Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

December 6, 2024 10:17 AM

This was the first Colombian film ever to receive an Oscar nomination (in 2015). It tells of an indigenous shaman, the last of his tribe, who accompanies two travelers deep into the Amazonian jungle, in search of a magical plant. In crisp B&W, except of a 2001-style "Stargate" coda in astonishing colors.

The Trailer.

96% on rotten tomatoes.

4.2 on letterboxd.

7.8 on IMDb.

Wikipedia.

posted by growabrain (5 comments total)

I saw this at TIFF and it’s fantastic.
posted by sixswitch at 10:55 AM on December 7, 2024

I saw this at it's FNC screening in Montreal, in 2015 - was absolutely stunned, knew very little going in and was not expecting the plunge into deep space psychedelia it ultimately takes.
posted by remembrancer at 6:21 AM on December 8, 2024

this movie is so great and I wish I could watch it again for the first time. it feels more like time travel than any film i’ve seen.
posted by xueexueg at 11:01 PM on December 10, 2024

I loved this! I saw it when it came out and not since so I'm not sure I remember enough to say more. The storytelling is so bold and the themes are so clear and powerful without being heavyhanded.
posted by matcha action at 10:31 AM on December 12, 2024

This happened to pop up on one of the front page lists on my Kanopy app just the other day. What a great movie. I don't really have much to say, but it was an experience.
posted by Literaryhero at 5:39 AM on December 14, 2024