list Amazing Grace's Recent Activity - Spout http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Amazing Grace on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg Amazing Grace's Recent Activity - Spout http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 Film:Amazing Grace http://www.spout.com/films/Amazing_Grace/273515/default.aspx Title: Amazing Grace
Year: 2007
Director: Michael Apted
Plot: One man's role in the long battle to outlaw slavery in the United Kingdom sets the stage for this historical drama from director Michael Apted. In 1784, 21-year-old William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) was elected to the British House of Commons, and soon established himself as a politician with a conscience. Several years later, his close friend William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch) became Prime Minister, and together they made a bold plan to introduce a bill banning slavery before the English legislature. Wilberforce was aided by anti-slavery activists Oloudaqh Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) and Thomas Clarkson (Rufus Sewell); however, pro-slavery hard-liners Lord Tarlton (Ciaran Hinds) and the Duke of Clarence (Toby Jones) spearheaded a hard-fought opposition to the legislation, and despite Wilberforce's best efforts, his bill went down in defeat. In 1797, Wilberforce left politics due to poor health and a battered spirit; staying at the country home of his friends Henry and Marianne Thornton (Nicholas Farrell and Sylvestra Le Touzel), he became acquainted with Barbara Spooner (Romola Garai), a beautiful woman with progressive views. Spooner became deeply infatuated with Wilberforce, and she encouraged him not to give up on his noble goals; with her help, Wilberforce launched a second campaign to persuade England's lawmakers to end the slave trade. Amazing Grace made its North American premier as the closing night gala attraction at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

An Interview with Michael Apted about Amazing Grace
Kristin talks with accomplished British director Michael Apted on the Red Carpet about his newest film, Amazing Grace.




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]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:55:43 GMTAmazing Grace2007Michael AptedOne man's role in the long battle to outlaw slavery in the United Kingdom sets the stage for this historical drama from director <a href="/players/P____79817/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Michael Apted</a>. In 1784, 21-year-old William Wilberforce (<a href="/players/P___268218/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ioan Gruffudd</a>) was elected to the British House of Commons, and soon established himself as a politician with a conscience. Several years later, his close friend William Pitt (<a href="/players/P___365611/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Benedict Cumberbatch</a>) became Prime Minister, and together they made a bold plan to introduce a bill banning slavery before the English legislature. Wilberforce was aided by anti-slavery activists Oloudaqh Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) and Thomas Clarkson (<a href="/players/P____64649/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rufus Sewell</a>); however, pro-slavery hard-liners Lord Tarlton (Ciaran Hinds) and the Duke of Clarence (<a href="/players/P___267792/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Toby Jones</a>) spearheaded a hard-fought opposition to the legislation, and despite Wilberforce's best efforts, his bill went down in defeat. In 1797, Wilberforce left politics due to poor health and a battered spirit; staying at the country home of his friends Henry and Marianne Thornton (Nicholas Farrell and Sylvestra Le Touzel), he became acquainted with Barbara Spooner (<a href="/players/P___328450/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Romola Garai</a>), a beautiful woman with progressive views. Spooner became deeply infatuated with Wilberforce, and she encouraged him not to give up on his noble goals; with her help, Wilberforce launched a second campaign to persuade England's lawmakers to end the slave trade. Amazing Grace made its North American premier as the closing night gala attraction at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide <br><br><b>An Interview with Michael Apted about <i>Amazing Grace</i></b><br>Kristin talks with accomplished British director Michael Apted on the Red Carpet about his newest film, <em>Amazing Grace</em>.<br><br><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="165" height="30" id="streaming" align="left"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="movie" value="http://spoutblog.com/podcastgen/streaming2.swf?mp3file=http://spoutblog.com/podcastgen/media/2006-11-18_dff061117michael_ap128k001.mp3" /><param name="loop" value="false" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="salign" value="lt" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><embed src="http://spoutblog.com/podcastgen/streaming2.swf?mp3file=http://spoutblog.com/podcastgen/media/2006-11-18_dff061117michael_ap128k001.mp3" loop="false" menu="false" quality="best" salign="lt" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="165" height="30" name="streaming" align="left" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></object><br><br>12Tag Target (>10)812http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s273515.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Amazing_Grace/273515/default.aspxFilm Spout Post: Inspiring http://www.spout.com/blogs/glocksout/archive/2007/6/26/12273.aspx Post By: glocksout
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Body: Amazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce, the dedicated abolitionist and parliamentarian who helped end the British slave trade. I expected the film to be a bit cheesy because it wasn't produced by a big film studio, but I was quite wrong. The settings were impressive and large, taking London back to the 18th century. I have to admit that my heroes aren't the war generals, the conquerors, or the soldiers. My heroes have a strength much greater than a man. My heroes are people who stand against injustice through the power of Christ alone. Amazing Grace has two of these heroes, Wilberforce and John Newton. Throughout this film I was moved deeply by the courage displayed by key characters, and the acting was so good it brought me to tears. The story wasn't nearly as complex as you would normally expect from movies these days, but that's what happens when you tell a true story. I recommend everyone to watch this film.
]]>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:44:40 GMTglocksoutglocksout Blog6/26/2007 5:44:40 PMAmazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce, the dedicated abolitionist and parliamentarian who helped end the British slave trade. I expected the film to be a bit cheesy because it wasn&#39;t produced by a big film studio, but I was quite wrong. The settings were impressive and large, taking London back to the 18th century. I have to admit that my heroes aren&#39;t the war generals, the conquerors, or the soldiers. My heroes have a strength much greater than a man. My heroes are people who stand against injustice through the power of Christ alone. Amazing Grace has two of these heroes, Wilberforce and John Newton. Throughout this film I was moved deeply by the courage displayed by key characters, and the acting was so good it brought me to tears. The story wasn&#39;t nearly as complex as you would normally expect from movies these days, but that&#39;s what happens when you tell a true story. I recommend everyone to watch this film. Spout Tag:romance http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/romance/MemberTagFilms.aspxromance
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