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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9786305428411
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305428417
Label: Miramax Films
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Miramax Films
MPN: DISD17444D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Miramax Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Running Time: 89 minutes
Studio: Miramax Films
Theatrical Release Date: June 26, 1998
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Based on a couple of short stories (from The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven) by Sherman Alexie, Smoke Signals is a lean and assured feature that speaks well of its lengthy, rich evolution, including a development stint at Sundance. The first feature made by a Native American crew and creative team, the film concerns two young Idaho men with radically different memories of one Arnold Joseph (Gary Farmer), a former resident of the reservation who split years before and has just died in Phoenix. Arnold's strapping, popular son, Victor (Adam Beach), remembers him best as an alcoholic, occasionally abusive father who drove off one day and never came back. By contrast, Thomas Builds-the-Fire (Evan Adams), whom Arnold had saved from certain death years earlier, has chosen to exaggerate the man's life and deeds in a mythmaking fashion that drives Victor crazy. Circumstances bring the two together, however, in a bus ride to retrieve Arnold's ashes. There, in Phoenix, a confrontation with the reality of the dead man's fullest legacy has a profound effect on both characters. Alexie, who wrote the script and was personally involved in all aspects of the production, and first-time director Chris Eyre are so polished in their approach that you can barely feel the cinematic engine at work here. This is the kind of movie in which the characters seem to be driving everything forward, a captivating and pleasant experience that gets a little too tidy at the end (can we call a moratorium on scenes of human ashes lovingly disposed to the winds?), but which is undeniably moving. The cast, including Irene Bedard (the voice of and physical inspiration for Disney's Pocahontas) is outstanding. --Tom Keogh
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Rating:  -
I'm a bit bewildered by the few negative reviews that this movie has garnered here on Amazon. To set one reviewer's mind at ease: although I too consider myself a liberal, I would not hesitate to give any piece of art a bad review, IF it deserved it.
Since many more reviewers have stated their cases far more eloquently than I could, let me just say this: I think this is a charming, quirky, well-acted, thought-provoking movie. Its slow pace perfectly reflects the feel of life; it's ... Read More
Rating:  -
Sons and fathers on the reservation where there is no future,
but a very bad past. Most Native Americans are the survivors
of a documented past and a stolen land.
We have two young Indian boys who become men
when the one who saved Thomas and fathered Victor
dies in exile in Arizona. The actors mostly talk with a Canadian
accent/ cadence.
Since the reservation gambling Native Americans have gained
some wealth and maybe a future, but this movie deals ... Read More
Rating: -
This movie makes you think, giggle, even shed a few tears, & watch it again! Well worth the purchase.
Rating:  -
If you've never been to Native community, or lived on a Reservation, this film should encourage you and help you understand! Native people love humor and friends, and it's a good study of how people who deal with terrible tragedies grow up and become who they are to be. Feel what Indian young people go through, learn a different kind of perspective, kind of sarcastic at times, but you know it's true to life and thats what a lot of us look for in a film; fun, cultural exploration, learning, feeling ... Read More
Rating: -
A gem... great performances by all. This movie depicts life of Native American Indians in a very positive way. A classic!
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