A peso d'oro
Ohjaus:
Carlos SauraKäsikirjoitus:
Carlos SauraKuvaus:
Teo EscamillaSävellys:
Alejandro MassóNäyttelijät:
Omero Antonutti, Lambert Wilson, Eusebio Poncela, Inés Sastre, José Sancho, Francisco Algora, Féodor Atkine, Víctor Valverde, Claudio Rodríguez (lisää)Juonikuvaukset(1)
Saura made the exciting theme of conquering the recently discovered American continent into an epic with what was then the highest budget in Spanish cinematography. With the aim to de-romanticise historic reality he shows the truly barbaric nature of the military expeditions lead by the 'conquistadores'. In the story of the expedition lead by Lope de Aguirre he drew on authentic period records from 1560. (Summer Film School)
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Of course, there is a comparison with Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God, both are about the same historical figure, and at about the 40th minute I was telling myself "meh! It lacks the fatefulness and weight of Herzog's masterpiece", but from the violent death of the king's governor the film takes a big turn, delivering twist after twist, betrayal after betrayal. The story builds up nicely in the second half, and authenticity connoisseurs will be pleased with the faithful production design and some strong, unadorned murder scenes. The short post-film discussion with the director was a pleasure, Saura is a very funny man, he apologised for the excessive violence in the film, but said that he was only faithfully processing the chronicles of the time. He described Herzog's film as untrue, saying that Hezgog hadn’t bother much with with realism and facts, and, as an opponent of violence in film, he confided that this is why he doesn't appreciate Tarantino, even though Tarantino himself speaks very highly of Sauro. It made the whole cinema laugh.
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