Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
In their words, our shared history.
ジャンル : 履歴, ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 15分
演出 : Ed Bell, Thomas Lennon
シノプシス
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.
1841年、ニューヨーク州サラトガのソロモン・ノーサップは自由黒人のヴァイオリニストだった。彼は妻と子供2人と順風満帆な生活を送っていた。ある日、彼は二人組の男たちから金儲けができる周遊公演に参加しないかと誘いを受けた。ある晩、二人組の男たちにノーサップは薬漬けにされ、昏睡したまま奴隷商に売られることとなった。彼は自分は北部の自由黒人だと主張するが、材木商のウィリアム・フォードに購入される。
1965年3月7日、マーティン・ルーサー・キング・Jr.の呼び掛けにより集まった、黒人の有権者登録妨害に抗議するおよそ600名がアラバマ州セルマを出発。だが、デモ行進がいくらも進まないうちに、白人知事は警官隊を動員して彼らを暴力で制圧する。その映像が「血の日曜日」としてアメリカ中に流れたことにより抗議デモはさらに激しさを増し、やがて世界を動かすことになる。＜アメリカ公民権運動が盛り上がりを見せる中、アラバマ州セルマで起きた血の日曜日事件を題材に描く感動作。ノーベル平和賞を受賞したマーティン・ルーサー・キング・Jr.のリーダーシップでデモに集まった人々が警官の投入によって鎮圧されたのをきっかけに、世論が大きく動いていくさまを描く。俳優のブラッド・ピットや人気トーク番組で有名なオプラ・ウィンフリーらが製作を担当。史実を基に描かれる、激動の近代史に心動かされる。＞
才人スパイク・リー監督が、自身も尊敬する、近代アメリカきっての偉大な思想家であり、キング牧師と並ぶ黒人解放運動のリーダー、マルコムＸの生涯を描いた伝記的作品。物語は、マルコムがチンピラだった頃から始まる。若くして窃盗罪で服役し、刑務所の中でイスラム教に改宗、出所ののち彼は、イライジャ・ムハマットの下でブラック・モスレムきっての白人を敵対視する煽動家となる。やがて組織に疑問を感じ、多人種共存の道を探ってメッカを巡礼、そしてあらゆる人種の真の友愛を悟って帰国。そしてアメリカ黒人の解放運動を今までになかった新しい理念によって大きく展開しようとした矢先の１９６５年２月２１日、ハーレムのオーデュボン・ボールルームでの講演中に１３発の銃弾を浴びて射殺されるまでの、壮絶な軌跡を克明に追う。原作は、マルコムＸが著わし「ＲＯＯＴＳ／ルーツ」のアレックス・ヘイリーがまとめた『マルコムＸ自伝』。Ｄ・ワシントンのパワフルな芝居とテンポの良い演出が、この長尺を一気に見せる。
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