Ya, I've been watching more movies than usual these days (DVD's actually, I haven't been to the theatre since I saw The Village). I own a copy of Salt of the Earth now and just watched it. I think I saw it twice before - both times as an undergrad. Once in a class, and possibly once at a viewing by an activist group. The ISO?Anyway, my favorite placard in the movie reads, "Less Talk. More Money." Maybe there was an exclamation point on it, I can't recall.
My favorite line in the movie is when Esperanza is arguing with her husband Ramon, and she calls him on his attitude. He isn't giving up, he says, but he doesn't think they can win. Then Esperanza says: "So you want to go down fighting? Well, I don't want to go down fighting. I want to win!"
That one deserves an exclamation point.
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Odds are high you saw it at an ISO screening, as we've shown that film several times over the years.
Great film on many levels, not the least of which is the context in which it was made: the era of the McCarthyite blacklists. That is, the film was made by people who had been blacklisted. Speaking of ISO people and new McCarthyism, have you heard about this:
http://nyc.indymedia.org/feature/display/144600/index.php
These guys need help.
- Mike
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