Mullardman
Moderately extreme...
Only recently got into Amazon Prime Movies.
Good source of very varied movies.
The films available are pretty variable in quality, but there are a few which seem to be based on late 19thC issues. These aren't 'great' films but I find them very absorbing and entertaining.
The first one I watched was The Aeronauts.. based on a real life pair of balloonists who went for high altitude stuff.way back. Not entirely true to the real events but entertaining nonetheless.
Next up was 'The Current War'.. which examined the introduction of mains electricity in the USA and explored the varying efforts of Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla. Perhaps a bit more factually correct than Aeronauts and surprisong how interestiing and dramatic such topics can be made.
Finally last night I watched 'The Professor and the Madman', detailing the efforts of the Lexicographer (name escapes me) who was mostly responsible for finally bringing the Oxford English Dictionary to press, and the contribution of an insane US Army Surgeon who sent in words and references from his cell in Broadmoor. (All true historical fact)
Worth a look.
Good source of very varied movies.
The films available are pretty variable in quality, but there are a few which seem to be based on late 19thC issues. These aren't 'great' films but I find them very absorbing and entertaining.
The first one I watched was The Aeronauts.. based on a real life pair of balloonists who went for high altitude stuff.way back. Not entirely true to the real events but entertaining nonetheless.
Next up was 'The Current War'.. which examined the introduction of mains electricity in the USA and explored the varying efforts of Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla. Perhaps a bit more factually correct than Aeronauts and surprisong how interestiing and dramatic such topics can be made.
Finally last night I watched 'The Professor and the Madman', detailing the efforts of the Lexicographer (name escapes me) who was mostly responsible for finally bringing the Oxford English Dictionary to press, and the contribution of an insane US Army Surgeon who sent in words and references from his cell in Broadmoor. (All true historical fact)
Worth a look.
