Blossoms of Fire
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  • Summary: Blossoms of Fire is a dazzling, whirling dance of a film that celebrates the extraordinary lives of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Oaxaca, Mexico. (New Yorker Films)

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    91
    Blossoms of Fire fulfills the first criterion of any good ethnographic study: It's about an inherently interesting subject.
  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marrit Ingman
    78
    A bright, amiable chronicle of the vivid lives of the women of Juchitán.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    60
    It's easy to be seduced by this film's warmhearted, if slightly utopian, vision.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    While the subject is potentially fascinating, Gosling's unfocused, sluggish film is a case study in missed opportunities.

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  1. VeronicaB.
    10
    This is a great movie, that shows the reality of life in Southern Mexico. Perhaps for people with low knowledge of Mexican culture wouldn9;t appreciate what the movie has to offer. I enjoyed every bit of it - the music, the way they present the 'plazas', the great culture this people have; their love and respect for their culture and traditions.… Expand

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