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El Crimen Del Padre Amaro
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El Crimen del Padre Amaro 2002, directed by Carlos Carrera. Gael Garcia Bernal stars as the newly ordained Padre Amaro who arrives in Los Reyes, a small Mexican town, to start his life serving the church. Young Amaro is soon lead into temptation by the beautiful Ameila a local 16 year old girl whose infatuation with the handsome young priest leads to tragedy. When first released El Crimen del Padre Amaro was so controversial Catholic groups in Mexico tried to ban the film from being screened. They failed & the film became one of the most attended in Mexican cinemas. This film delves into the struggle priests have between desire & obedience. Amaro is plagued with guilt about his feeling for Amelia & as the local press begin to reveal the secrets of the local Parish, Amaro turns to his superior Padre Benito who himself is having a relationship with Amelias mother. When Ameila becomes pregnant & dies during a backyard abortion the ranks of the Catholic Chruch work together to suppress the lurid details of the case.
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Rather heavy on imagery & very predictable in terms of plot, this film still pulls through with the help of a strong cast & beautiful locations. Although projecting a rather dim view of the Catholic Church it didnt seem to attack it gratuitously as it focused on the different character flaws of the priests featured. To me this seemed to convey the fallibility of us all rather than attacking the Church as a whole. If you want to see a film critical of the Catholic Church then perhaps The Magdalene Sisters would be a better choice but worth seeing just for the chemistry between Gael Garcia Bernal & Ana Claudia Talancon.
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