
Ihavejustseenthismovieforthe12-15thtimeandIstillfindsomethingextraordinarilyfascinatingeverytimeIwatchit.ThismovieisbasedonanovelbyVenezuela'sRomuloGallegosoneofLatinAmericabestwriter.Themovieissoprofound,becauseyoucanseesomanyaspectsofthehumanbeinginit.Youcanfindhate,witchcraft,religion,love,impotencyandrepentance,mainlybecauseoftheignoranceofpeople.ThismoviedevelopsinthegreatVenezuelaSavannahs,wherethelawofthestrongerprevailed.Thedialogs,sostrongandcaptivating,arepossibleduetoGallegosverystrongcommandoftheSpanishLanguageandtheslangofthepeasantsofthatregion.AsIhavementionedbeforeforacoupleofothermovies,thisoneisbestappreciatedifyouunderstandSpanish.Imayseeitagainanotherdozentimes,andIamsureIwouldstillenjoyit,asIhopeyoumaytoo.Thismovieisofficiallyratedasthe75thinimportanceintheMexicanCinematography,towhichITOTALLYDISAGREE.







