Embrace Of The Serpent.
Through parallel story threads set 40 years apart, this absorbing odyssey follows two Western scientists who travel deep into the Amazon jungle looking for a rare plant that possesses healing powers, with enigmatic shaman Karamakate as their guide. Nominated to for Best Foreign Language Feature at t...
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| Online Access: | A Kanopy streaming video |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Published: | Oscilloscope Laboratories, 2016. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019. |
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| Summary: | Through parallel story threads set 40 years apart, this absorbing odyssey follows two Western scientists who travel deep into the Amazon jungle looking for a rare plant that possesses healing powers, with enigmatic shaman Karamakate as their guide. Nominated to for Best Foreign Language Feature at the 2016 **Academy Awards**, Best International Film at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**, and winner of the **Sundance Film Festival**'s Alfred P. Sloan Award. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"Embrace of the Serpent is a legitimate stunner, a river-trip that will mesmerize and jack with you, leaving you not quite certain, at its end, how to go about the rest of your day."* - Alan Scherstuhl, ***The Village Voice*** *"Unique and intoxicating, an art movie that grips like a thriller."* - Tom Huddleston, ***Time Out*** |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (124 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |