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The Mission
on DVD (1986)
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| Starring: |
Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Ronald Pickup, Cherie Lunghi |
| Director: |
Roland Joffe |
| Studio: |
WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time: |
120 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| User collections: |
Memorable Movies That Touch Soul, Make Laugh or Cry, Films That Inspire, I love these films but hey everyone has different taste, TOP 10 MOVIES, Palme d'Or Winners, Add these to your list..., Films to see before you live, The world's most prolific stuntman, Vic Armstrong, IMHO best movies I have seen |
| Genres: |
Drama |
| Languages: |
English |
| Released: |
02/06/2003
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Brief synopsis of The Mission
A visually stunning epic, THE MISSION recounts the true story of two men--a man of the sword (Robert De Niro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons)--both Jesuit missionaries who defied the colonial forces of mighty Spain and Portugal to save an Indian tribe from slavery in mid-18th-century South America. Mendoza (De Niro) is a slave trader and colonial imperialist who murdered his own brother (Aidan Quinn) and seeks penance for his sins by becomining a missionary at Father Gabriel's (Irons) mountaintop mission; Gabriel is a devout and idealistic man who extols nonviolence and peaceful interaction with the natives and colonialists. Despite their differences, the two men must unite to save the mission when Spain, Portugal, and the Catholic church begin negotiating their boundaries in the area--negotiations that will affect both the freedom of the natives and the well-being of the Jesuit missionaries who have set up safe havens for them. Director Roland Joffe's sweeping masterpiece is a haunting account of the unjust treatment of the Guarani Indians of South America and the men who fought desperately, in very different ways, to save them. The film features a mezmerizing musical score by Ennio Morricone that weaves a stunning combination of church choirs and native Indian panpipes into the lush images of the Brazilian rainforest.
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Critics Reviews
Radio Times
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, but accorded a mixed critical reception, this is a studied, elegant and, ultimately, very moving historical drama set in 18th-century South America. There's no denying the longueurs in Robert Bolt's script, a certain flabbiness in Roland Joffé's direction and a distinctly detached performance from a curiously cast Robert De Niro. However, Jeremy Irons more than makes amends with a performance of great sincerity as the head of a Jesuit mission under threat from the greed of Iberian slavers and the whim of Ray McAnally's cardinal. Chris Menges's Oscar-winning photography is glorious and Ennio Morricone's haunting score sends shivers down the spine.
Los Angeles Times
"...THE MISSION is haunting spectacle, it is serious and passionate....It provides Jeremy Irons with a chance for his purest and most searing film performance..."
Halliwell's Film Guide
Sincere to the point of boredom, this 22-million-dollar would-be epic is short on plot development, long on superb photography of remote actualities.
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