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DVD ~ Robert De Niro
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi
  • Directors: Roland Joffé
  • Producers: Alejandro Azzano, David Puttnam, Felipe López Caballero
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 13 May 2003
  • Run Time: 126 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00003CXBH
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 130,657 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Roland Joffé (The Killing Fields) directs this fuzzy effort at a David Lean-like epic without David Lean's sense of emotional proportion. Lean's most important screenwriting collaborator, Robert Bolt, in fact wrote The Mission, which concerns a Jesuit missionary (Jeremy Irons) who establishes a church in the hostile jungles of Brazil and then finds his work threatened by greed and political forces among his superiors. Robert De Niro is briefly effective as a callous soldier who kills his own brother and then turns to Irons's character to oversee his penance and conversion to the clergy. The narrative and dramatic forces at work in this movie should be more stirring and powerful than they are--the problem being that Joffé is too removed from them to allow us in. --Tom Keogh

Amazon.co.uk Review
The Mission is director Roland Joffé's fuzzy effort at an epic in David Lean style without David Lean's sense of emotional proportion. In fact, Lean's most important screenwriting collaborator, Robert Bolt, wrote The Mission, which concerns a Jesuit missionary (Jeremy Irons) who establishes a church in the hostile jungles of Brazil and then finds his work threatened by greed and political forces among his superiors.

Robert De Niro is briefly effective as a callous soldier who kills his own brother and then turns to Irons's character to oversee his penance and conversion to the clergy. The narrative and dramatic forces at work in this movie should be more stirring and powerful than they are, the problem being that Joffé is too removed from them to allow us in. By way of compensation, Ennio Morricone contributes one of his most evocative and admired music scores. --Tom Keogh

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars what happens if "God changes his mind", 13 Feb 2008
By H. Serkan SILAHSOR (Ankara, TURKEY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mission - Two Disc Special Edition [DVD] [1986] (DVD)
Winner of the Palme D'or in 1986 at Cannes, "The Mission" is a feast to the eyes, as well as to the souls. Shot in exotic and spectacular backdrops of Colombia and Brazil, the film explores the power struggles and duality of Spanish and Portuguese presence in South America, depicts the violent clash of cultures, and the subjugation and eventual genocide of a tribe of Paraguayan indians known as the Guarani in the 1750s.

Seemingly "The Mission" appears to be a poignant movie about the harsh brutality of European imperialists toward primitive indians in an exotic locale. But the film is full of social didactic commentary, capturing the eternal struggle between greed & faith and power & honor. Without their consent, bringing "civilization" to an uncivilized mass be a good thing?; are they going to be better of with the salvation brought by the Jesuits? or their lives destined to be turned into hell by the condemnation brought by colonial monarchies?. At the end, Christianized "savages" become the victims of economic realpolitik, and people of God are killed in the name of God. This is really pitiful.

Of course, like all good movies the story is not enough. In this sense, "The Mission" depends too much on substance and style at the same time. Without top-notch performances of Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, dazzling cinematography by Oscar-winner Chris Menges, and taut direction by Roland Joffe, it might have easily degraded into a cliché-drenched, stereotype-based flick narrating the story of the noble white man who civilized the savages by bringing them theocracy. Beatifully photographed from beginning to end, no single shot is without interest. The colors are wonderfully washed out to give the best possible effect. Backgrounds are thrilling, the views of the Igassu falls are particularly wonderful.

Last word: pure, plain and pitiful. This is a kinda movie that makes you think over and over again about the battle between faith and greed.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure beauty, 23 Jan 2004
This review is from: The Mission [VHS] [1986] (VHS Tape)
The Mission was one of the first videos I ever bought and will forever be one the most intense, passionate and moving films I have ever seen. The sheer beauty of the film fills you with empathy and compassion for a story that is over 300 years old. Many a lesson both political and personal could be learnt from this epic film.

A beautiful portrayal of barbaric events with a soundtrack so bittersweet it's almost unbearable.

Everyone should see this film!

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth seeing, 19 May 2005
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This review is from: The Mission - Two Disc Special Edition [DVD] [1986] (DVD)
I found this film amazing - I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered it but I now regard this as one of the best films I have ever seen. The humanity of all the characters makes you feel like you are there with them. Jeremy Irons character was wonderful in sheer contrast to that of Robert DeNiro. It also shows Liam Neeson at the start of his career.
Its hard to believe this film was made some time ago - the special effects are amazing and realistic. Definitely worth seeing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional
This 1986 award winning masterpiece is one of the few movies that demostrates what God/Nature is asking from each of us. To love one another. Read more
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I read Robert Bolt's deeply moving novel, 'The Mission', before watching the film, and was therefore anxious to see how it would be treated on screen. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible not to be moved
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