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Keep the River on Your Right - A Modern Cannibal Tale | Year: 2000 Classification: Documentary Directed: - David Shapiro (II) - Laurie Shapiro Amazing, this film blew my mind This is a great portray of the life of Tobias, a painter from New York who discovered a passion for tribal people, and who did crazy things like walking for 8 days in the Amazon jungle to meet a tribe he heard had just killed a whole other village. He experienced cannibalism, and later, living with a tribe in Papua New Guinea, found a home since homossexuality was respected there, and he, a homossexual himself, found love there. The film shows Tobias going back to N.Guinea and Peru over 40 years after these events and meeting old friends and memories. What a brilliant life. No wonder he says he is ready to die. Retracing steps The filmmakers trailed Tobias Schneebaum, an artist turned anthropologist, back to the villages and lands where he worked over 40 years ago. It was fascinating to retrace Schneebaum's steps through Papua New Guinea, as well as the in the jungles of Peru. I was amazed at the courage and strength of a man in his 70s climbing Machu Pichu, and braving the rainforests of New Guinea in order to find old friends. The talk show footage from the 1960s/1970s was particularly interesting to me. The talk show host was very interested in the aspects of this "primitive" culture, and persisted with prejudiced questions. Mr. Schneebaum spoke for the people he studied, and helped people understand that they are no different. One qualm I had was the movie's subtitle: A Modern Cannibal's Tale. I felt that it was not a major part of the movie, and that the directors made a big deal out of it. Was it for marketing: Cannibals always sell? I do not think that a few isolated incidences of cannibalism make someone a life-long cannibal. It was silly to even put the word in the title. The movie offers so much more. amazing experience What a wonderful film by this brother-sister team - especially deserving of its many awards. (I think they won the Independent Spirit Awards best documentary, because I recall seeing the directors on that show.) Tobias schneebaum is truly an extraordinary man - and this reverse journey from his present to his past is sort of a reverse odysessy. The previous reviewer is missing the point - this film is not about indigine=ous peoples or anyone else - its about one man - and the directors have him in practically every frame - a wise choice. Only a few people could keep my interest for the length of a movie. Exceptional. Buy Keep The River On Your Right A Modern Cannibal Tale at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Keep The River On Your Right A Modern Cannibal Tale Search with the Priority Search Engine on Keep The River On Your Right A Modern Cannibal Tale This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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