Resources for Hector Babenco

At Play in the Fields of the Lord
DVD/VHS Feature Film
A thought-provoking film about cultural conflict, power, progress, and the dire consequences of messianic thinking.

Ironweed
DVD/VHS Feature Film
A screen translation of William Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, in which director Hector Babenco puts the accent on the story's spiritual dimensions.

Carandiru
DVD/VHS Feature Film
An unusual prison movie set in a Sao Paulo House of Detention where a doctor earns the respect of the prisoners with his genuine interest in the stories of their wayward lives.

Kiss of the Spider Woman
DVD/VHS Feature Film
Subtle insights into the value of imagination, love, and heroism carried home by the bold and touching performances of William Hurt and Raul Julia.



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