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Reviews
Conrack (1974)
A Great Movie Forgotten?
all i can say is that each time i see CONRACK, dir. Martin Ritt, DP. John Alonzo, i feel an utmost sense of inspiration and enlightment in what the power of cinema is possible in such a simple film.
the motion picture Conrack is set in 1969. It is based on a true story. It is a story about a white man (Jon Voight) who teaches a group of young black children how incredible the world is outside of their little South Carolina island.
The story places the job of a teacher as noble cause in changing children's lives.
I highly recommend it.
La virgen de los sicarios (2000)
Another Form of Expression
I recently saw Our Lady of the Assassins for two reasons. One: I am Colombian and Two: my uncle, Rodrigo Lalinde was the Director of Photography.
I felt proud to view a film that outlined the views expressed by some Colombians on the kind of chaos that is occuring in that part of the world.
The cinematography was beautiful for High Definition and in some shots was impressed by the smooth movement of the camera. Most of all, I was astounded by the simple feat of shooting a movie in Medellin, Colombia, which is not one of the safest places in Latin America. I was also in awe at the audacity taken by the filmmakers in making a film that challenges issues such as homosexuality, poverty, violence, and the Catholic Church with such force as to possibly offend some people.
I guess, for some, enough is enough, and this film was just a way of expressing Colombia's views with the rest of the world.
I believe it is a film with a message; a way of telling the rest of the world how life in Medellin, Colombia has become--lawless, corrupt, and without remorse.