 | Now Available The Milagro Beanfield War
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Product Description
A poor new mexican dares to grow beans with a developers deeded water. Directed by robert redford. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/31/2005 Starring: James Gammon Richard Bradford Run time: 117 minutes Rating: R Director: Robert RedfordAmazon.com
Robert Redford's underrated directorial follow-up to his Academy Award-winning Ordinary People, The Milagro Beanfield War is a loose and whimsical fable about community pride and social activism in the face of modern progress. Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman) plays a local mechanic in a small New Mexico town who takes up the challenge of rallying support for a local farmer who uses water owned by a real estate developer to grow beans in his field. Everything escalates to a showdown between the townspeople and the developers, with unexpected results. The strongest aspect of the film is the way it doesn't take itself too seriously, with Redford adopting a leisurely tone and allowing his fine cast (including Ruben Blades as the pragmatic town sheriff and Christopher Walken as a nasty state police officer) to deliver finely nuanced performances that touch on themes of faith and perseverance without seeming heavy-handed. The Milagro Beanfield War is an overlooked gem. --Robert LaneActors
- Rubén Blades
- Richard Bradford
- Sonia Braga
- Julie Carmen
- James Gammon
Rating
- R (Restricted)
More Information
- Studio - Universal Studios
- Publisher - Universal Studios
- Label - Universal Studios
- Binding - DVD
Format Information
- Color
- Dolby
- Dubbed
- DVD-Video
- Subtitled
- Widescreen
- NTSC
ISBN: 0783286643
Amazon Product ID: B0007QJ210
