The Emerald Forest
From the director of Hope and Glory comes a "wildly ambitious parable [that] transports us to a singularly imaginative realm" (Boxoffice). The Emerald Forest is "an exotic and erotic daymare replete with one lushly enrapturing scene after another" (Daily News)!
For ten years, engineer Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) has searched tirelessly for his son, Tommy, who disappeared from the edge of the Brazillian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins. For his son (Charley Boorman) is now a grown tribesman who moves skillfully through this beautiful-but-dangerous terrain, fearful only of those who would exploit it. And as Bill attempts to "rescue" him from the savagery of the untamed jungle, Tommy challenges Bill's idea of true civilization...and his notions about who needs rescuing.
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De belles leçons - Tigidou
Il est important tout d'abord de considérer que ce film a quand même été tourné il y a près de 30 ans. Il ne faut donc pas être trop critique envers le côté technique. Concentrons-nous plutôt sur les magnifiques valeurs véhiculées par la formidable tribue. C'est sûrement, avec Apocalypto, l'un des meilleurs films sur les peuples de la jungle.very good - deb1
I really liked this film. It showed the beauty of the rain forest and the innocence and love that the tribe people had for each other. Weather its accurate or not, I don't know, but I enjoyed watching the story. It thought the acting was good all round.Weak plot and acting spoil good-looking film - ZellyuLloyd
This film is often advertized as "based on a true story". This description has been proven to be a hoax. (see Wikipedia for details) The visuals are great but the acting by the caucasian members of the cast is pure amateur hour. For the last half hour of the film you have to suspend your disbelief somewhere high above the rainforest canopy. With Zip offering 72,000 titles, I'd say you can safely give this one a miss.
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De belles leçons - Tigidou
Il est important tout d'abord de considérer que ce film a quand même été tourné il y a près de 30 ans. Il ne faut donc pas être trop critique envers le côté technique. Concentrons-nous plutôt sur les magnifiques valeurs véhiculées par la formidable tribue. ...very good - deb1
I really liked this film. It showed the beauty of the rain forest and the innocence and love that the tribe people had for each other. Weather its accurate or not, I don't know, but I enjoyed watching the story. It thought the acting was good all round.Weak plot and acting spoil good-looking film - ZellyuLloyd
This film is often advertized as "based on a true story". This description has been proven to be a hoax. (see Wikipedia for details) The visuals are great but the acting by the caucasian members of the cast is pure amateur hour. For the last half hour of the ...