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Águila Roja (2009)
Adventure and amusement in XVII century.
I 'm watching this show for 4 months in RTVE site and I've been found it very funny with good acting from main characters. Being portuguese and knowing well spanish, I can understand better show language, than people that can't understand show original language.
Even I find difficult some data accurancy, such as Felipe IV marriage with Hernan and Gonzalo's mother (once Felipe's first wife died in 1644 and his son's are portrayed like children back this time) and a roman circus in XVII century, I think this is a good show and I look forward to watch the next show.
A Herdade (2019)
One of the most perfect portuguese movie
The Domain (A Herdade) is a movie about a rich landowner that lives in south bank of river Tagus, in the Alentejo region. This movie depicts the portuguese contemporany history from before 25 April Revolution, during the dictatoship government of Marcelo Caetano until 1991 in a democratic time.
This movie centers in the character of João Fernandes played by Albano Jeronimo in one of his great performances and his relations with workers and relatives.
The photograghy is also very well done with great landscapes, beutifully filmed.
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
What this Picture is Real About.
One of my favorite Martin Scorcese's pictures and one of more touching movie ever made about Jesus life and passion. This picture brings us a revolutionary idea of Christ history, from the baptism to the cross/resurrection. The movie opens with a short text by Nikos Kazantzakis, about the dual substance of Christ, followed by the warning that the movie isn't based in the Gospell but upon the exploitation of the everlasting conflict.
I think this pictures was so controversial when it was released because the human point of view of Jesus Christ that is presented. Its relationship with Magdalene and Mary, sister of Lazarus, were saw as scandalous to not opened minds.(Also the nudity scene when Jesus is crucified and the sexual relation with Mary Magdalene after her "savement"). After all, this a movie, not a real story about Christ last days as «Passion Of Christ» by Mel Gibson. We can't see this work neither as historic or a religious statement, but as a adaptation of Greek writer Nikos Kazantkakis novel. And this novel was written in 1945, the year in which World War II was over, millions of people have perished at the hands of Nazis, Fascists and Soviets Governements. The Roman Church has done nothing to save millions of life during this days. So we can read this novel as a strong criticism to ever desire of Man trying to reach GOD by fascist or communist rulers. When we see the Last Temptation of Christ, we have to think that this so-called TEMPTATION is the human desire of Man attempting to reach God.
In the beginning Jesus is a man who makes crosses to the Romans, in which Jews are crucified. I think we can acknowledge that in the Chuch as an institution that has persecuted Hebrew people through the Medievaland Modern Times that is real murdering Jews. When Jesus talks with the monk of the monastery where he has spent one night, that he doesn't steal, doesn't kill, doesn't love women, not because he wants because is afraid of everything , I see that as the Fear put on people minds by Catholic Church during medieval. The fear of being arrested by open mind, the fear of the everlasting Hell, if their rules weren't accomplished.
At last, this is a fictional picture about a real flesh and bone Man that existed 2000 years, that has lived among us, had doubts about his place on time and in HIstory, and that is believed as THE SON OF GOD by thousand of people around the world.
Be a open mind to watch and love this movie.
Luís Miguel Santos