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Lumumba (English-dubbed)
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| Part No: | B00006LPHL |
| Manufacturer: | Zeitgeist Films |
| MFG Part: | 795975202732 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Story of the life and brutal death of the leader of the independant Congo, Patrice Lumumba.
| A remarkable film | 2010-08-02 | 5 / 5 |
| | I loved this movie, I have watched it over and over, there is so much to learned from the strenth and character of the actors. I loved the book and now I love watching the film. |
| a tapestery of lies | 2008-02-16 | 1 / 5 |
| Raoul Peck seems to be have been troubled by the facts of his subjects life so he made up his own. This film is basically untruth from beginning to end. Its wishful thinking and self-deception as history.
Patrice Lumumba became a mythological figure in death that the real man doesn't live up to. Lumumba was a congolese politician who was handed power by the departing belgians and within days had destroyed the country. In succession, he triggered an army mutiny which he then tried to suppress by an open appeal to racial violence and when that didn't work, he called in a multinational force whose members then set about buying groups of politicians. Lumumba was removed from office while planning his next step of taking the country into civil war.
Contrary to the view in the film, it was not the colonialist conspiracy that wanted Lumumba dead, it was almost every player in the politics of Congo that wanted him dead. Raoul Peck ends up reinforcing the old ideas of Africans as naive child-like victims of the evil international conspiracy. Therefore the reasons for Lumumba's death cannot be found inside among the people of congo. It has to be a conspiracy.
It was not any vision of a united Africa that doomed Lumumba. It was that he was a bad leader who managed to lead the country into ruin within days of taking power. The film is an exercise in self-deception among those who see the "big man" as the solution to Africa's problems. |
| | Raoul Peck's political thriller vibrates with tension, as we see how Lumumba's rise to prominence was punctuated by some extremely rough handling by the prior regime, and that once in power, his respite from such brutal treatment would be tragically short. Ebouaney is electric as the fiery, defiant Lumumba, a man whose worst sin was not sensing and neutralizing the treacherous forces surrounding him. This tight, involving film packs a wallop in reviving a disturbing chapter in Africa's turbulent history. |
| NOT THE 180-MINUTE VERSION!!! | 2007-06-24 | 2 / 5 |
| | Despite what it says in the advertisement, this DVD is NOT the full 180-minute version of "Lumumba." In fact, at 109 minutes, this version is actually six minutes shorter than the "Special Edition," (also Region 1), that is listed at 115 minutes. The sleeve for this version also claims to have an English-language soundtrack, but it does not. It does have English-language subtitles to go with the French soundtrack, however. The sleeve for this version claims that it its aspect ration is 1:2.35, but that does not appear to be true, either--the aspect ratio appears to be 1:1.85, the same as the Special Edition. Because the Special Edition contains many extras--including excepts from R. Peck's excellent documentary "Lumumba: Death of a Prophet," it is clearly the better choice for anyone who wants to purchase a DVD of this film right now. Ideally, however, we should press for a release of the full 3-hour version of this film, preferably packaged together with the FULL documentary "Lumumba: Death of a Prophet." Now THAT would be a package worth paying extra for! The 2 stars above reflect the several misrepresentations associated with this particular DVD release, not the film itself, which is very good, albeit in this version in an unnecessarily truncated form. |
| At the least this film is a cold shower to your heart & soul, to stir & aliven your sensory skills, to the awareness of families strengthened by power of love and intense sacrifices. The unspoken "brothers" that laid themselves at the altar of sacrifice, knowing full well they may shortlive seeing the fruition of their convictive destiny. It brings insight to the book, "Bloods," by a Cornell fellow. Lumumba, brought me insight into the realm above my own quagmire haze of short perspective and into understanding of the price of cause greater than self.
This man was a true "Drum Major," as MLK, Jr. put it in excerpt speech.
Let Lumumbas glimpse of freedom and libertad resound and renew the power of the upcoming generations of the infinate lasting power of love...
If you learn of this man, you will know why one will remeber him!
Respectfully..
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