Cabeza de Vaca (1991)

Based on a true story, on the "Naufragios" by Alvar Núñez "Cabeza de Vaca," Indians Spanish adventurer, a little less conqueror and a little more rational than most of them. Although there is a clear lack of media and from the first sequence of the movie-of-rafts, also notes a desire not to use the paraphernalia for use in this type of production that, with few exceptions ("Aguirre..." ; "Eldorado"...) tends to the glorification of violence or the purely anecdotal.

In "Cabeza de Vaca" is seen first of all almost an anthropological study because of its good, very careful observation of details appearing well documented from these ancient chronicles of the early sixteenth century. We must also appreciate its originality exhibition in fighting the savage Indian clichés and bad instincts and Christian proselytizing civilized and spiritual in the film the two terms are mixed up and confused when Núñez transposes his personality to that of the shaman of the tribe.

Although by now the film has fallen a bit interest precisely because of such planning as describing the situations of greater religious-ritual and a sake or repetition of ideas and situations.


6/10