Thursday, April 25, 2019

Movies for the Day, Friday, April 26, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Emma Hamilton, Shakespeare, and Arbor Day.

Which of today's movies would you watch?




That Hamilton Woman (1941) is about an
ill-fated historical romance between Lord Admiral
Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton, born April
26, 1765.  It is reputed to be the Churchills' favorite
movie.  It won an Oscar for Sound.



That Hamilton Woman





Richard III (1955), a very good movie, is based on the play
by Shakespeare about the 15th century
deformed and possibly insane King of
England.  See also Richard III (1995), reset
to the 1930s.  Shakespeare was born April 23,
1564.





Richard III














The Man Who Planted Trees (1987) is an animation
about a shepherd's efforts to reforest a desolate valley
in the Alps.  Arbor Day is in April, in 2019, on April
26.




The Man Who Planted Trees









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