“In fact, Guerra based his story on the diaries of two explorers, German Theodor Koch-Grunberg and American Richard Evans Schultes. There work is some of the only documentation of cultures that have since vanished. But Guerra did not want white men to be his protagonists.” MenWantTwoFactsStoriesCultureWhiteWhite ManDiariesExplorersProtagonistsDocumentation Author:Tom Cole
“So "Embrace Of The Serpent" is told from the points of view and in the languages of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon. He [Guerra] went there before shooting began, with a script written mostly in Spanish.” LanguageViewsWrittenEmbraceScriptsPoint Of ViewShootingIndigenousAmazonSerpentIndigenous People Author:Tom Cole
“The two explorers are given fictional names. But as in real life, they travel to the Amazon roughly a generation apart, in the early-to-mid 20th century. In the film, they're both guided by Karamakate, as a young man early in the story and later as an old shaman. He and the outsiders share a desire for knowledge - self knowledge and an understanding of the world around them, says the film's co-screenwriter, Jacques Toulemonde.” MenWorldTwoRealSelfStoriesFilmYoungDesireNamesGivenUnderstandingGenerationsShareCenturyReal LifeYoung ManOutsidersSelf Knowledge20th CenturyAmazonScreenwritersExplorersDesire For Knowledge Author:Tom Cole
“And what they believe in real life is complicated. Theodor Koch-Grunberg wrote in his diary that indigenous peoples in the Amazon see these outsiders following in each other's footsteps as the same person, a single soul traversing across several lives. They also see time as something that doesn't proceed inexorably into the future.” BelievePersonsRealSoulLife IsFollowingComplicatedReal LifeOutsidersDiariesIndigenousFootstepsAmazonIndigenous PeopleLife Is Complicated Author:Tom Cole
“Karamakate says, "to become a warrior, every Cohiuano man must leave everything behind and go into the jungle, guided only by his dreams. In that journey, he has to discover, in solitude and silence, who he really is."” MenDreamBehindsSilenceJourneySolitudeWarriorJungle Author:Tom Cole
“Both the old and young Karamakates are portrayed by indigenous men, neither of them professional actors. The old shaman is played by Antonio Bolivar Salvador.” MenYoungActorsIndigenousAntonio Author:Tom Cole
“The Ocaina and many of the other indigenous peoples of the Amazon were nearly wiped out during the rubber boom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Outsiders came into the jungle, enslaved the tribes to harvest the rubber and killed those that resisted.” CenturyLateOutsidersTribesHarvest20th CenturyJungleIndigenousAmazonRubberIndigenous People Author:Tom Cole
“The loss of the culture is one of the main reasons Ciro Guerra wanted to tell their story.” ReasonStoriesWantedCultureLoss Author:Tom Cole
“"Embrace Of The Serpent" has been a big deal for Colombians outside the Amazon. It's been showing continuously there for more than three months. And the Oscar nomination, the film's producer says Colombians are comparing it to having the national team in the World Cup.” WorldHas BeensBigsFilmThreeDealsTeamMonthsEmbraceProducersCupsCompareOscarsBig DealAmazonThree MonthsSerpentWorld CupNominationsNational Team Author:Tom Cole
“I think we've had two presidents in a row that tried to unite the American people and both of them failed, quite frankly. And I think Donald Trump has decided he's going to get things done. That's going to be his measuring rod.” PeopleThinkingTwoDonePresidentTrumpDecidedThings DoneMeasuring Author:Tom Cole
“Follow up the interview with a phone call. If Carrot Top can figure out how to use a phone, so can you.” IfsUseFiguresPhonesInterviewsPhone CallsCarrotsFollow Up Author:Tom Cole
“I would like to say that what Mel Phillips was doing was not sexual harassment but more sexual abuse of children, because he was doing it in a sexual manner now that I look back on it.” LooksChildrenAbuseHarassment Author:Tom Cole
“Well, I guess the sexual abuse by Mel Phillips in a sense, he had a fetish for feet. He used to play with my feet and other kids' feet, and that was his thing.” WellsPlayKidsUsedFeetAbuseFetish Author:Tom Cole
“I really do believe most people understand raising tax rates is bad for the economy, it costs jobs. It actually in the long term undermines revenue.” PeopleBelieveLongJobsTermEconomyCostTaxesRateLong TermRevenueRaising Taxes Author:Tom Cole
“I'm against tax increases on anyone, period, end of debate.” EndsPeriodsTaxesIncreaseDebateTax Increases Author:Tom Cole
“If you think we are going to gain ground by holding the American people hostage, saying that their taxes are at risk, I actually disagree.” PeopleIfsThinkingRiskTaxesGainsDisagreeHostage Author:Tom Cole
“In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.” WantEndsRepublicanTaxesIncreaseDemocrat Author:Tom Cole
