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Aro Recommended Crime of Father Amaro, The

 

aka: El Crimen del padre Amaro
Mexico 2002, 118 minutes
Dir. Carlos Carrera
In Spanish with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Topics: Religion, Period - 1800s.

 

Aroview: Melodramatic and ironic critique of the crimes of the Roman Catholic church that was hugely successful in its native Mexico.

A young priest (Bernal) arrives at his new appointment in a rural village to find the local clergy engaged in wholesale racketeering, drug-dealing and fornication, (though he proves not above temptation himself). Despite the storyline finally opting for safer territory, touches of Bunuel-ian humour certainly add some satirical bite.

NZ International Film Festival 2003

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DVD Features

  • audio commentary
  • English subtitles for the hearing impaired
  • 'making of' documentary / featurette
  • PC interactives
  • trailers
  • aspect ratio: 1.85:1
 

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