Monday, March 21, 2011

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: bold Mission (The Horse Soldiers, 1959) by John Ford.


Civil War. A regiment of Union Army commanded by Colonel John Marlowe (John Wayne), should go into Confederate territory in order to destroy a railway line. The largest and physician Henry Kendall (William Holden) also form part of an item that goes to trial to avoid being intercepted by the enemy.

Superb and undervalued title westerniana war and marked envelope with the anti-war look that Ford, without wishing to give speeches or make moral judgments, it shows the cruelty, the horror and the contradictions arising out of any conflagration.

Building on a solid script, the film combines with great mastery the epic and intimate, serious and light, the drama and humor, action and reflection ... a story of strong narrative and psychological deep cleft.

Ford introduces the fourth time in the universe of the U.S. Cavalry, this time away from the romance and customs of the military tasks that prevailed in his trilogy canon. And is that because of the reckless megalomania Fort Apache (idem, 1948), serenity Twilight Wore a Yellow Ribbon ( She Wore a Yellow Ribbon , 1949) and lyricism reminiscent of Rio Grande ( Rio Grande , 1950); The Horse Soldiers, in what is an obvious sign of maturity, is more sober and critical, more bitter and hopeless.

One of the strengths of the film is the tense confrontation that arises between the two main protagonists: the embodiment of duty at the hands of an imposing and authoritative John Wayne, demonstrating for the umpteenth time the acting category, compared to the humanistic view of always excellent William Holden.

Marlowe, ambiguous and denied, will destroy the paradox of military service that she used to survive in civilian life (he was a railroad laborer), and it will have to accompanied by a union representative The medicine, to he who feels ill by a tragic past event.

Kendall, meanwhile, is a man of peace for which, under the Hippocratic Oath to be, it is essential to the service of human dignity and integrity.

between these two strong personalities are needed female presence to the character of Constance Towers, a wealthy Southern girl whose apparent frivolity will be tested by the terrible circumstances of the conflict.

The author of The Searchers wisely shapes all his characters, by turning their emotions and feelings under the events; and giving each point in the narrative for the beat. Mission

bold claim is a tape in the Fordist extensive filmography, a great example of the talent of its maker. Almost a masterpiece.

Rating: very good .

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