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King Richard III and the Rescue Film

 Tuesday: Michael Clayton (2007)

         Michael is a fixer for a law firm. Arthur is a lawyer for the same firm. He is working on a big case defending a chemical company. The chemical company is under fire for doing harm to people who live near the plant. Arthur has a mental breakdown. Michael has to go and fix it. He comes to realize how far gone Arthur is. And how he has switched sides and started to work with the people who were harmed. Michael gets in deep fast. I thought this movie was ok.

Wednesday: The Piano (1993)

        This movie is set in the mid-19th century. Ada is a mute woman with a young daughter.  She is passionate about playing the piano. Her father marries her off to a man in New Zealand. She travels there with her daughter and beloved piano. Ada's new husband Alisdiar lives in the bush. It's a huge adjustment for Ada and her daughter. Also because of where he lives they have to leave the piano on the beach, at least for a while. Desperate to play it Ada convinces their neighbor George to take her to the piano while Alisdair is away. Later he trades the piano for some land. He wants lessons from Ada. Really he just wants to watch her play. Ada and George's relationship starts of strangely but then they fall in love. It changes everything. This movie was good, but weird in some parts.

Friday: The Lost King (2022)

        This is based on a true story. Philippa sees the play Richard III with her son for his school assignment. She can relate to Richard's hardships because she has chronic fatigue which makes life harder. Philippa becomes obsessed with him, learning all she can. Soon she discovers that it is unknown where his body was laid to rest. There are many theories but no one has every found it. She becomes determined to find it and succeeds. I thought this was a good movie.

Saturday: Their Finest (2016)

        Set during WWII this movie is about a former secretary named Catrin. She gets a job as a scriptwriter for a propaganda film. They learned about two sisters who took out their boat at Dunkirk to help rescue soldiers. Catrin interviews them and learns their boat stalled and they never rescues anyone. But the studio likes the story so they change the facts. She works with the other screenwriter, Tom, to write the film. All the while the war still rages around them. This movie was alright.

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