Camila (1985)

A wealthy young socialite and a young Jesuit priest fall in love and run away together to a small Argentinean village where they conceal their true identities. When they are discovered a terrible tragedy ensues. One of the most controversial stories in Argentina also proves to be one of its more embarrassing episodes. Authorities have suppressed the telling of this story since the first attempt to put the story on screen in 1912. This version directed by Maria Luisa Bemberg (I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT) earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.Run Time: 105 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN Rating: R UPC: 736899041823 Manufacturer No: DV67874 Product Description

This movie is amazing!

This movie is absolutely amazing! I remember seeing it many years ago, when I was a little girl, and I remember my parents watching it on TV, and there were certain scenes that I never forgot. I finally managed to find the movie and I couldn't wait to buy it. It's an interesting forbidden love story, and it's interesting to see the barriers, the social classes, and how religious fanatics, and the laws can dictate people's lives. Watch it. May 14, 2008

"You Were Born To Love" ~ When Love, Religion And Politics Collide

Note: Spanish with English subtitles.

Directed by the immensely talented director Maria Luisa Bemberg the '85 film `Camila' is a tale of tragic romance set in 1847 Buenos Aires. Camila (Susu Pecoraro), daughter of a wealthy and powerful family falls hopelessly in love with Father Ladislao (Imanol Arias), a new priest just recently arrived in town. When they run away together their actions stir the already volatile political/religious turmoil engulfing the country. When their whereabouts are discovered the "Powers That Be" must decide whether or not making an example of the two lovers could be advantageous to the governmental unrest.

I found `Camila' to be rather slow at times, especially at the beginning. The acting was also a little uneven delivering a number of stiff and uninspiring performances from the supporting cast while the two stars, Susu and Imanol tend to be overly dramatic in stark juxtaposition to the rest. However the pace does pick up quite a bit towards the end of the film and the ending is touching and poignant. Definitely a "chick flick" so gentleman beware.

My Rating: -3 ½ Stars-. January 27, 2008

A love in the razor' edge !

Tragic romance between a wealthy aristocrat and a priest magisterially starred by susu Pecoraro and Imanol Arias.

Nominated as best foreign Film in 1984, and superbly directed by the best Latin American female director ever born in the past Century, Maria Luisa Bamberg.
December 28, 2007

Timeless Classic!!!!!!

What a beautiful piece of work. I am a 24 year old man, and they say men (or kids as they are now) are not supposed to cry, but let me tell you something ladies and gentlemen, I was torn apart after watching this classic. 3 days later, I am still shaken. I love the fact that you hear actor's real voices and not their English substitutes, it gives you a much better feel; yes you'd have to read subtitles (not that bad, honestly). Camila is not a pampered blue blooded girl, though her father is the exact epitome of the demonic and cold, blood drinking elite. With these people their goals come above everything else or as they say it in their trait "End justifies the means". So he could care less about what she wants, it is all about what "they" want. With this poor priest Ladislao being a Jesuit priest, some of you would beg to ask a question, "So when does the Jesuit Order come into play?" Not to worry, they of course do. As some reviews stated above, Rosas government was hand in hand with the Catholic church, so you would probably realize where the orders were coming from. Ladislao gets caught by his fellow Jesuit priest who recognized him while at some celebration. The very sad thing is that Camila and Ladislao had a chance to escape and probably live happily ever after. The police chief who has befriended them in their new place of living and who was present during the Jesuit priest's identification of Ladislao told Camila to take horses and get out of town before dawn - as he would come and arrest them at that time. Well they stayed, as Ladislao seemed like decided to get back to Jesus and his priest life. The rest is...............well Niagara Falls time, bring your handkerchiefs in plenty. Very sad ending, no, sad would not describe it, something else, I am not in power to give the words to it, as I am not some great poet who with ease can paint a picture for your mind. In the end it also shows what soldiers/cops would do, without any remorse, without any morals, without any thought or question. With those kinds of tactics we loose as humans, time to wake up, for we've been sleeping for far too long.

Ohhh why didn't they take those horse, why??
September 4, 2007

Very good movie

This film was good and was very interesting to view. The role of the clergy is very interesting to see as it develops in the movie. May 13, 2007

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