BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Torchbox//verdant//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6da1de5ef8de6622c26e4a2535b01274436ce5a7@rca.ac.uk URL:https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/rca-film-night-series-embrace-serpent-ciro-guerra/ DTSTAMP:19000101T180000 SUMMARY:RCA Film Night Series: Embrace of the Serpent by Ciro Guerra DESCRIPTION:
Embrace the Serpent by Colombian director Ciro Guerra is an extraordinary, hypnotic film which seems at first glance to be a dreamy inversion of the themes of Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo and Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, turning a generic heart of darkness into a crucible of light, as seen from the perspective of indigenous Amazonian tribespeople.
Mixing fact and fiction in fable-like fashion, Guerra’s third feature, which secured Colombia’s first Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, offers both a bold indictment of colonial imperialism and a powerful celebration of disappearing cultures.