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Format: VHS
May 1992
Rated R
Recording Mode: Dolby Surround
Sound: HiFi, Surround, Stereo
Closed Captioned
186 min.
Color
UPC: 096898124638 |
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Movie Description
AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD is director Hector Babenco's mesmerizing, episodic tale of two couple's life-changing experiences with a native Indian tribe deep in the Brazilian rainforest, based on the best-selling novel by Peter Matthiessen. First-time missionaries Martin (Aidan Quinn) and Hazel Quarrier (Kathy Bates) travel to a small town in the middle of the Brazilian jungle in order to convert the natives. Upon their arrival they meet Leslie (John Lithgow) and Andy Huben (Daryl Hannah), a more experienced missionary couple, who lead the American Evangelical Society. As the Quarriers set out for their remote and possibly dangerous mission outpost, they face the native Niaruna Indian tribe and find themselves deeply immersed in the foreign world of the jungle natives. This chilling journey of self-discovery also follows two mercenaries--half-Cheyenne Lewis Moon (Tom Berenger) and his assistant, Wolf (musician Tom Waits), who have been employed by the Brazilian government to destroy the rainforest and drive the Indians off their land. Through their contact with the native people and their growing appreciation for the unspoiled environment, Martin and Lewis find themselves questioning long-held beliefs and their assignments while Hazel and Leslie descend into madness and conflict. This visually stunning, cautionary tale was filmed on location in the Brazilian rainforest and features beautiful imagery of the deeply mysterious surroundings.
Synopsis
Hector Babenco's AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD is an engaging tale of mercenaries and missionaries encountering a native Indian tribe in the Brazilian rain forest.
Film Notes
Theatrical release: December 1, 1991.
Shot over a six-month period, entirely in Amazonia, Brazil, in South America, primarily in the jungle town of Belem.
Peter Matthiessen's novel, AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD, was published in 1965. John Huston, Bob Rafelson, Paul Newman, and Taylor Hackford, among others, all considered making the screen version at one time or another.
Estimated budget: $30 million.
A fictional Niaruna language was created for the film, which is partially subtitled in English.
Industry Reviews
"...The aerial photography of the starting jungle itself, complete with unnerving cliffs and vast waterfalls, is a wonder to behold....Both Quinn and Berenger are self-contained, quietly charismatic actors..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (12/06/1991)
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