Viva Zapata! Page #3

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.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
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Year:
1952
113 min
492 Views


take you away with me by force.

Now.

By force?

I would not prevent you.

I would go with you because

I couldn't prevent you.

But, sooner or later,

you will go to sleep.

And then?

Sooner or later,

you will go to sleep.

You wouldn't do that,

a respectable girl like you.

Yes, I would.

Because I am

a respectable girl.

A respectable girl

wants to live a safe life,

protected, uneventful,

without surprises,

and preferably

with a rich man.

You don't mean that.

I do.

Come back when you

can offer me that.

He's going to let you go now. Don't scream.

The police are after him.

Let her go.

I like him.

You do?

I mean, he's a terrible man,

a fugitive and a criminal.

I like him, too.

Rub it in.

Rub it in harder.

They're so lazy.

Luncheon is ready now.

Yes, this is

the best of the lot.

Where are the others?

Are the others here?

They're so lazy.

If they're not stealing,

they're asleep.

If they're awake,

they're drunk.

Let's look

at the others.

But luncheon is served!

It'll wait.

Hey! Hey!

This is what I mean! This

is what I'm talking about!

What is it? Stealing! You

see? Even a horse's food!

They steal everything!

Stop it, Emiliano!

Stop it!

Get a hold of him!

Get him out.

Get him out!

Get out, you... You...

No!

Get out!

When I had the charges against

you dismissed, you promised.

It wasn't easy.

I don't want to regret...

I know.

Emiliano, I've told you

violence is no good.

Then why does he use it?

So full of anger.

So full of anger!

That boy was hungry.

Calm down.

Now look, Emiliano,

you're a clever man

and an able man,

you might even be

an important man,

have money and property,

be respected.

You told me

that's what you wanted.

Now do you want

it or don't you?

That boy was hungry!

Are you responsible

to everybody?

You can't be the conscience

of the whole world.

Thank you. You should have seen him go down.

You have another cigar?

Some of your admirers.

Indians.

Most civilized

thing about you

is your taste

for good cigars.

I'm going to prescribe

for you, Emiliano.

You need that wife.

Have you ever spoken

to Josefa's father?

No.

Well, why not?

He doesn't like me,

and I don't like him.

In the world of business,

few people like each other,

but they have to get along or

there wouldn't be any business.

Now look, Emiliano. Now you

have a position, clothes.

Go to Seor Espejo.

Tell him I'm your patron.

Make your peace with him.

And don't forget,

the president has drawn

a circle around your name.

You must behave.

You better start

practicing now.

Go over and

apologize to him.

Well, go ahead.

I apologize.

Accepted. Accepted.

All right.

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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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