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Canoa: A Shameful Memory (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

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One of Mexico's most highly regarded works of political cinema for the audaciousness of its attack on the Catholic Church, Canoa: A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life massacre that occurred in 1968, eight years before the film's release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the isolated village of San Miguel de Canoa, who mistook them for communist revolutionaries. Intercutting depictions of the days in the workers' lives leading up to their journey and footage from a fictional documentary about the village and the autocratic priest who governs it with the scenes of the atrocity itself, director Felipe Cazals (Las inocentes) creates a terrifying sense of menace, capped by a gruesome denouement. Adopting a gritty newsreel style, Canoa is a daring historical document and a visceral expression of horror. DIRECTOR- APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Felip Review One of Mexico’s best-regarded works of political cinema, Canoa: A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the village of San Miguel de Canoa, who had been manipulated by a corrupt priest into believing the travelers were communist revolutionaries. Intercutting footage from a fictional documentary about the village with gruesome scenes of the crime itself, director Felipe Cazals produced a daring commentary on the climate of violence and repression in Mexico during that era, including the military’s infamous massacre of demonstrating students in Tlatelolco, Mexico City. With its gritty newsreel style, Canoa is a visceral expression of horror as well as an important historical document. DIRECTOR- APPROVED DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES-New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Felipe Cazals -New introduction by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro-New conversation between filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and Cazals-Trailer- New English subtitle translation-PLUS: An essay by critic Fernanda Solórzano

Format: NTSC, Widescreen


Contributor: Enrique Lucero, Felipe Cazals


Language: English


Runtime: 1 hour and 55 minutes


Color: Color


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces


Audio Description: ‏ ‎ English, Spanish


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 43449021


Director ‏ : ‎ Felipe Cazals


Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Widescreen


Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 55 minutes


Release date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2017


Actors ‏ : ‎ Enrique Lucero


Dubbed: ‏ ‎ Spanish


Subtitles: ‏ ‎ English


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    • Mob Psychology, Scapegoats, A Potent Statement!
"Canoa" (1976) is a powerful, very evocative Mexican film based upon a "reportedly real incident" that took place in 1968. Canoa was a town near the city of Puebla that was under the thrall of a venal and corrupt priest with his hand in every till. He stirred up the population about Communists and rebellious rabble rousers who he claimed would cause dire trouble for the town. It was a poor place with a largely Indian population that had hardscrabble farming conditions due to the effects of erosion. The land had been stripped of its forestation for wood and charcoal. A loudspeaker broadcast propaganda to the town and was used by the priest as a conduit (along with his sermons) for his hate-mongering. The priest, wearing sun glasses like a mobster boss, ran every aspect of the town, but his supporters said that he was the one who had brought the telephone, electricity, the highway and water to the town fountain. He charged for those who used the fountain as a water supply. The movie is told almost as a documentary with characters speaking before the camera. It has captions depicting the time and date. Five engaging, carefree young male employees of the University of Puebla were making a mountain climbing trip. Their bus lets them off in Canoa where their expedition is interrupted by a severe rain storm. They seek overnight shelter in the town. Word spread that these five are student agitators similar to the leftist university dissidents who caused trouble in some of Mexico's large cities. The mob scenes in which the large crowds are surging through the streets hunting down the "troublemakers" carrying pitchforks. torches and tool-weapons are not done as cleverly as they could have been because they are too reminiscent of the Transylvania mobs pursuing Frankenstein's monster. While the climbers took refuge in a peasant house, a mob forms with a lynching psychology. The way mob psychology is created and proliferated is handled very well in the film. Suspense builds as the crowd swells and grows more agitated. The rioters set upon and viciously attack the outsiders, and several of the innocents are killed The priest is shown in a sermon rationalizing what has happened and in a scene (in civies) in which he is talking to the camera. He does not tell how he has manipulated the townspeople and imposed his will upon them by creating scapegoats and imaginary "enemies." There is a beautiful, "life goes on" scene at the end where the townspeople are having a folkloric celebration and ritualistic dance in colorful costumes which recall their Indian past. It's a movie that deserves a wider following because of its significance and also because of the way the story is developed and filmed. A fine production. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2009 by John F. Rooney
    • Not for the faint of heart...
An authentic Mexican film epic that's based on the true story of a corrupt Catholic priest who manipulates his flock to murder a group of students who he thinks are communist revolutionaries (The 1968 San Miguel Canoa Massacre). The film explores religious fanaticism, mob mentality, ideological manipulation, and the horrors of the virulent and grisly violence that has plagued Mexico since the country's founding. Yeah, def not for the kiddos... ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023 by AMADEO
    • GRAN PELÍCULA, GRAN TRABAJO DE RESTAURACIÓN
Un transfer impecable de una película perfecta.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2019 by Saul Montoro
    • Power, Fanatics and Religious Hypocracy
This move is in part a scripted documentary (but fictional as far as the filming) and part awesome images of the total chaos created by brainwashed masses who attentively go to mass. An important film for Mexican Cinema, it has startingly images of hate, there is little rhetoric mentioned in the film, we see people acting on what their hearts feel is right. What I do find great about the film is that you actually get to see the mind set of many people going through the first stages of Industrailzation by way of the first steps of Globalization. Although lynch mobs are not as common in Mexico as might have been, this TRUE STORY reflects the living mind set of belittled small town life in Mexico, well at least a side of it that people should know about. Quite humorous at times, it in no way sways away from its truths, the last 20 minutes of the film are powerful. The transfer is great considering it is a film rearly mentioned in popular media (especially in Mexico), the negative was in a good enough condition for viewing, although you do see an occasional vertical line here and there, but barely noticable. The sound is good, but I really did not expect permier sound for such a film (1975). Made in a time where B movies ruled in Mexico, this gem of a film shines out of a list of other great films released by Desert Mountain Media. In letterbox presentation, stereo 2.0 in Spanish with removable English subtitles. Cast Biographies, interactive menus and chapter selections. For one thing I must appreciate the resurecction of the film, another is the decent quality. This film is heavily awared in Mexico, quite popular world wide, it acutally won Best Picture at the Berlin International Film Fesitval. Not for the light hearted, striking images of corruption, innocence and hate. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2003 by Gabriel Pérez D.
    • Five Stars
Wonderfully restored great movie and delivery was excellent. Thank you
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017 by Amazon Customer
    • Five Stars
A great film, I can't wait until it gets the full treatment one day though.
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2014 by DG
    • CANOA
A VERY MASTER WORK, NO WONDER IS ONE OF THE BEST MEXICAN FILMS. VERY IMPRESSIVE AND REALISTIC!
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2009 by HUETMICH

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