Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] two films related to missionaries

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Those look like good movies.  If I get the chance I'll try to view them.

Did you ever get a chance to see the "Testimony" life of Shostakovich 
movie?  It came out on DVD very recently.  I actually bought myself a 
copy even though it was $30.  Admittedly the sound and visual quality 
isn't great, but I still think of it as a crowning artistic achievement.

Stephen


Mike Miller wrote:
> I just watched "Hawaii" yesterday and thought some of you would be 
> interested in it if you hadn't seen it before.  It's on DVD:
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060491/
> http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hawaii/
>
> It came out in 1966 and was nominated for 7 Academy Awards.  It is very 
> well acted.  I do wonder if the characterization of events is accurate. 
> It is a novel, but even an historical novel should try to portray a time 
> and place correctly.  For example, did local girls really have sex with 
> sailors for scraps of cloth?  Did the Hawaiian leaders not object to that?
>
> Along similar lines, I think I've said before that I really liked "Black 
> Robe" (1991):
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101465/
> http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_robe/
>
> The thing that really hit me was the harshness of nature and the need 
> people have for one another in this world.  Also, there is a lot of 
> interesting stuff about religion and culture.  I think it is a much 
> better film that Hawaii but it didn't get the same kind of recognition 
> (no star power, not as big of a budget).
>
> Mike
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