14 of 30 people found this review helpful. "The Burning Plain” involves events perhaps 20 years and 1,000 miles apart, with many of the same characters.

Hem 21 Gram, hem de Babil (bunlarda yönetmen Alejandro Gonzalez’di, bu sefer yazar kendi yönetmiş) bayıla bayıla seyrettiğim, anlata anlata bitiremediğim filmlerden. Maria, who was already reluctant to meet her estranged mother, is heartbroken when Sylvia hastily departs without speaking to either when she sees Maria and Carlos waiting for her outside her home.
I wasn't looking for it, so I didn't miss it. Çok da kısa oynamıştı gerçi, bizim kabahatimiz yok. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Despite its depressing nature, the end of the film gives the viewer a ray of hope and the possibility of healing for a woman's deeply painful past. Please try againTravelling or based outside United States? I’d like to watch this but no subtitles so can’t Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. in The Burning Plain and Other Stories) and his novel, Pedro Páramo (1955; Eng.

When a stranger from Mexico confronts her with her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched into a journey through space and time that inextricably connects her to these disparate characters, all of whom are grappling with their own romantic destinies. I would suggest you read most of Meah True's review. But I really would say all of that.

And yes, like True stated at the beginning you were left flopping back and forth with now and then, and not quite sure who, what or why, but once, it becomes obvious, it makes sense, and it's easy to follow. The Burning Plain - Trailer Starring Charlize Theron - YouTube A nice artistic touch is the way that the repeated scene of the burning trailer is evoked by characters smoking cigarettes and by the flames that cause the intentional scars. Not a waste of time. Especially Theron and Basinger act superbly mainly through facial expression and body language. I know I'm being lazy. The Burning Plain is a dark drama, but one that offers hope - if you're willing to wait for the story to untangle its way to its natural end. charlize proves that she really can act. The story starts some time during the mid-1990s in a small town near Las Cruces, New Mexico (close to the border with Mexico), where Gina (Because Carlos does not speak English and Sylvia does not speak Spanish, he has trouble explaining to her the purpose of his visit.

So, disclaimer here, when you start watching, know that you are bouncing back and forth between then and now, and it will probably calm that angst of, "wait, what?" The description of the movie of the characters and what to, and what not to expect. Its filled with passion and angst, and confusion (character confusion, not audience confusion), love, hurt, jealousy, honor, fear, and an unfortunate character with a lifelong hurt, that you don't know how you could ever overcome. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I disagree with some comments that the film sympathizes with the poor Mexicans and portrays the white family as evil.
Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Perhaps the title should be "Burning Pain." The acting is excellent, as is the photography. I stayed with the four stars and not five, as I wished the beginning made a little more sense to me. In the beginning we see her engaging in alcohol driven promiscuous sex as the story unfolds from different perspectives and on several timelines. The drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment. İnsan gene dert ettiği şeylerin ne kadar fasülyeden olduğunun farkına varıyor. I can't write a review like that. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. With Charlize Theron, John Corbett, José María Yazpik, Robin Tunney. After realizing her mistake, Sylvia enlists the help of her friend Laura (After reuniting, Sylvia, Maria, and Carlos go to Mexico, where Sylvia apologizes to Maria for the years she has been absent from her life. All characters seem to be living in emotional pain.