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1423 – The Aeronauts (2019)

timespace coordinates: 1859 – 1862 London

The Aeronauts is a 2019 biographical adventure film directed by Tom Harper starring Felicity JonesEddie RedmayneHimesh Patel and Tom Courtenay.

The film is based on an amalgam of the flights detailed in Richard Holmes‘ 2013 book Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air. The most significant balloon flight depicted in The Aeronauts is based on the 5 September, 1862, flight of British aeronauts James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell whose coal gas filled balloon broke the world flight altitude record, reaching 9,000 to 11,000 m (30,000 to 36,000 ft). However, while Glaisher appears in the film, Coxwell has been replaced by Amelia, a fictional character. (actual individuals who comprise Amelia’s character include: Sophie Blanchard, the first woman to work as a professional balloonist, who became a celebrated aeronaut following her husband’s death. Felicity Jones has stated that Blanchard was the inspiration for her character.Margaret Graham, a British aeronaut and entertainer. Amelia’s relationship with husband Pierre is chiefly based on Sophie Blanchard’s flights with husband Jean-Pierre Blanchard, while Pierre’s death is inspired by that of Thomas Harris on 25 May, 1824.) – historical accuracy – (wiki)

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1422 – 6 Underground (2019)

timespace coordinates: 2010’s Turgistan, Middle East (fictional) + FlorenceItaly  Las Vegas  Hong Kong etc

6 Underground is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Michael Bay.

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1421 – Ansisung (2018)

timespace coordinates: 645 AD. Goguryeo – the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic eighty-eight day battle that Yang Manchun and his troops fought against 500,000 invading Tang dynasty men to defend it.

The_Great_Battle-p001The Great Battle (Korean: 안시성; Hanja: 安市城; RR: Ansi-seong; lit. Ansi Fortress) is a 2018 South Korean historical action film directed by Kim Kwang-sik. It stars Jo In-sungNam Joo-hyuk, and Park Sung-woong. (wiki)

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1419 – The Lighthouse (2019)

timespace coordinates: New England island in the 1890s

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The literature of Maine-based writer Sarah Orne Jewett served as a significant point of reference for the dialects used in The Lighthouse. Maritime and surrealistic elements from the works of Samuel Taylor ColeridgeHerman Melville and Robert Louis Stevenson also informed the writing of the film. According to Eggers, a 19th-century incident at Smalls Lighthouse in Wales involving two lighthouse keepers (both named Thomas, as in the film) was an additional source of inspiration. (wiki)

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1415 – Uncut Gems (2019)

timespace coordinates: 2012  New York City‘s Diamond District

Uncut-Gems-2019Uncut Gems is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, (Good Time) who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars Adam SandlerKevin GarnettIdina MenzelLakeith StanfieldJulia FoxThe Weeknd, and Eric Bogosian.

The plot follows Howard Ratner, a gambling addict in New York City’s Diamond District, who gets in over his head with loansharks and must retrieve an expensive gem he purchased in order to pay off his debts. (wiki)

“That’s a million dollar opal you’re holding. This is old school. Middle-earth shit. “

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1414 – Togo (2019)

timespace coordinates: 1925 serum run to Nome – central and northern Alaska

Togo is a 2019 American drama film directed by Ericson Core about the 1925 serum run to Nome focusing on the sled dog Togo and his owner Leonhard Seppala (Willem Dafoe).

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