DVD Movies: The Crime of Padre Amaro DVD Movie

Buy the The Crime of Padre Amaro DVD movie online from the top online DVD movies store. To search for other DVD movies related to The Crime of Padre Amaro, use the search box at the top left side of any page.

from: Columbia Tristar Hom
See Larger Image
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: Rating: - El Crimen del Padre Amaro I saw this movie last year because it was censored by the Catholic Church here in Mexico. The movie theaters were full of curious young adults. The movie is crude, but not offensive. It shows the reality of many small towns. Nevertheless, we all know that the problem are not the priests who like young girls, but the ones who take advantage on young boys. The worst part of it is that it's not only the catholic priests, but the religious leaders of many other churches as well. In a country full of ignorance, where people still believe that they can be killed by witchcraft, or who practice it mixing with religion, it's easy to take advantage on poor people. If you liked El Crimen del Padre Amaro, I'd recommend the movie "Priest" from Miramax, which was also forbidden here and which I had to buy in Amazon in order to see it. Both movies dennounce the same kind of things, but in different environments. One in Mexico, the other in an English speaking country. I think the problem in both is the hypocrisy of society rather than the sins of a priest. Rating: - An excellent must see film This film is controversial indeed. It brings to the screen a subject most religious people would not even contemplate. The actors are excellent in their craft and portray their charcters with honesty that shows in their performance. If there was one movie that everyone should see it's El Crimen Del Padre Amaro. Rating: - An Amazingly Powerful Film EL CRIMEN DEL PADRE AMARO packs a wallop on many levels. Based on an 1875 novel, this story of the gradual downfall of an idealistic young priest sent out into the reality of the clerical world in the small villages in Mexico updated to contemporary times is unrelentingly fascinating, visually stunning, uncompromisingly frank in its stance on Catholic decadence, and directed and acted with finesse. Gael Garcia Bernal continues to mature as an actor and as a screen presence, making his Padre Amaro metamorphose from committed innocent to fallen sparrow in a wholly credible fashion. Despite our sadness with his bad decisions and choices, Bernal is able to keep us with this complex young priest and in doing so we are able to clearly examine the fragmented state of affairs in the hands of various priests tainted with lust, pride, sloth and a bit of each of the seven deadly sins. Director Daniel Carrera knows how to create both spectacular and intimate scenes and he masterfully leads his gifted cast through a more than difficult story. If there is a tendency to berate this film for its anticlerical stance, then the point of the story is missed. Each of the myriad characters, sacred and profane alike, has a soul of good and one of vulnerability, and given the current tenuous state of the Catholic Church under seige, I think this film helps explain how even men of the cloth can be human. Kudos for Gael Garcia Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancion, Damian Alcazar and all of the fine cast and crew that created this very impressive and disturbing piece of art.

DVD Movies: The Crime of Padre Amaro DVD Movie

The search box on the top left side of any page can be used to search for additional DVD Movies, The Crime of Padre Amaro related movies, and products in other shopping categories. Use the drop down menu to select "VHS Videos" to search for The Crime of Padre Amaro on Video, Video Movies, another shopping category, or leave it set to DVD Movies to search for more DVD Movies.

© COPYRIGHT 2003 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED SHOP-4-DVD-MOVIES.COM