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I wish Luis Bunuel had been able to tackle this masterpiece, one of the literary masterpieces of the past century. Because of the abundance of magic realism, this would have been up Bunuel's surrealistic alley. Can't wait to watch this, hoping they do justice to the Nobel Prize winning novel.

A Lubitsch/Jannings spectacular.

The Promised Land is a great film based on a historical fact. Shows how the political elites work against people of humble origins in spite of their military exploits. Danish film that takes place starting in 1755. Mads Mikkelsen is, as always, extraordinary. Tough film, but very rewarding.

The back cover should have included roaches along with the rats.

Too bad.

Like Water for Chocolate was truncated by H. Weinstein for its US release. I don't think it's been released uncut. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

One minor correction in an outstanding review. The spelling of the actress Raquel Revueltas has an "s" at the end of her last name. Anecdote: This actress, while married, visited Fidel Castro in prison and he sired a daughter with her. The daughter was initially recognized by Raquel's husband...

I loath Ward Bond for the damage he inflicted on Hollywood during the real witch hunt. However I separate those feelings from his acting talent. The balance, though, weighs in towards the negative. Terrible human being.

The Big Trail and Rio Bravo.

An essential film. Now if we could only get another remarkable film, Zoo in Budapest, with the original tones...

The literal translation of the title is: God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun.

There's a verse in The Canterbury Tales that reads something like this: I have a noble cock... That might be a reference to Noble Johnson...

Great film. I have the Region B release, simply because it was the only way to watch it uncut. Will get this in 4K.

Plus it has excellent performances.

A seminal film from the Brazilian Cinema Novo movement. I have very good memories of this film.