Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. I may not be returning to it anytime soon, but its something to have experienced it. With enrique lucero, salvador sanchez, ernesto gomez cruz, roberto sosa. A shameful memory 1976 the creatures 1966 vai 2019. Jun 08, 2018 one of mexicos most highly regarded works of political cinema, canoa. Its a question partially answered by the criterion release of canoa. Upon its release, the film played in mexican theaters for more than a year and won a silver bear at the berlin film festival, but it then remained unseen in a cinema for nearly 30 years. A shameful memory 1976 begins in a newsroom where two journalists learn that a handful of young university of puebla employees have been killed in a nearby town. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. A shameful memory stars enriquelucero, salvadorsanchez, ernestogomezcruz, robertososa the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100. The criterion collection has recently released canoa on dvd, a wise decision for a film with a horrific message that is still timely and important.
I found myself considering these issues while viewing a film that i had never seen but knew was based on an actual event. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a. A shameful memory criterion collection new bluray 4k mastering, sp canoa. The criterion collections strikingly rendered bluray release of canoa. A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. A shameful memory 1976 mexico felipe cazals criterion collection link traumatised night and shameful history five mexican young men have to seek shelter in a small town called san miguel canoa due to a torrential rain in the evening of 14th september, 1968. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of.
They are employees of the autonomous university of puebla. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife massacre that occurred in 1968, eight years before the film s release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the isolated village of san. A shameful memory one of mexicos most highly regarded works of political cinema for the audaciousness of its attack on the catholic church, canoa. Guillermo del toros 11 criterion collection movies you. We discover that the men had been on a mountaineering trip when an angry mob, convinced that they were actually. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife incident that had occurred just eight years before its release. A shameful memory arrives at a political moment when the film s caustic warning against a simplistic understanding of human fallibility seems as urgent as ever. There is a criterion booklet with an essay by fernanda. Jun 17, 2017 mexican cinema is a complete enigma to me, so i was excited to hear in march that criterion was releasing canoa. A shameful memory 1976 cast and crew a priest in a small town creates a lynch mob when he accuses visiting students of being communist agitators on the run from the army in mexico city. Canoa bluray disc, 2017, criterion collection for sale. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife massacre that occurred in 1968, eight years before the film s release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the isolated. A shameful memory english subtitled one of mexicos most highly regarded works of political cinema, canoa.
A watershed in mexican cinema, felipe cazals 1976 film canoa. The group was viciously set upon by villagers who had been manipulated by a local rightwing priest to believe. One of mexicos bestregarded works of political cinema, canoa. West germany berlin film festival title hetzjagd in canoa. A deeply disturbing study of mass hysteria, a lasting cultural document of a shameful memory. Directed by felipe cazals 1976 mexico one of mexicos most highly regarded works of political cinema, canoa. Such is the case with my recent exposure to filmmaker felipe cazals 1976 canoa. Canoa original title not rated 1h 55min adventure, crime, drama 4 march 1976 mexico a group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. The massacre in canoa, the argument goes, is a veiled reference to tlatelolco, in the same way that numerous american filmmakers disguised references to vietnam in various westerns ralph nelsons 1971 film soldier blue, which conflates the 1864 sand creek massacre in colorado with the 1968 my lai massacre in vietnam, is one of the best. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the village of san miguel canoa who had been manipulated by a corrupt priest into believing the travelers were communist. A shameful memory, five young people sit on the floor of an adobe house, listening to local gossip from their host, a peasant named lucas. A great film, i cant wait until it gets the full treatment one day though.
A shameful memory from its own sociopolitical context because of a fairly limited knowledge i carry about the background it is set within, but nevertheless i was taken away from the viciousness on display. The film s trailer and an essay by critic fernanda solorzano round out the disc. A shameful memory is considered one of the greatest films of the era from mexico, its not surprising that a wonderful restoration of this film took place. Its all the more surprising, upon first viewing, to find oneself a bit stunned by that designation. The semblance structure of cruelty in felipe cazals canoa. A shameful memory never received theatrical distribution in the u. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the village of san miguel canoa who had been manipulated by a corrupt priest into believing the travelers were communist revolutionaries. Canoa is a film with a horrific message that is still timely and. While the transfer is great, the extras are really disappointing. A shameful memory comes with a 50gb bluray disc from criterion and is region a locked. Id never heard of the film before it showed up on criterions release schedule, but it seemed like a fascinating entry point.
The latter is the most compelling part of the film. A worker from canoa, the witness gives us the inside dope on town politics, speaking directly to the camera, as much a tour guide as an interview subject. This is one story and film that lingers for a while long after viewing. Outside, torrential rain lashes the small town of san miguel canoa, located a few kilometers from the city of puebla, in central mexico. Canoa is a film with a horrific message that is still timely and important.
A shameful memory criterion collection bluray 1976 at best buy. Guillermo del toro introduces felipe cazalss political horror masterpiece, a groundbreaking work of mexican political cinema. The resulting film is a daring commentary on ideological manipulation. A shameful memory reimagines a reallife incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the village of san miguel canoa who had been manipulated by a corrupt priest into believing the travelers were. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crackdown against student demonstrations in nearby mexico city and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. A shameful memory 1976 perspectives film festival 2019. Now, in 2017, its getting a home video release from the criterion collection, with canoa fans guillermo del toro and alfonso cuaron doing their best to bring eyes to a fortyyearold mexican film. A shameful memory a group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. A shameful memory tells the true story, which plays out almost like a documentary film, about a few young employees of a university who go hiking in the mountains. One of mexicos most highly regarded works of political cinema, canoa. The film is a dramatic reenactment of reallife events that took place in 1968 in the small village of san miguel canoa in puebla, mexico. A shameful memory criterion collection new bluray 4k mastering, sp. Guillermo del toros 11 criterion collection movies you need.
Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crackdown against student. Canoa was a town near the city of puebla that was under the thrall of a venal and corrupt priest with his hand in every till. Its always a nice surprise to come upon a completely unfamiliar film that is in fact a seminal entry in its national cinema history. A shameful memory 1976 canoa was part of the generation of films that changed mexican cinema. Mar 17, 2017 the memory of watching canoa is not one of shame, but rather one of shock.
Home films blog archives festival team archives sponsors faq films for sama 2019 night on earth 1991 after life 1998 the river 1951 canoa. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crackdown against. Often considered as one of the most representative figures from his own generation in latin american filmmaking, mexican. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from a. Criterions bluray presents the movie as a newly restored 4k digital transfer supervised by cazals. Dec 19, 2018 its always a nice surprise to come upon a completely unfamiliar film that is in fact a seminal entry in its national cinema history. The memory of watching canoa is not one of shame, but rather one of shock. Canoa 1976 is a powerful, very evocative mexican film based upon a reportedly real incident that took place in 1968.
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