Cinema is one of the entertainment media that accompanies the viewer at different stages of their life. Movies often offer great learning lessons too. Some of them are inspired by real events or have a connection to history. On Formación y Estudios we share a selection of recommended titles to have a good time and encourage discovery.
Ágora
How to bring philosophy closer to the viewer through cinema? There are films that acquire an important value in this context. There are many names of philosophers that the student discovers in class. Greek philosophers are a constant inspiration to this day. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle left an important legacy of wisdom.
Well, Ágora is a film that gives voice to the life of the astronomer and philosopher Hypatia. Actress Rachel Weisz is the one who puts herself in the shoes of this historical figure. The director of the film is Alejandro Amenábar. The plot of the film is contextualized in the fourth century.
Hidden figures
Through cinema it is also possible to observe the social transformation and evolution of women with their incorporation into the world of work. There are professionals who made history beyond the obstacles they encountered along the way. The movie Hidden Figures pays tribute to the example of three female scientists
African-American women who did important work at NASA.
This film is contextualized in the time period of the sixties. Through the plot of the story, the viewer is immersed in a challenge as relevant as the conquest of space.
Madame Curie
The scientist Marie Curie occupies a relevant place in history. The viewer can get closer to the personal and professional biography of the Nobel Prize winner. Marjane Satrapi directs this film that is so tied to real events. The tape shows the vocational interest of this scientist who in her professional career coincided with other relevant names.
On February 11, we celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Some of the films mentioned in this selection of proposals show the influence of female talent in scientific advancement.
The Boleyn sisters
In the cast of this film, the following actors and actresses stand out: Natalie Portman, Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson and Kristin Scott Thomas. The context of the plot is set in the XNUMXth century in England. The plot of this film gives voice to the story of two of the main characters: María and Ana Bolena.
Actresses Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman star in both roles. The bond between the two is negatively conditioned by jealousy, ambition and rivalry. King Henry VIII is very present in this story.
Marie Antoinette
Kirsten Dunst plays this female character. The plot is contextualized in the XNUMXth century, in France. This film addresses some of the difficulties that the protagonist had to adapt to her new life after her wedding to Louis XVI.
The king's speech
Colin Firth gives life to the main protagonist of a film that, in addition to history, also shows an exercise in self-improvement to speak in public. In order to increase your self-confidence in speeches, George VI begins a learning process guided by the expert Lionel Logue with whom he establishes an important friendship.
This film was a box office success and, in addition, it also had the recognition of important awards, since it won four Oscars.
What historical films do you want to recommend to other viewers who enjoy the magic of the seventh art?