Viva Zapata! Page #2

Synopsis: In 1909, Emiliano Zapata, a well-born but penniless Mexican Mestizo from the southern state of Morelos, comes to Mexico City to complain that their arable land has been enclosed, leaving them only in the barren hills. His expressed dissatisfaction with the response of the President Diaz puts him in danger, and when he rashly rescues a prisoner from the local militia he becomes an outlaw. Urged on by a strolling intellectual, Fernando, he supports the exiled Don Francisco Madero against Diaz, and becomes the leader of his forces in the South as Francisco 'Pancho' Villa is in the North. Diaz flees, and Madero takes his place; but he is a puppet president, in the hands of the leader of the army, Huerta, who has him assassinated when he tries to express solidarity for the men who fought for him. Zapata and Villa return to arms, and, successful in victory, seek to find a leader for the country. Unwillingly, Zapata takes the job, but, a while later, he responds to some petitioners from his o
Director(s): Elia Kazan
Production: Fox
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations.
 
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Year:
1952
113 min
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wind this morning and he's restless.

So am I.

The people in

the town told me...

Don't believe

what people tell you.

Hey! Hey, you!

Come on. Eat.

Go on. Eat.

Madero?

Yes. You remember I once read to

you about him in the newspaper?

You promised to

teach me to read.

I will, I will.

Let's talk to this man

more about Madero.

Maybe he has a letter.

No, anybody can

write a letter. Even you.

I'd like to look

at Madero's eyes.

Then go to wherever he is

and talk to him. I can't.

Why not?

No.

I know why.

I want you to go to Madero

and look in his face

and tell me what you see.

Me? He's in Texas.

Well, then go to Texas.

How far is it?

Who knows? Go and see.

You know I've never

been out of our state.

Now you will be. I want you to

go to see if we can trust him.

I like his face.

But a picture is

only a picture.

All right.

When do you want me to go?

Now.

Now!

Right now. Cinch up.

If you like what

you see in his face,

tell him about

our troubles here.

And tell him that we recognize

him as a leader against Diaz.

Where is he going?

What?

Where is he going?

I don't know.

He didn't say.

Now he's going.

Where is he going?

I don't know.

He didn't say.

What's the matter

with him?

Woman. What else?

Where are you going?

What else?

What about her?

She can take care

of herself.

This is all

very disorganized.

Police.

Josefa,

I must speak with you.

Federales are after you.

I know. I risked my life to come here.

When may I speak

with your father?

What for?

To ask permission

for your hand.

No, don't do it.

Why not?

Just don't do it.

What is wrong with me?

That's not it.

What would be wrong with me

if I married you?

What do you mean?

I have no intention of ending

up washing clothes in a ditch

and patting tortillas

like an Indian.

Who says this?

My father.

My mother was a Salazar.

Zapatas were chieftains here when

your grandfather lived in a cave.

Always remember that.

Well,

you're not chieftains now.

You have no land, no money.

Without luck, you'll probably

be in jail by tomorrow.

Be still.

I've been offered a very important

position by Don Nacio de la Torre.

Don Nacio de la Torre does not

employ fugitives from the law.

If I accept his offer,

he will have me pardoned.

Why in the world would Don

Nacio need anyone like you?

Why?

Apparently, Josefa,

you do not know

that I am the best judge

of horses in the country.

You are the only one

who does not know this.

I was with him for years. I

bought every horse in his stable.

When I have not helped

Don Nacio buy his horses,

it's later discovered

that they have five legs.

Conceited monkey.

You know, Josefa, that I can

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John Steinbeck

John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception." He has been called "a giant of American letters," and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature.During his writing career, he authored 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels Tortilla Flat (1935) and Cannery Row (1945), the multi-generation epic East of Eden (1952), and the novellas Of Mice and Men (1937) and The Red Pony (1937). The Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. In the first 75 years after it was published, it sold 14 million copies.Most of Steinbeck's work is set in central California, particularly in the Salinas Valley and the California Coast Ranges region. His works frequently explored the themes of fate and injustice, especially as applied to downtrodden or everyman protagonists. more…

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