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Joe Cocker - Up Where We Belong (Live 2013 from Cologne)
Joe Cocker - Up Where We Belong
(Live 2013 from Cologne)
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The Falklands War (2002) - Discovery TV
Discovery Network television documentary made in 2002 relating the history
of the Falkland Islands conflict; including interviews with the combatants and others involved.
The Falklands Play (2002) - BBC TV
Falklands War- The Untold Story (1987)
Five years after the war in the Falklands between Britain and Argentina,
many facts were still wrapped in red tape. Many of the key figures had remained silent. No-one had been to Argentina to tell the other side of the story.For the majority of the British people, the war was another glorious chapter in their history. With flags waving and bands playing, British troops had sailed away to repel the invaders. Patriotic emotions were stirred as they returned victorious.'The Falklands War - The Untold Story', shot in Britain, the United States, Argentina and the Falklands, revealed for the first time to the British public the harsh realities of modern warfare. It caused controversy in Britain because it also told Argentina's story.Government MPs tried to get the film banned, but Yorkshire TV's telephones were jammed with messages of support from wives and mothers of those who died in the conflict.Called 'the documentaryto end all documentaries about the Falklands War' in the British press, it was also described as 'more poem than polemic - a hymn against war'.
Director: Peter Kosminskyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kosminsky
Tumbledown is a 1988 BBC Television drama film set during the Falklands War.
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Synopsis: The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC (played by Colin Firth),
an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982.
While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head
by an Argentine sniper, and left paralyzed on his left side.
He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
The film sparked enormous controversy when first aired in 1988, in part because it conveyed the flat indifference shown by government, society, and ordinary people to the returning wounded from the Falkands War - this content forms much of the story, as Lawrence struggles to come to terms with his terrible injuries, and to face a life in which he cannot do the thing he is trained to do, the thing he loves: soldiering.
The film also triggered controversy by presenting an unvarnished portrait of the protagonist - for example, his joy in the brutalities of war and a stunning flashback scene toward the end which shows him exulting at the top of Mount Tumbledown.
The film portrays Lawrence's love of the military life as much as it portrays his feelings of abandonment and bitterness as he tries to cope with his wounds, with little help from the government that sent him into battle.
Lead actor Colin Firth is reported to have said that the right hated the movie and the left hated the film, because it did not conform to any fixed ideology.
Firth was nominated for a BAFTA TV Best Actor Award and won a Royal TV Society Best Actor Award for the role.
Awards:
BAFTA TV Awards 1989
Won: Best Film Cameraman: Andrew Dunn
Won: Best Make Up: Shaunna Harrison
Won: Best Single Drama: Richard Broke, Richard Eyre & Charles Wood
Nominated: Best Actor: Colin Firth
Nominated: Best Costume Design: Michael Burdle
Nominated: Best Design: Geoff Powell
Nominated: Best Film Editor: Ken Pearce
Nominated: Best Film Sound: Graham Ross, Ken Hams & Christopher Swanton
Nominated: Best Original Television Music: Richard Hartley
RTS Television Award 1989 Won: Best Actor (Male): Colin Firth Won: Best Make Up Design: Shaunna Harrison Won: Best Single Play: Charles Wood
Prix Italia 1988Prix Italia, Winners 1949 - 2010, RAI
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User Reviews (IMDB):
This is a movie not often shown or seen.
It is a gripping study of the aftermath of war and battle.
Filmed in a realistic fashion, with dream-like flashback sequences,
it keeps the viewer deeply enmeshed in the struggles of the principal hero.
It is an adept adaptation of a particular battle fought in the Falkland Islands in 1982.
If you are looking for immense battle scenes or action,
it will not be found here. Instead brace yourself for a realistic portrayal
of the ravages of war, the apathy of governments
and personal strength and heroism.
Documentary about the Falklands War presented by historian father and son Peter and Dan Snow
Funny thing, Argentina has screamed "THE UKingdom HAS DEPLOYED NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC!!", conveniently forgetting the Vanguard class SSNs can hit Buenos Aires from HMNB Clyde; their home port . . . ;)