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Missing
1982
A father goes in search of his missing son in South America. Read more
| Starring | Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron |
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| Director | Costa Gavras |
| Genres | Drama |
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Missing
A father goes in search of his missing son in South America.
| Starring | Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron |
|---|---|
| Director | Costa Gavras |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 21 Feb 2005 Production year: 1982 |
| Format | DVD |
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10 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Absorbing, slow-burn drama
'A father searches for his son, an idealistic young man with left-wing sympathies, who has gone missing during a military coup in Chile. A dyed-in-the-wool patriot with an instinctive respect for authority, the father's view of the world is turned upsidown when he discovers that American officials may not be telling him the whole truth.' This is an absorbing slow-burn drama which expertly creates an atmosphere of menace and intrigue. The dramatic core of the film is the relationship between the conservative christian scientist father (Jack Lemmon), and his idealistic daughter-in-law (Sissy Spacek). As they search for their son/husband, they cast aside their obvious differences and gradually forge a common bond. As a human drama, this is beautifully acted and very touching without being too weepy. On a historical level, it makes quite explicit claims about American involvement in the coup which may have you reaching for your history book. Incidentally, I found it strange that the film starts out in a 'generic' Latin American country, and then in the final frame refers explicitly to Chile.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Missing
Having in come into this film completely blind i was shocked by how political it was in it's subject matter. An intelligent and probing piece that remains relevant to the current American foreign policy.
The generation gap is explored in a necessarily slow and emotive relationship between the father and wife of the missing character. Moreover as this relationship develops the relationship between economic and foreign policy subtly begins to undermine the philosophy of 'democracy' and 'freedom' so lofty and empty in the declaration of the American officials.
Superb characters, great plot, politically relevant (if not a little one-sided) and a very worthwhile watch.
*For a film about a similar subject matter and period i would recommend Machuco - entirely different side of the coin but again an exceptional piece -
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