Fallen Angel (1981 film)
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Dec 6, 1991 · The most striking image in Peter Matthiessen’s novel At Play in the Fields of the Lord describes an Amazonian Indian, standing in the center of a forest clearing, defiantly raising his bow and arrow against an airplane that flies between himself and the sun.
Dec 6, 1991 · At Play in the Fields of the Lord: Directed by Hector Babenco. With Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn. Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord is one powerful film. Shot on location in the Amazon headwaters by acclaimed Brazilian director Hector Babenco, it's got a powerful message for today's world, poised on the brink of religious war.
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 74% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings In the early 1960s, missionary Martin Quarrier (Aidan Quinn) arrives in Brazil with his wife, Hazel (Kathy Bates), and their son, Billy...
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Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 57% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on reviews from 7 critics. Noted Chicago Sun Times critic Roger Ebert, who had read the novel and believed the film is true to its themes, awarded the film 3 and a half out of 4 stars.
Dec 2, 2020 · Roger Ebert. When a film is given as much time to breathe as this one is, it allows for its messages to be this subtle and natural. And believe me, anyone who says the main message of this film is about how the missionaries were wrong to try and convert the natives, is doing this film a disservice.
At Play in the Fields of the Lord Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant. Well over three hours in length, and at best a...
Directed by Hector Babenco. A thought-provoking film about cultural conflict, power, progress, and the dire consequences of messianic thinking. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat.
Jan 1, 1991 · Reviews. Dec 31, 1990 11:00pm PT. At Play in the Fields of the Lord is how half-breed Cheyenne mercenary Lewis Moon describes his location to missionaries before he...
Dec 31, 1990 · At Play In The Fields Of The Lord Review. Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. by...
