Anni trenta. Un giovane inglese viene inviato in una tribù nel Borneo in qualità di rappresentante coloniale della Gran Bretagna. Una donna del posto (Jessica Alba) lo aiuta ad apprendere la... Leggi tuttoAnni trenta. Un giovane inglese viene inviato in una tribù nel Borneo in qualità di rappresentante coloniale della Gran Bretagna. Una donna del posto (Jessica Alba) lo aiuta ad apprendere la lingua e le tradizioni locali. L'uomo si innamora di lei, nonostante i tabù.Anni trenta. Un giovane inglese viene inviato in una tribù nel Borneo in qualità di rappresentante coloniale della Gran Bretagna. Una donna del posto (Jessica Alba) lo aiuta ad apprendere la lingua e le tradizioni locali. L'uomo si innamora di lei, nonostante i tabù.
- Regia
- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Premi
- 4 vittorie e 6 candidature totali
- Jasmine
- (as Christopher Ling Lee Ian)
Recensioni in evidenza
It is a shame the film never appeared in theaters as the visuals of Sarawak would have been great on the large screen and the audio and music are well done and would have benefited from a theatrical environment.
BELOW IS DISCUSSION OF PLOT ELEMENTS WHICH MIGHT SPOIL IT FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE FILM.
While overall the plot line was reasonable and avoided cliche, there were a number of disconnects as far as I was concerned.
Truscott's dilemma with Bullard after the miners' slaughter arrives too abruptly and presumes some sort of offscreen confession. Since it is a central conflict in the drama, it really deserves more explanation.
Similarly, the "one year later" leap to Truscott's marrying Cecil Bullard lacked sincerity. Why would Truscutt marry the daughter of those who wedged him away from his true love? While one can imagine various possibilities, the lack of on screen justification left me unfulfilled.
Finally, even after conversion by Sarawak and its people, Truscutt is still too much of a proper Englishman to credibly leave a pregnant wife. Some of the sympathy I'd built up for the forbidden lovers was undercut by the way this was handled. It would have been far better for Cecil to push a reluctant Truscutt away.
Still, these plot issues are relatively small in comparison to a film, cast and cinematography that rose well above the small budget and unheralded distribution. I rarely buy videos or DVDs because I find I seldom go back to play them, but this one I will enjoy owning.
The enormity of the personal tragedy of that period is something not to be derisively dismissed as one commentator remarked-as a film fit for screening at the old folks home on a Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately the world is still dealing with that evil period of recent history.
I was moved by all the decisions that the characters faced throughout the film. Brenda Blethyn's character as the wife of Hoskin's colonial official was as much a victim as anybody in the film. Although she emerges as the "baddie" she must try, with little background, to stitch together a semblance of what she feels is an acceptable canvas in order to paint her English life-such of it as there is in Sarawak. And what of Hoskin's torn character-a man who can only fall back on "duty" to country in order to find reason for the completion of duties that he recognizes as damaging to all involved.
A brave film-look for it!
Watch it with wifey/girlfriend/prospective mate
Lo sapevi?
- QuizFilmed and first preview screened in 2000, not released until 2003.
- BlooperWhen Selima and Truscott are given the turquoise bracelets, she takes Truscott's off and wears it. In the next shot, she gives him hers but she's still holding his.
- Citazioni
John Truscott: I've never met anyone, even a little like you.
- ConnessioniReferenced in Be Kind Rewind - Gli acchiappafilm (2008)
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- 12.000.000 USD (previsto)
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- 57.524 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 49 minuti
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- 1.85 : 1