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At Play in the Fields of the Lord
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AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD Is Dangerous Business.
Are we superior to the savages of the Brazilian rain forest? Should we try to civilize them? These are questions Writer/Director Hector Barbenco asks in his film adaptation of Peter Matthiessen's 1965 major novel: At Play in the Fields of the Lord.
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At Play in the Fields of the Lord [VHS]
Missionaries travel to the Brazilian rain forest and make a mess of everything. What else is new? Actually, plenty in this dark but beautifully realized adaptation of Peter Matthiessen's well-regarded novel, directed by Hector Babenco. Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kathy Bates, and John Lithgow play the Americans who travel to the Brazilian interior in an effort to do some good. But their definitions of good vary wildly; Bates and Lithgow are old-fashioned puritans who want to convert the heathens to Christianity and remove all traces of their own culture. Quinn and Hannah are more spiritually minded, hoping to make a connection and a cultural exchange with the Indians they encounter. In the end, they're all delusional, trapped in their own preconceptions. Downbeat but magical in its way, with sterling performances all around and amazing scenery, to say the least. --Marshall Fine
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| Stars | Tom Berenger | |
| Actors | John Lithgow | |
| Available Formats | VHS | |
| Directors | Hector Babenco | |
| UPC | 096898124638 | |
| Genre | Action/Adventure | |
| Subgenre | Indians • Buddies • Jungle • Tragedy | |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) | |
| Release Date | 1991 | |
| Running Time | 3hr 6min | |
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| Original Language | English | |
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| (12/06/1991, p.F1, Kenneth Turan): "...The aerial photography of the starting jungle itself, complete with unnerving cliffs and vast waterfalls, is a wonder to behold....Both Quinn and Berenger are self-contained, quietly charismatic actors..." | ||
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