Part character study, part Peckinpah-esque border Western, part mystic epic, Three Burials traverses its uncharted territories with a humour and humanity that lighten the burden of its sadness.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones, Levon Helm
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga Jordan
Producer: Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Menges
Composer: Marco Beltrami
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 6, 2006
DVD Features:
- Note: This release has been mastered for high-definition television sets.
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentaries - Tommy Lee Jones - Director/Star; Dwight Yoakam, January Jones - Stars
- Trailers - Previews
Reviews
Intriguingly structured, beautifully shot and superbly acted Western - this is one of the highlights of the year.
This gripping film about real people is well-worth excavating.
A beautifully written and acted mini-epic about life and death, although it might be somewhat enigmatic for many viewers.
Breathtaking tableaus, colorful characters, and a moving message about redemption end up overshadowed by wanton insanity one might normally associate with a sadistic snuff film.
A stunningly offbeat and finely controlled directorial debut.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a spiritual exploration so profound and complex that it's impossible to take it all in with one viewing.
one of those offbeat dramas that would never have gotten produced without the clout of a major star behind it. ...a challenging, unpredictable film that never allows the audience to get too comfortable.
A parable, buddy movie, western myth and road movie all rolled into one %u2013 one excellent one
A stiff shows up with gruesome repetition in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and some will be surprised to learn that it isn't Tommy Lee Jones' former college roommate, Al Gore.
It attempts to cover a lot of territory just like the American border patrol in Texas, but its results are mixed, perhaps, not unlike the border patrol.
The film skitters along the lives of sad people in low places.
A fotografia ressalta a secura e o aspecto rochoso das locações como forma de estabelecer uma metáfora visual da própria existência daquelas pessoas retratadas pelo roteiro.
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