Written and directed by Terrence Malick, The New World (2005) is a wonderful drama with some questionable history mixed in the storyline. The plot chronicles the founding of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia in the early 1600's, and follows the relations between the English settlers and the native Powatan tribe. The film portrays Captain John Smith and Pocahontas having a romantic relationship, but historians have called this into question, as Pocahontas would have been only 10 years old when the two first met. Otherwise, 17th Century details mix with tense action and moody cinematography to create a wonderful historic atmosphere. The scenes in which young Pocahontas is presented to the Royal court in England are particularly elegant. The cast does a great job, including Colin Farrell as John Smith, the beautiful Q'orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas, Christian Bale as John Rolfe and Christopher Plummer in a supporting role.
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Christian Bale and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Christian Bale |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Christian Bale and Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Christian Bale |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Q'orianka Kilcher |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Christian Bale |
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| The New World. 2005: John Smith and Pocahontas. Q'orianka Kilcher |
