The Year of Living Dangerously
14,344
Drama. Romance
Set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup against President Sukarno, Australian reporter Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) is covering the scene. Whenever Hamilton becomes too glib or indifferent for his own good, he is brought back to earth by his "conscience," photographer Billy Kwan (played in male drag by diminutive actress Linda Hunt, who won an Academy Award for her performance). As all of Jakarta sinks into disarray, Hamilton pursues a ... [+]
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United States | The New York Times | "A good, romantic melodrama that suffers more than most good, romantic melodramas in not being much better than it is" | NEU |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "A wonderfully absorbing film (...) PuntuaciĆ³n: ★★★★ (sobre 4)" | POS |
United Kingdom | Empire | "Exotic love and war, guns and poetry, this delivers all the right ingrediends for to cook up a truly terrific war drama (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
United States | The Washington Post | "'The Year of Living Dangerously' is certainly dominated in human terms by supporting actress Linda Hunt's extraordinary performance" | NEU |
United States | Boston Globe | "The movie masterfully evokes, through stunning direction and magnificent performances, the heat and passion of desperate people living in desperate times" | POS |
United States | Variety | "Weir and his crew expertly recreate the squalor, poverty, noise, heat and emotion of the pressure cooker that was Indonesia in 1965." | POS |
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