Amazing Grace, as in the bagpipe anthem, or Christian hymn, chronicles the efforts of English parliamentarian, William Wilberforce, (Ioan Gruffudd) to bring about the abolition of the slave trade through out the British Empire, in the late eighteenth century. The story unfolds during a complicated period in Britain's history though, with the country engaging the Americans in the war of ... Read full entry
Amazing Grace
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 12 September, 2007 to the movies subset
La Vie en Rose
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 20 July, 2007 to the movies subset
The critics can get it wrong, as La Vie en Rose goes to show. Following the recent three star review by the Sydney Morning Herald the prospect of seeing this Edith Piaf (portrayed by Marion Cotillard) biopic made me a little apprehensive. I mean three stars... that's really slumming it at the Herald. This is how they summed it ... Read full entry
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