Simon Schama Movies

  • 2006
    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

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    This was a very human account of the lives and deaths of Marie Antoinette and Louis the XVI focusing primarily on Marie. It is an account of their...

    Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
  • 2007
    Rough Crossings

    Rough Crossings

    Rough Crossings

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    Simon Schama presents a drama-documentary that charts the extraordinary journey of the American slaves who fought for the British side in the...

    Rough Crossings
  • 2014
    Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years

    Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years

    Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years

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    Simon Schama explains the style, theme and concept of Rembrandt's late masterpieces.

    Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
  • 2009
    Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

    Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

    Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

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    In 1794, French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre produced the world's first defense of "state terror" - claiming that the road to virtue lay...

    Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
  • 2013
    The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

    The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

    The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

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    A film that looks at the genius of JMW Turner in a new light. There is more to Turner than his sublime landscapes - he also painted machines,...

    The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
  • 2003
    American Experience: Murder at Harvard

    American Experience: Murder at Harvard

    American Experience: Murder at Harvard

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    Inspired by a book by acclaimed historian Simon Schama, Murder at Harvard uses a combination of film-noir drama and present-day documentary footage...

    American Experience: Murder at Harvard