Burn!
The man who sells war.
A Caribbean island in the mid-1800's. Nature has made it a paradise; man has made it a hell. Slaves on vast Portuguese sugar plantations are ready to turn their misery into rebellion - and the British are ready to provide the spark. They send agent William Walker (Marlon Brando) on a devious three-part mission: trick the slaves into revolt, grab the sugar trade for England... then return the slaves to servitude.
Colonialism and insurrection are explored in the searing epic Burn!. Both visually and narratively stunning, Burn! glows with the fires of filmmaking genius. Genius is also evident in Brando's complex, intelligent portrayal of a man who is both gentleman and scoundrel, revolutionary and colonialist. And Ennio Morricone's (The Untouchables, The Mission) haunting music memorably underscores the almost overwhelmingly powerful story.
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Excellent Film - sal33
This film deals with the politics of the situation without becoming preachy. Although the story takes place in the early 19th century, much of the real politic occurs in our present time.
Brando offers an admirable performance, as do the rest of the cast.
It is well written and well directed.Fictional Characters Playing Real Historical Facts - TheAlchemist
Marlon Brando delivers a very convincing English Agent first working for England stirring revolutions in the Island of Queimada (Burn in Portuguese) and, then, as an agent of an English sugar company. The story is based on historical information as England did stir revolutions in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies which did not trade with England to later make them dependant on trading with British Companies. The movie allows to put faces into historical facts and understand what is happening nowadays in the world with different actors, but similar plots. However, it does have a message of hope at the end for the world to change (even is it is not by the means that many of us would like it to be). A very realistic movie all the way to the end...Zoom In Zoom Out - brahna
From the credits I see that it is made by an Italian crew and director.Reminds me a little of the "spaghetti" westerns I used to see as a teenager.The worst aspect for me was the rapid zoom in and zoom outs typial of this sort of Italian production. The plot is compeletely unbeleivable as Brando as the English agent is helping to stir up rebellion with the slaves one day and the next day he is having a dicussion over cigars with the portugees masters in a brothel.No one is getting suspicious of him,because he is the hero.
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Excellent Film - sal33
This film deals with the politics of the situation without becoming preachy. Although the story takes place in the early 19th century, much of the real politic occurs in our present time.
Brando offers an admirable performance, as do the rest of the ...Fictional Characters Playing Real Historical Facts - TheAlchemist
Marlon Brando delivers a very convincing English Agent first working for England stirring revolutions in the Island of Queimada (Burn in Portuguese) and, then, as an agent of an English sugar company. The story is based on historical information as England ...Zoom In Zoom Out - brahna
From the credits I see that it is made by an Italian crew and director.Reminds me a little of the "spaghetti" westerns I used to see as a teenager.The worst aspect for me was the rapid zoom in and zoom outs typial of this sort of Italian production. The plot ...