quarta-feira, abril 20, 2005
BIRTH OF A NATION
aka
"The Clansman" (1915) (1)
[à venda, na fnac, por 10 euros. a tradução é penosa mas... who cares?]
D. W. Griffith (1875-1948)
Part I: The Civil War
The picture is prefaced by "A PLEA FOR THE ART OF THE MOTION PICTURE":
We do not fear censorship, for we have no wish to offend with improprieties or obscenities, but we do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the bright side of virtue - the same liberty that is conceded to the art of the written word - that art to which we owe the Bible and the works of Shakespeare.
Another message precedes the film with a warning about the horrors of war: "If in this work we have conveyed to the mind the ravages of war to the end that war may be held in abhorrence, this effort will not have been in vain."
First Part of the Film:
The story opens with a prologue depicting the introduction of slavery into America in the 17th century, with a prediction that it will sow future discord and disorder:
The bringing of the African to America planted the first seed of disunion.
posted by Luís Miguel Dias quarta-feira, abril 20, 2005
Comments:
Enviar um comentário
