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Cabeza de Vaca | Year: 1992 Classification: Foreign Film - Spanish/Misc Sa Directed: - Nicolás Echevarría Actors/Actresses: - Juan Diego Demanding, brilliant and not an easy one to watch. A disturbing, yet deeply moving film. It struck me as very like watching a cinematic outpouring of images from the collective unconscious, with all the beauty and horror and mystery we see in dreams -- and nightmares. A journey of transformation and pain, and an indictment of European imperialism, as well as the cruelty of the missionary zeal of the Catholic Church. I felt I was watching an average human being undergo loss of ordinary self, thus opening him to a wider and deeper experience of life. It is worth watching, and perhaps employing as a means of searching one's own moral position in regard to life and one's reflection in relation to other, and thus unfamiliar human experience. Wonder filled movie Cabeza de Vaca, Spanish nobleman looking for riches and adventure, ends up with much more adventure than he planned for. A journey for gold turns into a harrowing spiritual journey, a twisting torture of his soul and beliefs. Face to face with barbarians, de Vaca must face his own nature and ultimately the barbaric nature of the Spanish Conquest. A beautifully shot movie - the melange of tribal cultures that de Vaca encountered on his wanderings is well portrayed, and as de Vaca goes from slave to shaman to the next meal back to holy man, etc., this viewer was caught up in de Vaca's spiritual journey - how survival and spirituality spring from the same place for many of us. Juan Diego masterfully portrays de Vaca's spiritual trials and tribulations - a man adapting to what he had to adapt to to survive, almost losing himself in the process, reborn almost unrecognizable to himself. This movie reminds us that culture clashes are really clashes of souls, an always timely message. A Must See! Buy it, rent it, borrow it... but watch it. Any bad reviews come from small minds and I am amazed that this movie is not more recognized than it warrants. Absolutely outstanding movie!!!! Buy Cabeza De Vaca at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Cabeza De Vaca Search with the Priority Search Engine on Cabeza De Vaca This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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