willy Perelsztejn, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Claude Lahr, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Antisemitism, Rebellions, Nazism, Invasions, German Invasion of Luxembourg, May 10, 1940, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Léon Blum: For All Mankind
directed by Jean Bodon, 1949-; produced by First Run Features (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2009), 59 mins
This powerful documentary tells the story of Leon Blum - a Jew who served as prime minister of France, and who was a prisoner of the Nazis at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Blum, the first socialist and first Jew to lead France, devoted his life to improving the well-being of workers and was an early champio...
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directed by Jean Bodon, 1949-; produced by First Run Features (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2009), 59 mins
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This powerful documentary tells the story of Leon Blum - a Jew who served as prime minister of France, and who was a prisoner of the Nazis at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Blum, the first socialist and first Jew to lead France, devoted his life to improving the well-being of workers and was an early champion of women's rights. In 1936, while the head of the Popular Front, an alliance of left-wing movements, he became prime minister. In 194...
This powerful documentary tells the story of Leon Blum - a Jew who served as prime minister of France, and who was a prisoner of the Nazis at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Blum, the first socialist and first Jew to lead France, devoted his life to improving the well-being of workers and was an early champion of women's rights. In 1936, while the head of the Popular Front, an alliance of left-wing movements, he became prime minister. In 1940, his socialist views and Jewish heritage placed him in jeopardy, and the Vichy government deported him to Buchenwald until the end of the war. After the war, Blum was welcomed home by the French people and was re-elected prime minister in 1946.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
First Run Features
Author / Creator
Jean Bodon, 1949-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
First Run Features
Person Discussed
Leon Blum, 1872-1950
Topic / Theme
War, Internment camps, Socialism, Heads of state, Jewish people, Politics, Politicians, Social activism and activists, Fascism, World War II, 1939-1945, Holocaust, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, African Americans, Sierra Leonean, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of First Run Features.
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Making Resource Allocation Pro Poor and Participatory in the Pacific
(New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2007), 14 mins
This story was developed to address budgetary and resource allocation issues at the community level. It aimed to improve civil society's capacity to engage more constructively and proactively in resource allocation, prioritization and decision making and in monitoring service delivery and also it attempted to enc...
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(New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization), 2007), 14 mins
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This story was developed to address budgetary and resource allocation issues at the community level. It aimed to improve civil society's capacity to engage more constructively and proactively in resource allocation, prioritization and decision making and in monitoring service delivery and also it attempted to encourage governments in the two pilot countries (Fiji and Vanuatu) to become more responsive to the participation of civil society in the...
This story was developed to address budgetary and resource allocation issues at the community level. It aimed to improve civil society's capacity to engage more constructively and proactively in resource allocation, prioritization and decision making and in monitoring service delivery and also it attempted to encourage governments in the two pilot countries (Fiji and Vanuatu) to become more responsive to the participation of civil society in the resource allocation process.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ruci Mafi, fl. 2007
Author / Creator
Ruci Mafi, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Organization)
Speaker / Narrator
Ruci Mafi, fl. 2007
Topic / Theme
Fijian, Economic development, Government budget, Social activism and activists, Pacific Islander ethnic groups, Brazilians
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Making Welfare Work
directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 56 mins
Making Welfare Work examines the current wave of welfare reform in America. In recent years, many Americans - while troubled by the plight of the poor - have become frustrated by what appears to be a permanent subculture of welfare dependency in this country. As a result, a number of states are experimenting with...
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directed by Roger Weisberg; produced by Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 56 mins
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Making Welfare Work examines the current wave of welfare reform in America. In recent years, many Americans - while troubled by the plight of the poor - have become frustrated by what appears to be a permanent subculture of welfare dependency in this country. As a result, a number of states are experimenting with new financial incentives - "carrots and sticks" - in an effort to restructure their welfare systems.This documentary looks at the perso...
Making Welfare Work examines the current wave of welfare reform in America. In recent years, many Americans - while troubled by the plight of the poor - have become frustrated by what appears to be a permanent subculture of welfare dependency in this country. As a result, a number of states are experimenting with new financial incentives - "carrots and sticks" - in an effort to restructure their welfare systems.This documentary looks at the personal lives behind this complex and controversial welfare reform debate, searching for initiatives that have proven effective. The relative merit of supportive versus punitive measures, the effects of time limits, and the role of child support enforcement are all brought into focus by the real-life stories of families living in states that have become "laboratories" for the welfare reform experiment.While President Clinton has declared his desire to "end welfare as we know it," there is little consensus over how to make welfare work. This film explores the success as well as the controversy surrounding welfare reform experiments, and cautions us not to further shortchange disadvantaged families in our rush to overhaul a failing welfare system. College Adult
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Roger Weisberg, Public Policy Productions
Author / Creator
Roger Weisberg
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Economics, Sociology, Welfare and public relief, Administration of Economic Programs, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Memoirs of a Hindu Princess
directed by Francoise Levie, 1940- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999, originally published 1997), 52 mins
This biographical portrait of Gayatri Devi, the outspoken daughter and granddaughter of the Maharajas, spans modern India's history from British rule, through the struggle for independence to today's modern state. It is enriched with archival footage and home movies showing scenes of colonial splendor from a vanis...
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directed by Francoise Levie, 1940- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1999, originally published 1997), 52 mins
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This biographical portrait of Gayatri Devi, the outspoken daughter and granddaughter of the Maharajas, spans modern India's history from British rule, through the struggle for independence to today's modern state. It is enriched with archival footage and home movies showing scenes of colonial splendor from a vanished way of life. Born in 1920, Gayatri was married at twenty to the dashing Prince of Jaipur, with whom she lived a glamorous life on a...
This biographical portrait of Gayatri Devi, the outspoken daughter and granddaughter of the Maharajas, spans modern India's history from British rule, through the struggle for independence to today's modern state. It is enriched with archival footage and home movies showing scenes of colonial splendor from a vanished way of life. Born in 1920, Gayatri was married at twenty to the dashing Prince of Jaipur, with whom she lived a glamorous life on an international scale. After independence and the slow dismantling of princely powers, she continued to stay in the limelight, and was hostess to the Kennedys, the Queen of England and Nikita Kruschev. Always dedicated to the welfare of her people, the Princess sought to emancipate girls living in Purdah by starting India's first public school. She was elected as a state senator in 1962, and held that seat until 1978. During Indira Gandhi's rule, the Princess was jailed along with other political opponents and her palace was ransacked for its treasures. Today, known as Rajmatah Sahiba, the mother of the people, she continues to look after her schools and rebel against injustice and corruption. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Francoise Levie, 1940-
Date Published / Released
1997, 1999
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Person Discussed
Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984, Gayatri Devi, 1919-2009
Topic / Theme
Elections, Monarchy, Political life, Political parties, Political rivalries, Politics, Single-sex schools, Political and Social Movements, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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