One of the films I missed at Toronto International Film Festival last year was the world premiere of John Sayles‘ war story Amigo. Starring Joel Torre, Chris Cooper, Garret Dillahunt and D.J. Qualls, I didn’t hear the greatest things about it, but considering the director’s body of work I definitely want to check it out when it hits limited release later this summer. Fandango has just premiered a beautiful first poster, which can be seen below and expect a trailer very soon.
Synopsis:
Celebrated writer and director John Sayles uses America’s occupation of the Philippines at the dawn of the 20th Century as an analogy for several more recent political and military blunders in this period drama. It’s 1900, and Rafael (Joel Torre) is the leader of a village in the Philippine countryside. Rafael is well respected by the locals for his sense of decency and fair play, and as the United States military takes control of the islands, Lt. Compton (Garret Dillahunt) is eager to work with him in an effort to win over the people. However, since Rafael and Compton don’t share a common language, they must use Padre Hidalgo (Yule Vazquez), a local preacher who doesn’t trust the American colonizers, as an interpreter, while Compton’s commander Col. Hardacre (Chris Cooper) is openly contemptuous of the Filippinos. Meanwhile, as Rafael tries to maintain a fragile peace for his people, his brother Simon (Ronnie Lazaro) has organized a band of rebels determined to protect their homeland and drive the Americans out, and Rafael finds his loyalties sorely tested.
Amigo hits limited theaters on August 19th, 2011.
We also have a new poster for Lars von Trier‘s Melancholia. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgard and Udo Kier, we raved about the film after its Cannes premiere and it will hit theaters later this year. The new poster is not much more than the fantastic image that has already been released, but you can check it out below and the trailer here if you have yet to.
Synopsis:
Two sisters find their relationship challenged as a nearby planet threatens to collide into the Earth.
Melancholia hits theaters November 4th, 2011.