#862: CAZALS, Felipe: Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)
CAZALS, Felipe (Mexico)
Canoa: A Shameful Memory [1976]
Spine #862
Blu-ray
115 minutes
The Booklet
Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Fernanda Solórzano.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
By filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Conversation
Between filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and Cazals.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Canoa: A Shameful Memory [1976]
Spine #862
Blu-ray
One of Mexico's most highly regarded works of political cinema, Canoa: A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life 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. Director Felipe Cazals adopts a gritty documentary style to narrate the events in Canoa while referencing the climate of political repression that would lead to the massacre of student protesters in Mexico City shortly thereafter. The resulting film is a daring commentary on ideological manipulation, religious fanaticism, and mass violence, as well as a visceral expression of horror.
115 minutes
Color
Monaural
in Spanish
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2017
Monaural
in Spanish
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2017
Director/Writers
Screenplay by Tomás Pérez Turrent.
Felipe Cazals was 39 when he directed Canoa: A Shameful Memory.
The Film
The Film
A
Film Rating (0-60):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Fernanda Solórzano.
Commentary
None.
Introduction
By filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.
Conversation
Between filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and Cazals.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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