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Dances With Wolves [1991]
from Pathe Distribution
starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
directed by Kevin Costner

Features:

• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

Dances with Wolves is the film that sent director-producer-actor Kevin Costner on his hubristic way; yet it is such a resonant and powerful film that we can almost forgive him for inflicting upon us his later "epic" The Postman. Here Costner plays a Union solder stationed at the far edges of the West, and left there to rot at his post. He finally sees the wisdom of the Lakota Sioux and finds peace within their community. But his decision to "go native" is greatly frowned upon by his military commanders, and the subsequent culture clash forms the backbone of the narrative. The story is told simply, and wastes not one word of dialogue, while the South Dakota locations provide a magnificent backdrop. Costner is sympathetic and accessible as an American Everyman who awakens to himself and the world around him... --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Dances With Brilliance
  Kevin Costner has always been one of those actors you either love or hate, much like the singing and celebrity of Victoria Beckham or Marmite.
  It is unfortunate then, that it is these personal feelings which cloud judgement about whether or not to see a film. Because, in a time when the idea of race relations is once again at the forefront of the news, this simple story of a man open to change can tell us a lot.
  Lt John Dunbar (Coster) is a civil war hero. Given the choice of outpost as a reward... more info

• Brilliant!
  I initially watched this again, having watched it years ago, after hearing the theme on Classic FM. I had forgotten how good this film is. This is one of those movies to see before you die.
  The story of one man's relationship with a tribe of Sioux indians, before white settlers arrived en masse, and destroyed a way of life that existed for thousands of years. A slow moving tale, but beautifully told.
  Not preachy, but a clear telling of the abuses suffered by Native American Indians.
  A... more info

• A masterpiece
  A magnificient film depicting the 1860's America. While the country is ravaged by a bloody civil war; the wild and vast great plains are invaded by the marauding army and settlers. The pasture and the local people is massacred. The animals are killed carelessly for profits, the Sioux (in the film) is forced away from their ancestral grounds. The film depicts the life of an officer who is fed up with the capitalist way of life. Meaningless and wandering he comes across with a civilisation more simple but... more info

• COSTNER'S 'tour de force'
  I recommend this film to all movie enthusiasts and particularly to all American Settlers in the great Continent. Remember the Native Americans.
  Value Equality and Freedom to all. No wonder, Marlon Brando, rejected his Academy Award for 'The Godfather'. We in India, are well used to the Colonialism of our 'white' rulers. The Massacre at Jalianwalla Bhag by General Dyer, the vicious suppression of 'the Indian Mutiny' of 1857, by
  Munroe, the partition of the motherland, martyrs like Nana... more info

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