At Play in the Fields of the Lord (VHS, 1992, 2-Tape Set)

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AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD is director Hector Babenco's mesmerizing, episodic tale of two couple's life-changing experiences with a native Indian tribe deep in the Brazilian rainforest, based on the best-selling novel by Peter Matthiessen. First-time missionaries Martin (Aidan Quinn) and Hazel Quarrier (Kathy Bates) travel to a small town in the middle of the Brazilian jungle in order to convert the natives. Upon their arrival they meet Leslie (John Lithgow) and Andy Huben (Daryl Hannah), a more experienced missionary couple, who lead the American Evangelical Society. As the Quarriers set out for their remote and possibly dangerous mission outpost, they face the native Niaruna Indian tribe and find themselves deeply immersed in the foreign world of the jungle natives. This chilling journey of self-discovery also follows two mercenaries--half-Cheyenne Lewis Moon (Tom Berenger) and his assistant, Wolf (musician Tom Waits), who have been employed by the Brazilian government to destroy the rainforest and drive the Indians off their land. Through their contact with the native people and their growing appreciation for the unspoiled environment, Martin and Lewis find themselves questioning long-held beliefs and their assignments while Hazel and Leslie descend into madness and conflict. This visually stunning, cautionary tale was filmed on location in the Brazilian rainforest and features beautiful imagery of the deeply mysterious surroundings.

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UPC0096898124638
eBay Product ID (ePID)3184334

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DirectorHector Babenco
GenreAction & Adventure
Movie/TV TitleAt Play in the Fields of the Lord
RatingR
Leading RoleTom Berenger
Signal StandardNTSC

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FormatVhs
Film CountryUSA
Release Date19920506

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  • Visually stunning, great story.

    Great Movie. Visually stunning. Sadly, this classic movie has never been put onto disc. I used to rent it digitally from the library but it has disappeared from there. I just needed my own copy at this point.

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  • A great and moving epic achievement

    This film is a poignant statement of the relentless decimation of indigenous peoples at the hands of "civilized" exploiters, captured through the clash between the native South American rainforest denizens known as the Niaruna tribe and a mélange of white missionaries determined to convert them, and ruthless outsiders bent on frightening them off their land to exploit its resources. At the center of this is a powerful cast, with Tom Berenger as a renegade Native American originally hired by the exploiters to drive out the Niaruna, but who ends up joining them and attempting to serve as an intermediary between the natives and the missionaries - a move which proves disastrous to both parties when Berenger becomes involved with a beautiful missionary (Daryl Hannah). Berenger and Hannah are expertly joined by veteran actress Kathy Bates in one of her most (literally) revealing roles, John Lithgow and Aiden Quinn. Shot with breathtaking grandeur on location in one of the most pristine areas of the world, APITFOTL should take its place on the playlist of anyone seeking a movie with substance, visual appeal, and enough dramatic impact to keep one glued to the screen with minimal breaks throughout its three-plus hour length.

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  • In the South American Rain Forest, here are characters out of their "normal" environment!

    Superb Story Plot, and a wonderful cast!

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  • good

    good movie

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