Canoa: A Shameful Memory (Criterion Collection) - DVD
About This Item
- Details
- Genre: Drama
- Description: One of Mexico's most highly regarded works of political cinema for the audaciousness of it's attack on the Catholic Church, Canoa A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life massacre that occurred in 1968, eight years before the film's , when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the isolated village of San Miguel de Canoa, who mistook them for communist revolutionaries. Intercutting depictions of the days in the workers' lives leading up to their journey and footage from a fictional documentary about the village and the autocratic priest who governs it with the scenes of the atrocity itself, director Felipe Cazals (Las inocentes) creates a terrifying sense of menace, capped by a gruesome denouement. Adopting a gritty newsreel style, Canoa is a daring historical document and a visceral expression of horror.
- Title: Canoa: A Shameful Memory (Criterion Collection)
- Format: DVD
- MPAA Rating: NR (Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) film-rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film's suitability for certain audiences.)
- Studio: Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 03/14/2017
- Genre: Drama
- Other
- Product Name: Canoa: A Shameful Memory (Criterion Collection) - DVD
- UPC: 715515195119
One of Mexico's most highly regarded works of political cinema for the audaciousness of it's attack on the Catholic Church, Canoa A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life massacre that occurred in 1968, eight years before the film's , when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the isolated village of San Miguel de Canoa, who mistook them for communist revolutionaries. Intercutting depictions of the days in the workers' lives leading up to their journey and footage from a fictional documentary about the village and the autocratic priest who governs it with the scenes of the atrocity itself, director Felipe Cazals (Las inocentes) creates a terrifying sense of menace, capped by a gruesome denouement. Adopting a gritty newsreel style, Canoa is a daring historical document and a visceral expression of horror.
Reviews
This product doesn't have any reviews yet.
Compare similar products
One of Mexico's most highly regarded works of political cinema for the audaciousness of it's attack on the Catholic Church, Canoa A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life massacre that occurred in 1968, eight years before the film's , when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the isolated village of San Miguel de Canoa, who mistook them for communist revolutionaries. Intercutting depictions of the days in the workers' lives leading up to their journey and footage from a fictional documentary about the village and the autocratic priest who governs it with the scenes of the atrocity itself, director Felipe Cazals (Las inocentes) creates a terrifying sense of menace, capped by a gruesome denouement. Adopting a gritty newsreel style, Canoa is a daring historical document and a visceral expression of horror.
![The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Extended Editions (4K Ultra HD) [UHD] [Standard] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/8d263cd1-cb65-4086-944d-02205b49ce6f.jpg;maxHeight=422;maxWidth=264?format=webp)
![Sinners (4K Ultra HD) [UHD] [Standard] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/978cd180-f005-472d-8640-c09d20b6c0b5.jpg;maxHeight=422;maxWidth=264?format=webp)
![Back to the Future Trilogy: 40th Anniversary Edition - 4K Blu-Ray [Standard] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/735f6825-457b-4b8c-aa84-4c1333e549e3.jpg;maxHeight=422;maxWidth=264?format=webp)
Eight-disc set includes Back To The Future (1985) Michael J. Fox stars as Marty McFly, a teen from 1985 who accidentally travels back to 1955 in a time machine constructed out of a DeLorean by his friend, frazzled scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). Trapped in the past, Marty must restore the timeline by playing matchmaker to his future parents (Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson) while Doc's '50s counterpart tries to help him get back to 1985. Thomas F. Wilson also stars in director Robert Zemeckis' exciting blend of sci-fi, action, and comedy. 116 minutes. Back To The Future Part II (1989) Marty (Michael J. Fox) and Doc (Christopher Lloyd) are back for more adventures in time in this smash sequel. After zipping ahead to the year 2015, the duo returns to an altered 1985, leading to another trip to the 1950s in order to undo the damage caused by Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) and a sports almanac he brought back from the future. Fox also appears as Marty's kids, Marty, Jr., and Marlene. With Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue. 108 minutes. Back To The Future Part III (1990) The third and final entry in the popular time-traveling trilogy finds Marty (Michael J. Fox) heading to the Old West to help his pal Doc (Christopher Lloyd). But while Doc falls head-over-heels for a sweet schoolmarm (Mary Steenburgen), it's Marty's feud with notorious gunslinger and outlaw Buford InchMad DogInch Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) that may prevent them from ever returning to the present. Lea Thompson co-stars, with Fox also appearing as Marty's ancestor Seamus McFly. 118 minutes.
| Pros for Canoa: A Shameful Memory (Criterion Collection) - DVD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| There were no pros for this product— | There were no pros for this product— | Overall Performance | There were no pros for this product— |