They Died with Their Boots On
Biography, Drama, Romance, War, Western,
1941
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Mprint:
historical inaccuracies,
western film,
war hero,
historical accuracy,
pranks and unruliness,
social status,
military inactivity,
threatening the survival,
soldiers after the battle,
crucial battle,
great distance
Crystal Mask
Written by Katherine Roberts
First published on 1 Aug 2001
Mprint:
enslaving centaurs,
ignorance and impatience,
loss of memory,
human beings,
kindness and friendship,
heroes and villains,
captured centaurs,
consistent pace,
kindly pregnant woman,
aggressive and violent,
great distances
Das Boot
Action, Drama, History, War,
1981
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Mprint:
air raid,
enthusiastic nazi officers,
realism and suspense,
heroism and nationalism,
cramped and unhealthy atmosphere,
excitement of battle,
training and leadership,
accident scene,
perfect technological accuracy,
tedium of the fruitless hunt,
great disappointment
Thom Merrick
1963 -
Mprint:
gestural paintings,
bright color,
landscape or environment,
philosophical or spiritual references,
random or casual,
institutional critique,
painting as a sack,
social and religious persecution,
blocking the entrance,
paintings and sculpture,
greatest distance
A World of Difference
Written by Harry Turtledove
First published on May 1990
Mprint:
intelligent life,
cultural differences,
greenhouse effect,
battle scenes,
thicker atmosphere,
subtle differences,
exacerbating tensions,
goddess of wisdom,
nascent capitalist society,
tragic fate,
greater distance
True Grit
Adventure, Drama, Western,
1969
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Devdas
Drama,
1935
Directed by Pramathesh Barua
Mprint:
anguish and alcoholism,
social system,
social and domestic atmosphere,
dramatic flamboyance,
love story,
harsh and heartless reality,
stereotypes and melodrama,
unfulfilled love,
real life tragedy,
emotion through the slightest tremor,
great physical distance
Waterloo
Action, Drama, History, War,
1970
Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
The City and the Stars
Written by Arthur C. Clarke
First published on Jun 1956
Mprint:
extraterrestrial creature with a strange robot,
galactic empire,
second and successful experiment,
individual scenes,
master robots,
dystopic society,
romantic love,
illusion of the apocalypse,
thought experiment,
domed city,
great distances
Middlemarch
Written by George Eliot
First published on 1874
The Breakfast Club
Drama,
1985
Directed by John Hughes
Mprint:
dream sequence,
cult classic,
naked women,
popular culture,
distress and depression,
suffocating nature,
child abuse,
occasional random outburst,
heart attack,
strained relationships,
great distress
Oxygen
Written by Andrew Miller, Randall Ingermanson
First published on 2001
Mprint:
space exploration,
frustration and consternation,
concepts of life,
not unblemished heroes,
computer simulation,
popular culture,
prayer and faith,
fateful error,
responsible for this predicament,
real life,
great frustration
Field of Dreams
Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport,
1989
Directed by Phil Alden Robinson
Howards End
Drama, Romance,
1992
Directed by James Ivory
Scenes of Clerical Life
Written by George Eliot
First published on 1857
Mprint:
fanaticism and dogma,
persuasion and influence,
grief and remorse,
dogma and intolerance,
preaching the gospel,
social issues,
religious doctrine,
social position,
suffering and compassion,
loving and patient,
great sorrow
Mark Rothko
25 Sep 1903 - 25 Feb 1970
Mprint:
mythological symbolism,
religious symbolism,
surrealism and abstraction,
myth and symbol,
deeply abstract paintings,
individual paintings,
basic human emotions,
urban and natural scenes,
spiritual emptiness,
history and culture,
great distress
Mockingbird
Written by Walter Tevis
First published on 1980
Gilead
Written by Marilynne Robinson
First published on 4 Nov 2004
Mprint:
affection and forgiveness,
seduction and abandonment,
abstract and theological content,
fictional autobiography,
common sense,
security and stability,
hostility and jealousy,
great disgrace,
invented memory,
guerrilla actions,
great sorrow