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The Mission is a 1986 British period drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America. [4] Directed by Roland Joffé and written by Robert Bolt, the film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson . The film premiered in competition at the 39th Cannes Film ...
Jeremy Irons plays a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Robert De Niro plays a slave hunter who is converted and joins the Jesuit in his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the ...
A film about the conflict between colonialism and missionary work in 18th century South America. The review criticizes the lack of coherence and clarity in the story, the characters and the themes, despite the stunning locations and performances.
Oct 31, 1986 · The Mission: Directed by Roland Joffé. With Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn. Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
- (66K)
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Roland Joffé
- 1986-10-31
- INCITING INCIDENT. Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons) having traveled into dangerous heathen territory in order to found a mission, protects the native Indians from Captain Rodrigo Mendoza (Robert De Niro), a mercenary slave trader for Spain.
- LOCK IN (End of Act One) After having killed his brother for stealing his woman, Mendoza wastes away in a tiny cell ravaged with guilt. Father Gabriel comes to him and dares him to attempt penance.
- FIRST CULMINATION (Midpoint) Mendoza, having found relief and love from his penance and from the Indians of Father Gabriel’s new mission, takes up the cloth of the Jesuit order.
- MAIN CULMINATION (End of Act Two) The church decides the missions must go despite proof that the Indians are good reformed Christians. Mendoza took an oath to kill no living thing after his penance, but he decides to stand with the Indians against this injustice.
Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Rated: A-Oct 29, 2008 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out The Mission manages to be both magnificent and curiously uninvolving, a buddy movie ...
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- History, Drama
- PG
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A film about the historical conflict between Jesuit missionaries and Portuguese slave traders in South America, with stunning cinematography and score. The review explores the film's artistic and moral value, its religious significance, and its complex plot and characters.
