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Stanislas Merhar | ... | Almayer | |
Marc Barbé | ... | Capitaine Lingard | |
Aurora Marion | ... | Nina | |
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Zac Andianas | ... | Daïn |
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Sakhna Oum | ... | Zahira |
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Solida Chan | ... | Chen |
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Yucheng Sun | ... | Capitaine Tom Li |
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Bunthang Khim | ... | Ali |
A tale of an occidental merchant, Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.
Very disappointed in this film. While following Conrad's novel quite closely in a new modern setting, it continually trips over in too self-consciously going for the "art shot" whenever possible. e.g All the main characters travel in boats by standing up at the bow - whether a cargo ship, or a little village canoe.
The acting is fine, as are the locations and cinematography.
However, the narrative is poorly developed. Conrad wrote a ripping yarn that explores another human fish-out-of-water situation. In it's place we get a pure art film that could have so much more. Perhaps my own bias shows as I was hoping for a more "Herzogian" treatment of a fantastic book.