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Camila


Camila is an Argentinean film set in the mid 19th century, during the Rosas
regime. The film focuses on the lives of a young girl, Camila, and her Jesuit
priest Ladislao Gutierrez. Camila and Ladisalo fall in love and the film
follows their troubles. Through following the events that happen with Camila
and Ladisalo, the director shows how restrictive and devout followers of Rosas
were and of the resentment against him.

The unjust ways of the Rosas regime were illustrated passively. Instead
of having Rosas a central character issuing orders to be carried out, Rosas was
instead placed in the background of the film. You would see Rosas through the
actions of the church, military, and of the common people. His picture adorned
the towns, everyone was to wear a red ribbon symbolizing their loyalty to Rosas.
His supporters spoke of him proudly while those against him had to hide in
silence. To illustrate the inherent problems of the Rosas era, the director
chose to......

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