After nine long years away, Argentinian auteur Lucrecia Martel takes no prisoners in this testing, formally thrilling colonial nightmare. For a film set expressly in the 18th century, the end of the ...

Lucrecia Martel’s ambitious historical drama Zama opens with a decidedly muted image. The film’s eponymous protagonist stands alone at a river’s edge staring into space with a look of quiet ...

A man stands beside a South American river, striking a distinguished pose in his 18th-century Spanish finery. You can guess his thoughts: Aren’t my boots impressive? See how my cocked hat radiates ...

“Zama,” from Argentine director Lucrecia Martel, tells a story of how colonialism victimizes people, but from an unusual angle. It’s the story of a 17th century colonial magistrate, stuck in some ...

You don’t make La Ciénaga, The Holy Girl, and The Headless Woman in a row without winning accolades and a passionate following the world over. As such, the anticipation level for Argentinian director ...

We first see Don Diego de Zama posed heroically on a picturesque beach, surveying the horizon wearing a tri-corner hat, sheathed sword at his side. A magistrate for the Spanish crown commanding a ...

The filmmaker's first feature in a decade boasts Pedro Almodovar, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal as producers — but it's going to challenge even the most diehard cinephiles. Credit where it’s due ...

Venice Film Festival begins next week, which means one of our most-anticipated films of the year will finally make its debut. After helming one of the best films of the previous decade with 2008’s The ...

Would the Academy Awards make smarter choices if film critics were given a ballot? In my entirely biased opinion, yes, they would — though I hasten to add that this has less to do with our superior ...

For a film set expressly in the 18th century, the end of the world feels surprisingly nigh in “Zama” — but if we accept “colonial dystopia” as a viable atmosphere, it’s hard to image any filmmaker ...

Argentinean auteur Lucrecia Martel's first feature in nine years, 'Zama,' depicts the steady unraveling of an officer of the Spanish crown in 18th-century South America. By David Rooney Chief Film ...