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February 12, 2007
Film. Manderlay
Film. Manderlay: Manderlay is a difficult film. The subject matter is painful. So the obvious question is: why would anyone want to watch it?
Manderlay is set in the South in the late 1930's. It explores the ethical dilemna a young woman experiences when she stumbles on a plantation that is operating as if slavery hadn't been abolished. When aksed if the provocative plot gave her reservations, Bryce Dallas Howard said: "It hasn’t given me any reservations, it made me feel really uncomfortable as an American who has these really ignorant views on things. So reservations, no, no, no, not at all! Things need to be changed and I think this is the way to go about it. Nobody listens to politicians anymore, but people watch movies and when they go into a movie theatre, they are not defensive, where as if you listen to politicians you automatically get defensive. Movies are a medium in which people can go about getting messages out and different perspectives out, so I think it is really important." [quotes courtesy IFC Films]
Dork recommends Manderlay. Watch the trailer [Here]
Posted by james at February 12, 2007 06:22 PM