Captain Elliot's Circle

Captain Elliot's Circle (2023)

September 5th, 20232h 35min

Documentary, History
100%

Overview

Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interaction with an obscure corner of Chinese and British history. Constructed using primary source documents about the taking of Zhoushan, Britain's first choice for a seaport, in the late 1830s,this movie uses Captain Charles Elliot's reluctance to brutalize the Chinese to reflect on the cyclical nature of history and the power structures that move it. The long takes used throughout function to illustrate the dramatically different ways in which people who lived in the mid-19th century perceived time. Additionally, it represents the psychological effect of living on an island regardless of what era you were born in.The last third of the movie focuses on a young woman whose strange day job has taken her far away from the island of Zhoushan generations after Captain Charles Elliot was last there. "Captain Elliot's Circle" was shot on location in Zhoushan and Hangzhou.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Auschwitz, la machine de mort nazie

Auschwitz, la machine de mort nazie


Released on: 2021-09-01
Documentary, War, History

Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story

Manhunt: The Raoul Moat Story


Released on: 2020-07-09
Documentary, Crime

After killing one person and wounding two others in a two-day shooting spree in July 2010, 37-year-o...

How To Get Ahead at Medieval Court

How To Get Ahead at Medieval Court


Released on: 2014-03-12
History

Writer Broadcaster and Newsnight arts correspondent Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahea...

Heaven Or Not

Heaven Or Not


Released on: 2007-11-17
Documentary

Filmed in the quaint prairie town of Herbert, Saskatchewan, Heaven or Not by filmmakers Zuzana Hudac...

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis


Released on: 2025-01-29
Crime, Documentary

Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets ...

La vera storia della marijuana

La vera storia della marijuana


Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary

'The True History of Marijuana' digs deep to expose a world-wide conspiracy, led by the petrolchemic...

Americonned

Americonned


Released on: 2023-06-09
Documentary

The super-rich determines virtually every aspect of the lives of the other 90% of Americans. This fi...

Cassandro the Exotico !

Cassandro the Exotico !


Released on: 2018-12-05
Documentary

After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts on the ring, Cassandro, the star of the gender...

About Max

About Max


Released on: 2019-11-19
Documentary

The intimate and passionate portrait of the late Max Croci in a documentary that recalls the human a...

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid


Released on: 2023-07-03
Documentary

Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as the...

Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine

Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine


Released on: 2023-07-24
Documentary

A unique behind-the-scenes access to NASA’s ambitious mission to launch the James Webb Space Telesco...

Something's Wrong With Rose: Making Smile

Something's Wrong With Rose: Making Smile


Released on: 2022-01-01
Documentary, Horror

A half-hour featurette on how the film was made, which includes the original short film and a guide ...

Wilde

Wilde


Released on: 1997-09-01
Drama, History

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. Aft...

The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode

The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode


Released on: 2020-11-06
Documentary

A recorded Q&A hosted by Mark Kermode, where Pedro Almodóvar and Tilda Swintondiscuss the inspiratio...

The Making of All About My Mother

The Making of All About My Mother


Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary

A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustí...

The Garden That Doesn't Exist

The Garden That Doesn't Exist


Released on: 2022-07-04
Documentary, TV Movie

Once upon a time there was a garden, a refuge, a safe haven - 'The Garden of the Finzi Continis'. It...

Le Peuple des airs

Le Peuple des airs


Released on: 2022-07-02
Documentary, TV Movie

Bacteria, viruses, but also fungi, algae, pollen, and even insects: micro-organisms thrive and circu...

Une enfance crucifiée

Une enfance crucifiée


Released on: 2017-03-30
Documentary, Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Bach pour tous

Bach pour tous


Released on: 2023-06-18
Documentary, Music

A musical journey in the footsteps of conductor Michel Brun, an atypical character, an atheist, who ...

Confessions of a CEO: My Life in an Out-of-Balance World

Confessions of a CEO: My Life in an Out-of-Balance World


Released on: 2025-01-10
Documentary

A bare-knuckled critique of corporate America told through the powerful true story of a toxic CEO wh...